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Push Away the Rain feat. WONDER KID

by Troy Bennett's Graveyard Lips & WONDER KID

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Troy Bennett: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Critter Piano and Lyrics
Nathan Heck: Bass/Backing Vocals
Adrian Joseph: Electric Guitar/Backing Vocals
Ryan Church: Electric Guitar/Backing Vocals
Max Stratmann: Drums/Backing Vocals

Collaborative effort between Troy Bennett's Graveyard Lips and WONDER KID

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by James Whitten at Hightower Recording New Orleans, LA

Artwork by Kara Heck

Review by American Songwriter:

Troy Bennett’s new single, “Push Away The Rain” starts out a bit understated.


At the outset, a lone acoustic strumming pattern takes the floor, quickly joined by Bennett’s nimble, expressive voice. For the first minute or so, this moment lingers, allowing his thoughtful wordsmithing rise to the surface. Then, about a quarter of the way through, a drum fill and some electric guitar chords announce a shift—within moments, the song blossoms into a full-fledged, Americana rock ballad.

“I honestly love the surprise element,” Bennett told American Songwriter. “Right at the first chorus, the Wonder Kid dudes burst in with atmosphere and awesome riffs.”

Dropping on June 11, “Push Away The Rain” is the latest single from Bennett’s project, Troy Bennett’s Graveyard Lips, and like he mentioned, it features kindred band, Wonder Kid. “Recruiting my dear friends in Wonder Kid to come into the studio and collaborate on this song with me was a no brainer,” Bennett explained. “I wanted to give the original version of this song—which was slower and more folky—a more upbeat and pulsing life. I initially went in and laid down the acoustic guitar tracks and vocals and then Wonder Kid came in and tracked live with my tracks playing through the in-ears.”


By the time the song comes to its climax, the combined force between Bennett and Wonder Kid reaches a soaring height, with a wall of guitars, bombastic tom fills and group vocals to boot. Perhaps what comes across loudest, however, is the earnesty of Bennett’s performance. Crying out “Don’t forget to let it go,” you can tell there’s a certain “lived-in” quality to the song’s message of struggle and healing.

In his own words, Bennett summed up the meaning of the song nice and neat: “Be kind with yourself.”

lyrics

Angels of mine, don't waste your time
Find someone else who deserves your light
Though we feel it and we see it in the darkness of every wound
We lie to each other we cry to each other
The empty words pour from hollow throats that do not know....

The weight of what they say, what they convey
The way our eyes communicate
And a stronger wind is coming in to push away the rain
And don't forget to let it go, to let it go

I'm buried in the earth
I'm buried beneath the words I did not say
I did not say
Though I regret I still know that what I seek is not a name, but a beating heart to...

Call my own, call my home and feel it's warmth
Like a fireplace, memories made with the sweetest taste
And a stronger wind is coming in to
Push away the rain
And don't forget to let it go, to let it go
And don't forget to let it go, to let it go
Don't forget to let it go, to let it go
Don't forget to let it go, to let it go

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released June 11, 2021

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Expressions of the daily internal struggle of being human and having empathy in an increasingly apathetic world.

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