Barrett Martin's book "The Singing Earth" Includes CD w/ Mad Season's Ascension

demetrios

Mad Season 

It's a Friday new single from Drink The Sea! "Tuareg Asteroid" is literally the first riff that Alain brought to Barrett’s studio in Olympia, WA. They immediately jammed it out together on just drums and guitar, and then they presented it to the band as a potential song. That’s when the band knew they were getting into something highly experimental - but that’s also where the coolest ideas emerge. The band worked on it again at Alain’s studio in Santiago, Chile, and then finished the final overdubs with Peter, Duke, and Lisette earlier this year back where it started, in Olympia, WA. Lisette played the gamelans, Duke shredded the soprano sax solo, and Peter made the song sound solid and cohesive. Barrett and Alain do the lead vocals together, lyrics are by Alain. The song references some of the best indigenous music that comes out of North Africa, and the video by Tad Fettig melds the Apollo 11 moon landing with footage from Barrett & Tad’s trip to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile last year. This is the final single before Drink The Sea’s Album I drops next Friday September 19th!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgaMtIepu4w

demetrios

Barrett Martin

We are excited to announce tour dates for the DRINK THE SEA world tour. First up are US dates, which begin in late January and go through February. This will be a full evening of original music from our two debut albums, as well as some classic songs from our former bands. The line up is: Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Duke Garwood (Mark Lanegan Band), Alain Johannes (Eleven, QOTSA), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), percussionist Lisette Garcia, and bassist Abbey Blackwell. There will also be original films from award-winning PBS filmmaker Tad Fettig who will be projecting his original films from around the world, synchronized to the setlist. This is an evening of music and film you will not want to miss! Tickets are on sale now on the venue websites and also in the Events section of our pages. European dates will be announced this Thursday - thank you!

demetrios

Barrett Martin

And now we are excited to announce the European tour dates for Drink The Sea, which are actually starting in late November and go through December of this year, 2025, just a couple months from now. This will be a full evening of original music from our two debut albums, as well as some classic songs from our former bands. The line up is: Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Duke Garwood (Mark Lanegan Band), Alain Johannes (Eleven, QOTSA), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), percussionist Lisette Garcia, and bassist Abbey Blackwell. There will also be original films from award-winning filmmaker Tad Fettig who will be projecting his original films from around the world, synchronized to the setlist. This is an evening of music and film you will not want to miss. Tickets are now on sale on the venue websites, as well as the Bands In Town ticket link in the bio. Thank you!

GlowGirl

demetrios said:

Barrett Martin

And now we are excited to announce the European tour dates for Drink The Sea, which are actually starting in late November and go through December of this year, 2025, just a couple months from now. This will be a full evening of original music from our two debut albums, as well as some classic songs from our former bands. The line up is: Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Duke Garwood (Mark Lanegan Band), Alain Johannes (Eleven, QOTSA), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), percussionist Lisette Garcia, and bassist Abbey Blackwell. There will also be original films from award-winning filmmaker Tad Fettig who will be projecting his original films from around the world, synchronized to the setlist. This is an evening of music and film you will not want to miss. Tickets are now on sale on the venue websites, as well as the Bands In Town ticket link in the bio. Thank you!

I just got a ticket for their show in NYC in February. Should be fun. 

Pap

demetrios said:

Barrett Martin

And now we are excited to announce the European tour dates for Drink The Sea, which are actually starting in late November and go through December of this year, 2025, just a couple months from now. This will be a full evening of original music from our two debut albums, as well as some classic songs from our former bands. The line up is: Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Duke Garwood (Mark Lanegan Band), Alain Johannes (Eleven, QOTSA), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), percussionist Lisette Garcia, and bassist Abbey Blackwell. There will also be original films from award-winning filmmaker Tad Fettig who will be projecting his original films from around the world, synchronized to the setlist. This is an evening of music and film you will not want to miss. Tickets are now on sale on the venue websites, as well as the Bands In Town ticket link in the bio. Thank you!

They play 5 mins from my place (The Wedgewood Rooms) Already secured my ticket!  

demetrios

https://open.spotify.com/album/7KjIZuQRy4wZJfybLrbT8C

demetrios

Barrett Martin 

Drink The Sea debut album #II is officially out today! It's another 11 brand news songs, which we recorded at the same time as album #I. We just thought it would be kind of cool and something we had never done before in our previous bands, to release two debut albums back to back. So here it is, and it's available on all digital platforms around the world, and soon it'll be available as a double CD and gatefold double LP.

https://open.spotify.com/album/5BiSSH5I2441klhO0WbONG

demetrios

Mad Season 

Drink The Sea @drinktheseaofficial rehearsals have officially begun at Barrett's studio in Olympia, WA and we're still signing the double CD package - 22 songs total! Get 'em while the ink is still wet at our brand new website, which also has our current tour dates and ticket links. Thank you!

https://drinktheseamusic.com

Pap

I hope they bring some signed merch with them in UK

demetrios

Pap said:

I hope they bring some signed merch with them in UK

I hope they do. 

HughFreakingDillon

Drink The Sea is like the Seattle version of Desert Sessions. Should have called it Pacific Sessions. haha

demetrios

Barrett Martin's DRINK THE SEA World Tour!

Hey Folks! I am pleased to announce the world tour of my new band, Drink The Sea, which begins this November in Europe and continues across the USA and into South America in early 2026. We recorded our debut double album around the world last year and the live band includes myself, Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Alain Johannes (Eleven, QOTSA), Duke Garwood (Mark Lanegan Band), percussionist Lisette Garcia, and bassist Abbey Blackwell. Our debut double album is out now on all digital platforms, and we are taking orders for the 2 CD set with all 22 songs, signed by all the band members. We also have a gatefold, double vinyl LP with all 22 songs, which can be ordered through a different company. The links for concert tickets, CDs, and LPs are below, and we hope to see you out there on the road! All the best, Barrett Martin Concert Tickets Signed Double CD Package Gatefold Double LP Vinyl

goldrush

I've posted the videos for all of the Drink The Sea songs in this thread:

Drink The Sea - new group with Barrett Martin, Alain Johannes, Peter Buck, Duke Garwood

The Tad Fettig visuals work so well with all the songs

Pap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlFkulp2P-w

Pap

What an incredible gig! Amazing musicianship and visuals! A beautiful show in all its simplicity! Lisette, Barrett and Peter signed my copy of the Drink The Sea photo book I also took  home a signed copy of Barrett's setlist

I'm the guy (dark blue shirt) behind the hanging black jacket in the front row.

Thank you Portsmouth, England! Birthplace of Charles Dickens and current mooring site of the HMS Victory, flagship of the Sea Lord, Nelson Trafalgar. Yes, we know our British naval and literary history. Thank you for welcoming our hybrid American-British band to our first UK show. We appreciate it very much! ~ Barrett Martin

AndySlash

i'm really enjoying this album

trees

Pap said:

What an incredible gig! Amazing musicianship and visuals! A beautiful show in all its simplicity! Lisette, Barrett and Peter signed my copy of the Drink The Sea photo book I also took  home a signed copy of Barrett's setlist

I'm the guy (dark blue shirt) behind the hanging black jacket in the front row.

Thank you Portsmouth, England! Birthplace of Charles Dickens and current mooring site of the HMS Victory, flagship of the Sea Lord, Nelson Trafalgar. Yes, we know our British naval and literary history. Thank you for welcoming our hybrid American-British band to our first UK show. We appreciate it very much! ~ Barrett Martin

We are going t to see them in Cincinnati Ohio February 14th
Saw Barrett Martin and Duke Garwood in Iceland last year for a Mark Lanegan tribute with local Iceland musicians. And more there were 2 shows 2 different days it was a  very good time 

Pap

^ Get ready to be blown away! I forgot to mention that they covered REM's This One Goes Out To The One I Love, Mad Season's Long Gone Day and QOTSA's Hanging Tree. I saw Barrett w/ Duke in London during the 2024 Singing Earth tour. Lisette was there too, but she didn't join them on stage. Another wonderful gig!

demetrios

Pap said:

^ Get ready to be blown away! I forgot to mention that they covered REM's This One Goes Out To The One I Love, Mad Season's Long Gone Day and QOTSA's Hanging Tree. I saw Barrett w/ Duke in London during the 2024 Singing Earth tour. Lisette was there too, but she didn't join them on stage. Another wonderful gig!

Nice!

demetrios

Barrett Martin

Drink The Sea @drinktheseaofficial is about to start our late winter US tour! We're bringing 2.5 hours of music and films from our debut double album and some shows in the bigger cities are almost sold out. All remaining tickets are in the links in the bio. The first shows are:
January 30th in Seattle @townhall_seattle
January 31st in Portland @aladdintheater

And then in short order we play:

Berkeley, CA @thefreightberkeley
Joshua Tree, CA @pappyandharriets
Los Angeles @lodge_room
Phoenix @mimphx
Chicago @oldtownschool
Cincinnati @tafttheatre
Nashville @franklintheatre
Athens @40wattathens
WaDC @thehamiltonlivedc
Philadelphia @ardmoremusichall
New York @lprnyc
Boston @artsatthearmory

We look forward to seeing you there!