Jacksonville, FL post punk/shoegaze/alternative/indie/emo band Leaving Time have unleashed their new single “Angel In The Sand“.
The song serves as the title track of their upcoming debut album “Angel In The Sand“, which will be out on November 1st through Sunday Drive Records. Pre-order it here.
Leaving Time is, Reed Cothren (guitars/vocals), Joel Cedeno (guitars/vocals/tambourine), Nick Dilts (bass), and Jarod Whalen (drums/piano). Since 2020, the band has created a distinct sound in the alternative rock realm, heard on their self-titled EP, and again on their 2022 follow-up, “II”. The band plays incredibly heavy both in recordings and live settings. With a foundation in hardcore bands, their attitude and expression transfer perfectly to this setting.
“Angel In The Sand” illustrates a virtue, having failed or fallen to the ground—and rather than just noting ‘the ground’, ‘sand’ is used instead, suggesting the terrain of beaches in Leaving Time’s hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. On their debut LP, the Jacksonville band expresses this image throughout the ten tracks. Lyrically, vocalist Reed Cothren details sorrow, regret, and loss, with each word reinforced by the vast and dark sounds of distorted guitars, heavy cymbals and drums, and melodic leads.
Watch the clip below.
Angel In The Sand Tracklisting
- Fading
- Choke
- Only Forever
- Wish
- Arm’s Length
- Angel In The Sand
- Burn
- Untitled
- Waiting
- And On
Lyrics:
Losing sleep in your name,
In scale it’s all the same
Conscious, forget my plan
Angel in the sand
Harmony escaping me
Be here with everything
Can’t know how, so don’t look down
Can’t know how, I’m looking down
