{"product_id":"drain-living-proof-cd","title":"Drain - Living Proof [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDRAIN – the Santa Cruz, CA based hardcore band, whose energetic live shows have propelled them to peak underground popularity (during a global \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epandemic) and they are ready to break wide open in 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiving Proof is the band’s Epitaph Records debut and follow up to their 2020 breakout release, California Cursed. The new album is a testament to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehard work and heartfelt ethos that’s at the center of DRAIN’s good-time psyche. There are a couple surprises on the album. Rapper Shakewell appears \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon the track, “Intermission”. There’s also a cover of “Good, Good Things,” a nearly four-decade old melodic punk carol by the Descendents: slam-pit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eforebearers to DRAIN if there ever were any. “It’s crazy because the song’s been out like forty years, but lyrically it’s a DRAIN song!” exclaims vocalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam Ciaramitaro. “It just hits on everything that I love, that I’m about.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Sammy’s about is plenty wholesome. “I hope with this record that when someone hears it, it gives them hope,” beams. “If we were able to get \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough the tough times, anyone can. I can’t wait to play these songs and hear a room full of people singing back to us. We’re what the title says, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiving Proof.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced by longtime friend and multi-instrumentalist Taylor Young (God’s Hate, Suicide Silence), then mixed by John Markson (Drug Church, Koyo), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis is hardcore for everybody. “As the band gets bigger, I try and keep that feeling alive,” says the smiling singer. “Every night I set up the merch and run \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit until it’s time to play. I want to be the guy that everyone says hello to. I want to thank every single kid that comes out for being there.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun Your Luck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFTS (Kys)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevil's Itch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvil Finds Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImposter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntermission (Feat. Shakewell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight of the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatch You Burn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Good Things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiving Proof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 045778783922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Epitaph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5.23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Epitaph","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52028415049959,"sku":"439843","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/2481\/7639\/files\/4172770-2933616.jpg?v=1777671606","url":"https:\/\/monumentsinruin.com\/products\/drain-living-proof-cd","provider":"Monuments in Ruin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}