Ocean State, by Brian Drye & Eric Hastings

Ocean State

by Brian Drye & Eric Hastings

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1.	The Promise 05:34	buy track
2.	Open Water 04:00	buy track
3.	Off Kilter 03:15	buy track
4.	Prayer 05:25	buy track
5.	Lefty 03:47	buy track
6.	Hallowithin 04:06	buy track

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After four months stuck in New York City during the initial wave of Covid-19, Brian Drye (Hadestown, Billy Martin, Steven Bernstein, Slavic Soul Party) knew it was time for him and his young family to escape the city and spend the summer with his parents at his childhood home in Westerly, RI. With Broadway dark, Drye, the originator of what Slate calls the “Greatest trombone part in Broadway history” for the Tony winning musical Hadestown, and his family decamped to the Ocean State.

Once there, Drye connected with friend, drummer Eric Hastings (Evening Sky, Becky Chace Band, 123 Astronaut) and their families formed a “Covid Pod”. This enabled them to have a small semblance of a normal summer, beach days in Westerly (the album cover is actually a picture of their children at Rhode Island's Misquamicut Beach) and city nights at Hastings’ house in Providence. Once the kids were in bed, Drye and Hastings would head out to Hastings’ home studio, The Grapevine, to play some music. Ocean State is the result.

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released May 28, 2021

Brian Drye: Trombone, Wurlitzer, Hammond Organ
Eric Hastings: Drums, Percussion, Hammond Organ

With
Matt Glassmeyer: Basses, Saxophones, Sousaphone, Cornet, Buzzaphone, Contra-alto Clarinet, Percussion
Jonathan Goldberger: Electric Guitar

Recorded during the summer of 2020.

Tracks 1-5 written by Brian Drye & Eric Hastings
Published by Bizingas Music/BMI and Eric Hastings Publishing/BMI

Track 6 written by Matt Glassmeyer
Published by Meadownoise Publishing/BMI

Tracks 1-5 Mixed by Shawn Coleman
Track 6 Mixed by Tom Spiker
Mastered by Jonathan Goldberger
Graphic Design by Kiki Parry @ Alternate Greetings

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Brian Drye & Eric Hastings Rhode Island

Trombonist and pianist Brian Drye is an integral part of NYC’s creative music scene - he runs iBeam in Brooklyn. He's the badass trombonist in Hadestown. Eric Hastings is a musician, drummer, composer and producer who has played on a ton of records you've probably never heard. COVID-19 afforded them the opportunity to finally get a chance to create something together. Ocean State is the result. ... more

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