Blood on the Drums
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| Released | 17 July 2024 | |||
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| Length | 48:54 | |||
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Blood on the Drums (stylized in all caps) is the second solo studio album by Australian musician Ashton Irwin, drummer and backing vocalist for Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 17 July 2024 through Al Music Group and follows his debut album Superbloom (2020) The album was released in two parts: The Thorns, released 12 June, and The Roses, released 17 July.[1][2] It was preceded by the lead single "Straight To Your Heart", released on 4 June, and the second single, "The Canyon" released on 17 July.[3][4]
Background and composition
[edit]The album was produced by Irwin with John Feldmann and Matthew Pauling. "Straight To Your Heart" was the first song written for the record and defined the sound of the rest of it, also influenced by classic rock tracks like "Lips Like Sugar", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", and "(Don't Fear) The Reaper".[3] The title is “a metaphor for how much I’ve given to my music.”[1] Lyrically, the album looks outward reflecting on Irwin's personal life and universal themes. He further described it in an interview with Rock Sound:[2]
I was thinking about the people I left behind, the people I miss, the family that I had to leave when I was young. Thinking about the addictions I’ve been through. The way I evolved as a young man who never had a father. Thinking about my personal strength and knowing that generally speaking no one else has my back but me and becoming someone that I have to be for the rest of my life.
— Ashton Irwin
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written and produced by Ashton Irwin. Additional writers and producers are included below.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Straight To Your Heart" | John Feldmann | Feldmann | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Breakup" | Matthew Pauling | Pauling | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Blood on the Drums" | Feldmann | Feldmann | 2:40 |
| 4. | "I See the Angels" |
| Feldmann | 2:46 |
| 5. | "Lose You" |
| Feldmann | 2:43 |
| 6. | "Rebel At Heart" | Pauling | Pauling | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Last Night of My Life" |
| Feldmann | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Indestructible" |
| Feldmann | 2:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "The Canyon" | Pauling | Pauling | 4:36 |
| 10. | "California Holds Her Breath" |
| Feldmann | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Little Spark" |
| Feldmann | 2:28 |
| 12. | "Wicked Habit" |
| Feldmann | 2:37 |
| 13. | "Marry You" |
| Feldmann | 2:37 |
| 14. | "Glory Days" |
| Feldmann | 2:29 |
| 15. | "Wild Things" |
| Feldmann | 2:37 |
| 16. | "Endless Wave" | Pauling | Pauling | 5:03 |
| Total length: | 48:54 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Storrs, Mikaila (2024-06-10). "5SOS's Ashton Irwin Announces 2nd Album "Blood on The Drums"". www.melodicmag.com. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ a b Coward, Teddy (2024-07-17). "Ashton Irwin Shares New Track 'The Canyon' With Second Solo Album Out Now". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ a b Garner, Shannon (2024-06-05). "Ashton Irwin - Straight To Your Heart". EUPHORIA. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ "5 Seconds of Summer's Ashton Irwin Announces New Solo Album". Rolling Stone Australia. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2025-05-23.