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WARSHIP

WARSHIP
MUSIC

SUBURBAN SOUND
In 2011, we as a band decided to do something we’ve never done before-record a full length album.
We knew when we decided to do this that it would be an extremely long process, but that was okay.
We felt ready to hunker down in an old barn that was converted into a studio for a while. 
We met about one night a week for a few hours to track. It took almost a year just to track Pete’s
drums. The bass was recorded and re-recorded at least 3 times until we got the sound we liked. We
played around with many vocal ideas, almost all the horn lines were rewritten, but we were moving at
a pace that pleased us. We played a few shows here and there, but in many ways, being in the studio
was like a vacation for us. 
But in April of 2014, our vacation came to an end when our drummer for 17 years, Peter, died very
suddenly from natural causes. The Suburban Sound had always been a resilient monster. We’ve
always been able to adapt and bounce back from whatever was thrown at us. But, there is no
bouncing back from this. Peter was our drummer from day-one. He was our friend. He was our
brother. The studio became a shrine for the one we loved and missed so dearly. The studio was the
last place we ever saw him alive and breathing. His drums are still sitting there. His fingerprints are
still on the cymbals, broken sticks and sweat rags still liter the floor. An empty soda bottle lays beside
his kick drum. Finishing this album became a dark and joyless task for a long time.
At some point, though, the joy returned. It’s not that we “got over” Pete’s death. CS Lewis described
living with grief as living like an amputee who has to live the rest of his life without his arm. I think all
of us would say that, to some extent, we feel as if we’ve had our arm cut off. But joy did return to our
hearts. Memories of Pete began to put smiles on our faces, along with tears in our eyes. The album
became a monument to our time with Peter and a scrapbook of 17 years worth of memories.
This album is not perfect. There are things we would definitely change if we could. There are things
we know Pete would want to do over again, but it is what it is. We were never known for being “tight”,
but what you hear is what we were as a band when Pete sat in the captain’s chair behind his drums.
You never replace someone like Pete. But we’re proud of this record. We’re proud of our history. We’re
happy for the almost two decades we’ve had as a band, and we hope that you enjoy this record and
listen to it in memory of Peter.
The last track is a demo track we recorded in the studio while making this record. It’s just one
microphone, Derek and Scott singing and playing. It fits the truth of what this album, and what Pete’s
life was about. It’s a gospel song. And if you knew Pete, then you know the gospel is something Pete
delighted in as he lived by faith. And we know he is delighting right now as he sees with his eyes.
You’ll hear his voice at the end, commenting on how Derek’s guitar was sounding that night, “It’s like,
the creakiest...” 
THE SUBURBAN SOUND IS:
DEREK DILLER: LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR
SCOTT REHNBERG: LEAD GUITAR, BACKGROUND VOCALS
KYLE REHNBERG: BASS GUITAR
PETER "SPLEEN" STYER: DRUMS
ANDY STYER: TENOR SAX
MATT MISEL: TRUMPET
MATT STROHECKER: ALTO SAX

RECORDED FROM SEPTEMBER 2011 THROUGH MARCH 2016.


SPECIAL THANKS TO MATT BOMBERGER FOR OFFERING US A SPACE AND EQUIPMENT TO RECORD.
 
© 2019 The Suburban Sound. All music written, performed, recorded, and produced
by The Suburban Sound.
 Mastered by Aaron Smith at www.shtepiarecords.com
  In memory of Pete "Spleen" Styer, 03/09/1982-04/12/2014.
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord"
Soli Deo Gloria
RISING TIDE

THE FIRE

FAST EDDIE

WHISPER IN THE NIGHT

HARD TO BELIEVE

LONG WAY HOME

DEEPEST HOLE

THE WAR

FOREVER

I'VE BEEN REDEEMED 

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