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Drain release Nights Like These from new album, …Is Your Friend
Drain have just unleashed their brand-new single and video, Nights Like These, from the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2023’s massive Living Proof album.
- Words:
- Emily Garner
- Photo:
- Atiba Jefferson
Santa Cruz hardcore faves Drain have just announced their third album, …Is Your Friend.
Following 2023’s brilliant Living Proof LP, the trio – vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro, guitarist Cody Chavez and drummer Tim Flegal – will be releasing their next record on November 7 via Epitaph. Produced by Jon Markson, the whole thing was tracked live – and that’s something you can hear (and see) with lead single Nights Like These below.
“Over the last decade of doing Drain, I’ve been able to see the world, meet incredible people, experience all sorts of incredible highs and even a couple of lows – but most importantly, I got to do all of those things with my best friends,” explains Sammy of the meaning behind this first track. “No matter how much we accomplish and how big we grow, we are still just a couple of friends who get to play music together, make memories all over the world, and we are so aware of how lucky we are to do it. That is what Nights Like These is about.”
Speaking about the Derek Rathbun-directed video – which includes some fantastic family cameos – the singer reveals: “When we were coming up with ideas for this video, I thought it would be so cool to try and make us look old and play a show as seniors. We could have gone the route of using make-up and practical effects, but then it clicked in my brain… I am going to look just like my dad when I get old – I should just use him!
“The fact that we got to share this special night with the people who shaped us to be the men we are today means so much to all of us,” Sammy adds. “I hope that everyone enjoys watching it as much as we all enjoyed getting to make it happen. Shout out to Stu, Frankie, and Donny!”
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