Survival Guide will be playing at The Starlighter in San Antonio on October 26th, 2023 to celebrate the release of her album deathdreams. Survival Guide will be a 3-piece this night, with Johnny Lightning on drums and Derek Badillo on guitars. Special support guest: Chavela
“Over the last few years, I've had a handful of dreams that involved my own death in various ways, and they've all been profound for me,” says Emily "Agent M" Whitehurst, vocalist of punky ... view more »
Survival Guide will be playing at The Starlighter in San Antonio on October 26th, 2023 to celebrate the release of her album deathdreams. Survival Guide will be a 3-piece this night, with Johnny Lightning on drums and Derek Badillo on guitars. Special support guest: Chavela
“Over the last few years, I’ve had a handful of dreams that involved my own death in various ways, and they’ve all been profound for me,” says Emily “Agent M” Whitehurst, vocalist of punky band Survival Guide, about the themes of her own demise encircling her fourth full length album deathdreams (out October 19, 2023 via Double Helix Records). “Because of this, it seemed natural to call the album deathdreams after this theme. I like the opposing imagery and feelings those words can conjure. I like how dreams can be interpreted as soft, sweet, or strange and death as dark and ominous. These descriptors fit various songs on the album as well, so it seemed like the right title for the collection.”
Check out album singles (out now): “Blood Perfume,” “Lady Neptune” and “Pie”
Produced by Bob Hoag (Dear and the Headlights, The Ataris, The Format) at Flying Blanket Recording in Mesa, AZ, the songs on deathdreams range from chillingly eerie rhythms (“Stay Dead”), to ’70s-styled secret agent spy theme (“Sharpshooter”) to a melancholic piano ballad (“I’ll Picture You”). At times a darkly sonic and emotional hand grenade, and others a sparkly shimmering rainbow of rich melodies and textures, deathdreams is a tour de force that showcases the breadth and depth of Whitehurst’s songwriting, lyrical imagery, and vocal fortitude. Far-ranging in its topic matter, the album touches on the themes of anxiety (“wordswordswords”) and the dangers of societal influences (“Bad Little Seed”), coupled with Whitehurst’s dreams about dying (“Lady Neptune”). “My favorite kinds of albums are the ones that take you places and have a song for every mood, so that’s what I made,” she says excitedly.
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