Former Slipknot drummer and current Fuming Mouth member Jay Weinberg has unveiled the latest entry in his ongoing collaborative singles series, teaming up with Canadian grungegaze duo Softcult for a new track titled “Drown Fountain.”
While Weinberg has built his career behind the drum kit, the new song marks a significant first for the musician, serving as his recorded vocal debut. On the track, he shares vocal duties with Softcult vocalist Mercedes Arn-Horn, bringing a more personal and vulnerable side of his artistry to the forefront.
According to Weinberg, “Drown Fountain” has been a long-gestating idea that dates back more than a decade.
Weinberg said:
“‘Drown Fountain’ is this weird song I started writing back in 2013 that I’d keep revisiting over the years, but I could never figure out how to get it across the finish line. It took my introduction to Softcult’s music and reaching out to see if they’d be interested in collaborating for the song to finally become what it was meant to be.
It’s an honor to work with them on this song, especially in that it feels more vulnerable than anything I’ve created in the past. I’ve never sang before, I’ve always had my loud drums to ‘protect me’ in a way…it’s all new and exciting territory, and to have Mercedes and Phoenix help me bring it to life in this beautiful way has been an artistic dream.”
“Drown Fountain” follows Weinberg’s previous collaborative releases featuring George Clarke of Deafheaven and NOWHERE2RUN of Code Orange, further expanding a project built around creative partnerships rather than the formation of a traditional band.
Helping tie the series together visually is acclaimed artist Paul Romano, whose artwork has become synonymous with releases from bands such as Mastodon and Trivium. Weinberg explained that Romano has been instrumental in bringing a larger artistic vision to life for the project.
Weinberg said of Romano’s involvement:
“I’ve been an avid fan of Paul’s work ever since I was in an Ozzfest mosh pit seeing this insane painting of Moby Dick (Romano’s cover for Mastodon’s Leviathan) raised up as a stage banner. Ever since then, I’ve been enamored with the worlds that he creates for the artists he works with.
We’ve become friends over the years, and as I’ve been creating these songs, I pitched the idea to him about designating one color of the rainbow to each individual collaboration. He’s taken that idea, the lyrics and stories behind these songs, and created something I never could have done on my own.
That’s pretty much the spirit of this project anyway; not really starting a full-on new band with different groups of friends, where we all have busy creative lives and responsibilities filling our schedules, but rather a low-pressure, single-song way to make something that’s eclectic and exciting, that creates a larger, dynamic picture altogether. I’m so stoked to see where it goes from here.”
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