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Daniel Markham: co-writer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9)
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Steven Cooper : electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 10) + co-writer on track 1
Audrey Tess Casey: Drums (tracks 2 + 8)
Erin Nelson: Drums (tracks 1, 5, 9)
Brian Cox: Drums (tracks 3, 5, 10)
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album cover: Curtis Wayne Millard

i could not have made this record without the magical musicians + co-writers that painted this dreamscape perfectly:
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Owen Beverly: producer, mixer, co-writer (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9), bass, bgv’s, casio, keys, steel guitar, guitars, + sound design.

@stevencooperstein : electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 10) + co-writer on track 1

album cover: @curtis_wayne_millard
vinyl printed by: @handdrawnrecords with additional graphic editing by @theecoralee

linktr.ee/vandarien

@owenbeverly: producer, mixer, co-writer (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9), bass, bgv’s, casio, keys, steel guitar, guitars, and sound design.
@danielmarkham co-writer on tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9
drumz: @audreytess (2, 8) @erinmn (1, 5, 9) @thebriancox (3, 5, 10)

walking through BUMMERTOWN + all if it’s emotions was a journey i needed to take.
it was my therapy.
i hope it can get you through the tough times too. 🤍

i could not have made this record without the magical musicians + co-writers that painted this dreamscape perfectly:

ical Dad), dealing with depression + anxiety, and finally, learning to let go so you can make room for better things…

it’s all there.
my journey.
OUR journey.
because now, you can visit BUMMERTOWN anytime you need to.
the best part is, you don’t have to live in bummertown forever.

by winter of 2020, my mind was a mess.
so i wrote through it.
hidden inside BUMMERTOWN are subliminal messages about relationships, longing to leave a world you feel trapped in, losing sense of reality, feeling like it is the end of the world, the pain of losing a loved one (in my case, my biolog

i’m so happy this video exists, our time recording “bummertown” was such a memorable experience.
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video: @owenbeverly

it’s where owen beverly recorded the video for “haunted house”, scenes of “twisted metal”, + the sounds you hear on ʙᴜᴍᴍᴇʀᴛᴏᴡɴ. it’s where @curtis_wayne_millard + i have taken photos for “levee” + the cover of “bummertown”.

thank you Bee!! 🤍🤍🤍

thank you ☺️

bummer summer tour:
6.27 • The Post • Fort Worth, TX
6.28 • Hotel Turkey • Turkey, TX
6.29 • Golden Light Beer Garden • Amarillo, TX
7.1 • Lion's Lair • Denver, CO
7.4 • Under A Mountain Sky • Ruidoso, NM
7.5 • Downshift Brewing • Ruidoso, NM
7.11 • WMOT Finally Friday • Nashville, TN

link is usually in the bio, but here ya go: ffm.to/surfthestars

Texas and Tennessee even as it builds its own unique musical geography. Call it astral American rock & roll, maybe. Call it alternative Americana. Call it synth-driven singer/songwriter. Van Darien just calls it her own.”