EXCLUSIVE: The Last Revel Premiere Video for 'Static' Ahead of Forthcoming Album Gone For Good

"I had never experienced such a juxtaposition between unpredictable, sporadic energy and a zeroed in focus when I first spoke to my now wife," The Last Revel guitarist Lee Henke says of 'Static,' as the band let us in on another of the truly lovely moments that make up their forthcoming album.

"It felt like the rest of the world stopped moving around us. I finally felt like my squirrel brain was no longer alone in the wild. It’s been very challenging to find a balance together but I am confident I will always be able to see her as she truly is through all of the static and dynamic changes ahead of us."

"When I picked up the guitar to write about all these feelings the high e string was tuned down a full step so when I played through the chords there was a consistent drone that led to the lyric," he adds. "The verses fell into place because we had just spent all our money buying horses and she said, 'Don’t worry, we’re doing it right.' referring to living a life full of as many experiences as we can find in the short time we have on this big spinning rock together."

Taken from The Last Revel’s forthcoming album, Gone for Good, the band's second album since reuniting in 2021, 'Static' captures the strange anxiety and quiet fear that comes with being in love. It's scary because it reminds us we're alive.

"Circumstances so romantic / So why are we so clumsy and manic," he sings on the sweetly melancholic anthem for going all in on love and life. "It’s so electric I can hardly stand it / But I see you through all of the static."

Watch the beautiful video for 'Static' exclusively on Holler below.

Produced by Trampled by Turtles lead singer Dave Simonett, the record is a multilayered ode to the life of an artist, life on the road, and what it means to be a human being in uncertain times.

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Americana indie-folk outfit is made up of Henke with Ryan Acker and fiddle player Vinnie Donatelle, whose three-part harmonies give The Last Revel their deep and sorrowful, old timey American folk songs their distinct feel.

“There’s no better feeling [when we’re singing together],” Acker says. “And it makes you understand something primal, these melodies and these harmonies. It’s internal and it’s really powerful to sing your heart out with the people you love and your best friends.”

The album harkens to the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of what it means to pursue your dreams in real time. The foundation of which is conjured by a deep appreciation and genuine respect for the vast landscape and sometimes-harsh realities of what it means to emerge from the Midwest.

“We grew up in the Midwest and we’ve all kind of stayed in this region of the country,” Henke notes. “This place has imprinted itself on who we are, and that challenge of life here is part of who we are now.”

“Honestly, I don’t know if we would’ve been able to do this career for as long as we have without persistence,” says Henke. “By living in a challenging place, it’s definitely conditioned us to have a high tolerance for discomfort, a certain toughness to push ahead.”

Gone for Good is released on Hassle House Records on 18 July via Thirty Tigers