An explosion of stardust
A kaleidoscope awaits
We exist within the ether
We imbibe a conditioned will
Let your future be vibrant
Allow your past and present too
Let your future be vibrant
Allow your past and present too
Into battle against solar winds equipped with charts we cannot read
A river flows beneath us black and empty as the distance that surrounds
Let your future be vibrant
Allow your past and present too
Reject the conditioned will
Steady the course and pen the pages as they fall
Gathering the strength to continue on
Gathering the strength to do what must be done
To keep your held head high when the sky is falling
To keep the dream alive as the universe is churning
about
‘Spring’ is the first page in the next chapter from blackened post-metalcore band RUN. It is a blast of bright-yet-brooding energy featuring guest vocals from Joel Birch of the Melbourne group’s current tour mates The Amity Affliction. Also joined on said regional adventure by Alpha Wolf and Terminal Sleep, this moment marks the start of a triumphant new era for a band whose early days were marred by not only the pandemic, but vocalist and band leader Lochlan Watt being diagnosed with brain cancer midway through the recording of 2020 debut EP ‘For You Will Never Find Peace Within Your Quiet’. While previously a studio collaboration, the 2023 single ‘Everyone’s Cancelled, Everything's Cancer’ introduced a full lineup while spitting out the resentment from prior years to create a fresh slate - the track also saw the band go on to tour around the country with Deafheaven, Hexis, and Earth Caller. Now completed by fellow veteran musicians guitarists Lewis Noke-Edwards and Arron Parker Richards, drummer Adrian Horsman and bassist/vocalist Benn Gaylor, RUN sits upon a new bundle of self-produced, bittersweet crushers that shine bright thanks to the glorious mix of Forrester Savell (Karnivool). With a full chest, Spring’s positive vibes and empowered spin on pushing through the struggles of life body slams down the door for more to follow in 2024.
credits
released January 17, 2024
Produced by Lewis Noke-Edwards and RUN. Additional vocal production by Mikey Arthur.
Mixed and mastered by Forrester Savell.
Video directed by RUN, edited by Patrick Kearney.