SUMAC

About

On The Healer, the new full length from Northwest-based trio SUMAC consisting of guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner, bassist Brian Cook, and drummer Nick Yacyshyn, the group deepens its multi-faceted exploration into the parallel experiences of creation and destruction. Over the course of 4 tracks in 76 minutes, SUMAC presents a sequence of shifting movements which undergo a constant process of expansion, contraction, corruption and regrowth.

This musical methodology reflects the thematic nature of the record - narratives of experiential wounding as gateways to empowerment and evolution, both individual and collective. The group's interpolation of melody, drone, improvisation, and complex riffing becomes a transmogrifying act embodying the depth of human experience. In its highest aspiration it mirrors our ability to endure mortal and spiritual challenges, through which we may emerge with an increased capacity for understanding, empathy, love of self and others. Dismal though the subterranean pits of The Healer may at first appear, from them can be felt the unwavering determination to embrace life, acknowledge interdependence, and honor the gift of existence.

Tour Dates

    The Earl Atlanta, GA w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets
    JJ’s Bohemia Chattanooga, TN w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object
    DRKMTTR Nashville, TN w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets
    Smoke & Barrel Fayetteville, AR w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets
    Siberia New Orleans, LA w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets
    Handlebar Pensacola, FL w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object
    Conduit Winter Park, FL w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets
    New Brookland Tavern Columbia, SC w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object
    Kings Raleigh, NC w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets
    Eulogy Asheville, NC w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets

Tour Dates

    The Earl Atlanta, GA w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets
    JJ’s Bohemia Chattanooga, TN w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object
    DRKMTTR Nashville, TN w/ Kowloon Walled City, Trigger Object Tickets

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Tracklist

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    The Healer

  • 1 World of Light
  • 2 Yellow Dawn
  • 3 New Rites
  • 4 The Stone's Turn
  • Tracks

Discography