DEAFHEAVEN "Sunbather" In Studio Sneak Peek

A behind the scenes look at the recording of Sunbather, the amazing new record by Deafheaven, coming June 11th, 2013 from Deathwish Inc.on 2xLP, CD, and digital.
Directed by Bryan Proteau / clovenhoov
Edited By Bryn Owens vimeo.com/user2...
Recorded and engineered by Jack Shirley (Funeral Diner, Comadre) and designed by Nick Steinhardt (Touche Amore) "Sunbather" deals with the profound sadness found in the quest for one's personal perfection. Serving as an artistic lucid dream of warmth despite the stinging pain of life's cruel idealism.
With opener "Dream House" George Clarke's tortured vocals familiarly intertwine with Kerry McCoy's hypnotic guitar work before crashing into a wash of post-everything melody. This leads to the moving instrumental "Irresistible" a track that carries a twisted indie-like sensibility buried beneath glittery layers of guitar and piano. However it is in the title track and beyond where the maturation and growth of Deafheaven brightly shines. In "Sunbather" they explore sonic peaks and valleys created by superb percussionist Daniel Tracy (new to the band for this recording). His inclusion brings new dynamics to light as an urgent pulse to the swirling musical chaos. Pushing bleak epic "Vertigo" and the dark emotional closer "The Pecan Tree" to new, awe-inducing heights.
Without question "Sunbather" is Deafheaven at the peak of their creative strength and vision of their young existence. A masterfully crafted work of art that will be renowned for years to come.
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[@ACEshredZ]

Your nervousness and care paid off, gentlemen. Years later, and this album is still winning hearts and minds. A real piece of art. The dichotomy of light and darkness is bone chilling. We love you.

[@alexkenley1]

yes, dichotomy is the first word that came to mind when I heard this band. It's beautiful

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Literal masterpiece

[@reztrentnor4380]

George at the end tho, holy fuck. The album is an incredible gift to the human race.

[@clockwork421]

I know right. So fuckin epic.

[@kellymoon3406]

Am I the only one who thinks the drums make this album? The guitars are nice, kinda wall of nice ambient noise and quite magnetic, but those drums just send it over the edge.

[@kellymoon3406]

Kelly Moon Guess not.

[@butters226]

Kelly Moon sorry man

[@smp351]

butters226 I agree sir. Absolutely love the god damn drums.

[@philgecko]

Kelly Moon couldnt agree more! so fun and almost unique feeling playing over the album. needs a few good dozen push ups before siting behind the kit tho. the guy is a fucking machine.

[@LucasRivera2000]

+Kelly Moon Hell yeah they do! without them the album would be less amazing. Im a metal drummer and i totally look up to the drummer of Deafheaven. He is crazy fast and technical on that set.

[@Kuzo53]

Jesus Christ those screams at the end so goddamm good

[@cecilyt006]

the album is nothing short of a Masterpiece

[@tpags7398]

Completely agreed, the perfect crossroads of post rock, shoegaze, black metal, hardcore, and emo

[@BRuffSCIO]

I've never had crazier chills than when I made it to the end of the video where George is screaming the end part of Dream House. Dude puts so much emotion into his lyrics and vocals. Can't wait to see them in February so I can actually experience this in person. Holy fuck.

[@jimbo80982]

The lot of them got me

[@ProgDeth]

The lyrics at that part really just push it that much further too. I saw then in 2012 with Alcest, I didn't even know who they were. They're fantastic live.

[@TheOfficialTyro]

Really wish I could've heard Dream House live. That song changed my life forever.

[@ghost__chips]

@@TheOfficialTyro they still play it live all the time! you'll still probably have a chance.

[@TheOfficialTyro]

@@ghost__chips It's funny I said that considering last year they happened to stop in Buffalo NY and I got to see them perform it live!

[@DEATHCLASS1C]

I am not even ashamed to say that the first time I listened to Sunbather I was in a shitty part of of my life. Deafheaven had me crying like a bitch by the end of the first song. I'm not even sorry, this band is legit. Respect from Yamoussoukro.

[@melancholy3806]

Same man,this band just make me feel things i cant even describe,the recent single Great Mass of Color gave me tears,this is the definition of music

[@TheOfficialTyro]

Same here. My gf had just broken up with me and I was already kicked out of my parents house so I had to keep living with her. I watched her slowly fall out of love with me and back into her abuser's arms. And I feel like I'm kinda back again now with Infinite Granite. My recent gf just broke up with me last month and their new album is helping me get through it. I'm a changed man and I can't let myself hit rock bottom again like last time. I'm thankful for Deafheaven. They've been there for me at my worst moments in life to help give me a reason to keep going on. Hearing George Clarke talk about how Sunbather was made when they were poor as hell and struggling connects with me in a way that I never expected. It makes me feel like we could be depression buds.

[@WeAreTheInsurgents]

Holy fuck, the power in his voice.

[@illuviium]

At the end right? Fuck yea...its overwhelming...i just recently learned to scream but my scream sounds like job for a cowboy scream...not like georges

[@WeAreTheInsurgents]

Oscar Garcia It's just so emotional, you can almost feel the strain in his voice yet he makes it seem so effortless

[@Guanjyn]

That outtro to Dream House always makes my eyes water.

[@Dousch]

Beautiful. I wish this was 3 hours longer.

[@spinkicker27]

5:34 George: I wish I can play guitar like that.

[@vikavika4194]

Awesome A had lucky to see this guys last show 2023 in São Paulo...

[@RibeiroGames12]

i wish i was there tbh

[@RenanFelicianoOn]

6:51 when mom wakes me up

[@clockwork421]

Its pretty awesome to see what the album looks like being recorded and getting to see them do certain takes. But holy shit. The fuckin vocals were crazy. Gives me the chilly willies watching it.

[@andrewgalvan3925]

sunbather is what i feel the title of the song playing in the background is truly "irresistible" i love this album

[@emanuel.jimenez88]

8 years later I discovered Deafheaven, it became one of my favorite albums ever

[@Valnoten]

Welcome :)

[@leandrometfan]

9 years and 6 months later, it became one of my favorite albums ever

[@KalopsiaMyth]

@@leandrometfan A sneaky classic from the 2010's. It is pure headphone magic. The songs are great and the sound is just as great.

[@neurochunk]

I don't care how blackmetal it is or not is, shoegaze, postrock whatever. It's a great album and it gets better the more you listen to it. Perfect.

[@Carlo.WTF416]

that little bit of Dream House at the end. my god.

[@josephsanchez2910]

10 years! Omg congratulations this is such a timeless work of art

[@ZachyStugotz]

Wow.....those vocals are absolutely killer. Just look at the emotion and work ethic he's putting into them, it'll be amazing to see his live performance. I seriously can't wait for this.

[@tenofswords618]

wish there was more videos for these guys

[@Fever_Ghoul]

I was in a really, really bad place when this album came out and from the first time I heard the album it was an incredibly cathartic experience. It was like the literal power of the instruments and vocals were pushing my demons out of me. Almost 9 years later and whenever I hear this album it takes me right back to that period of time and it reminds me of everything I was able to push through and I’m able to see how far I’ve come from that time in my life. They made and released an album that I needed at a time I needed it the most.

[@Abrahamhamham]

Holy fucking shit, George.

[@AMaskOfGreen]

Those vocals at the end. Fucking hell.

[@Vegapunksnotdead]

calling it now. record of the year

[@eucharistN]

Wow. That comment was really on point. And it's been considered as you said.

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

You were right

[@maxsolis5538]

Welp, you guys did it. You made one of the top 100 overall best albums of the 2010's.

[@melancholy3806]

This is just pure art,the final part i screamed too a long with this video,thats how much i love this band

[@b2manatees]

Excellent album.

[@nkenchington6575]

So powerful in places it's liable to knock over nearby trees. Amazing work.

[@willfelty7212]

I'm dying. Is it blissful? It's like a dream. I want to dream. I want to dream. Holy testicles. I take back everything nasty I've ever said about metal or screamed vocals. That is human expression epitomized.

[@imawiseman101]

6:52 the feels.....

[@RumTumTanner]

I was about to lay a comment asking if anyone elses heart broke at that mark, the amount of passion and force that he puts into that part alone, you can see it in his face and hear it in his voice. He gave it everything

[@4ndygggg]

oh man his vocals sound so much better when you hear them raw. I think they get buried in the reverby mix on the album.

[@111whitepony111]

that's the intention. why do so many people not get this?

[@illuviium]

Thats the point...to make it sound distorted...still sounds nice

[@Lucols4]

that's the shoegazy aspect of it.

[@hpebackwards]

i wish there were a version with more present vocals though, just to hear them properly. what's the point in being 'shoegaze' if it takes a vocal delivery like and essentially turns it to nothing. more generally, i feel like these guys make some weird decisions in their songwriting that point you in different directions and don't seem to be made for any real reason, rather to just be experimental. new bermuda in particular was too eclectic for me. i sound critical here but this album still floors me. the first 3 songs are so incredible well written.

[@WeWantYouToStay]

@@111whitepony111 something being intended doesn't make it automatically good

[@loril4391]

6:51 i cried

[@jacksonjxnatti596]

this record is always on my studio playlist so it's nice to see them in studio 👊

[@xgrizzlyx93]

This album is so fucking amazing. Sooo, captivating and immersive, from the beautiful chords, the shrill, passionate vocals. Jeez, this was such a huge step up.

[@Danzuaa]

Dat drumming was FUCKING intense!! Those guitars were FUCKING intense!! Those vocals were FUCKING intense!! And I can't FUCKING wait to get this!! One of the best FUCKING records of 2013 definitely!

[@mlrdmn]

So awesome going back to this footage! That last scream gave me *goosebumps!*

[@psychicpain]

Bryan Proteau does everything, man. He is an amazing tattoo artist in addition to directing this and just being an all around cool dude.

[@Lordskip]

Irresistible has been stuck in my head for days

[@audioish]

I think that focusing on being a 'commercial' band and focusing on trying to NOT be a 'commercial' band is two sides of the same coin.

[@wxyzombie]

06:50 scream goes next to william wallace "freedom" one on my bone chilling chart

[@jonahfox]

The clip at the end is amazing

[@MatissJusts]

Perfect! Cant wait!

[@AxLWake]

Roads to Judah was awesome. Sunbather will be a killer record as well, I'm pretty sure of this!

[@Kromhoff09]

6:50

[@martini19891]

singer: I want to DRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM drummer: You could have asked bro

[@RenanFelicianoOn]

Zacny Marcin lfmao

[@anthonywilliamscreates]

very awesome stuff.

[@cyrcles00]

god i am so psyched

[@christophecharest-latif8614]

It is! The track is called Irresistible!

[@veraha4706]

6:21 perfection till the end

[@hoganscheidt1693]

I am so excited!!!!

[@simonwantstobemetal]

This album is going to be fucking ridiculous. I can't wait.

[@juanvazquez5836]

6:33 freacking brutal dude..

[@ArseLoad0fMetal666]

The main guitarist looks a little like Robby from New Girl.... sorry, its a really KVLT tv show

[@ShadyRonin]

Drummer is a fucking monster holy shit

[@motorhead412]

yeah, you hold that invisible microphone.

[@paulfitz6614]

Wow, that take of George at te end. Holy shit.

[@raiders545]

I literally cannot wait. Holy shit.

[@butters226]

THOSE SCREAMS!!!!!

[@DontPieceMe221]

To be clear, I love black metal, death metal, doom metal, sludge metal, etc. I just don't want to hear Under a Funeral Moon and De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas over and over again, but if you do, that's fine.

[@lnetzel]

Yep, will probably love this album as well:)

[@zarucarsha]

I am excite.

[@Whitemoon379]

On point it is.. And thank you!

[@hpefidra]

that drummer man is a fucken god

[@hereliesvince]

So stoked for this!

[@Damaris46]

Stoked

[@CorporateCarrots]

I'd be nervous too if I were them, I've got high expectations for this release.

[@Gore171459]

tfw the defining album of my teen years

[@keranssdecontrol]

Taimir Gore currently defining my teen years

[@AnCapDanny]

6:18. That was incredible!

[@Sto0pidMonkey]

cant wait

[@HoboStrangler]

SO juiced!

[@vav413]

@Irfan Shamsuddin "Dream House"

[@violindalola]

@ 6:21 That's my hubby right thur singing!!!!! Get it baby! :D

[@Ilikelimpbizkit]

Deafheaven's Irresistible, track two on the album.

[@Jinskee]

THE.CHILLS.....

[@Danzuaa]

I WANT TO CRY ;___;

[@ericmsandoval]

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

[@juanpablocisternas]

paiste pst 5 :O

[@joep3211]

Did anyone else put their hand over their screen and pet the dog at 1:13?

[@ReprogrammedToHate]

Seems like they truly perfected their craft. My only problem on Roads To Judah was that the drums where pretty repetitive, there were mostly blastbeats, i am really surprised that there's a lot of variation on the drum work now.

[@Eksayle]

I have no doubt that it will be.

[@bestialbear666]

I got long hair and wear leather and I fucking love this band! More people should be like me and you! :p

[@xgrizzlyx93]

Thankfully it was :3

[@lechitic3348]

A lot of Agalloch... Good.

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Interesting that you hear that. I’ve not heard much Agalloch so I can’t comment but I find that surprising considering they’re a tad more traditional.

[@fluidstrides]

listened to whirr, and loved it. Then, I heard this... it turned my brain to shit. Looking forward to whenever you come near NJ.

[@xVaultx]

i want it so bad my god

[@kutsumiru]

why have I never seen this

[@arcraim]

I WANT TO DREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM

[@oscardeavila8993]

such an amazing band

[@slothyone]

little did they know...

[@TheNewShoesNinja]

I want a follow up to this album to be called Moonbather that'd be so sick

[@Unsterblich856]

He's using a device called an e-bow to sustain the notes, with delay, reverb and distortion effects.

[@lobster272]

Probably added on.

[@Juanautismo]

is the second track of sunbather "Irresistible"

[@howycwap]

i cant believe the drums were recorded with entry level cymbals....

[@miguelruan444]

This just goes to show that’s it’s more than having the best equipment sometimes. Solid skills and excellent recording/mastering

[@elxchamuco]

Fuck yeah!

[@bestialbear666]

oh, no I completely understand! and agree! haha.

[@Leerensegler]

I really enjoy seeing young men playing raw but emotional music. its sad to see that many still need these stereotypes like long hair, leather clothes and corpsepaint - just because its black metal or whatever you may label it. (dont fight me with genres pls :D). music matters... and this is good music (:

[@DrumBum561]

What effect is he using at 6:05

[@DontPieceMe221]

Not sure how this is "mainstream". I don't know a single person that's heard of these guys and they're definitely not getting radio play or coverage in the (actual) mainstream media. It's fine that you don't like it, I'd just like you to explain why without saying something completely generic like "It lacks the spark of the previous releases". It takes balls to release an album like this. Trve kids hate anything that wasn't recorded in a cave on 8-track tape. Oh, and they really hate melody.

[@thecheesieone]

They're in London