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Graveyard of the Nation

by SUNWISE

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An early mix in promotion of the 'Crime Gardens' full-length album.

The state of Illinois was once known as "the graveyard of the nation." Malaria was rampant, leading to countless deaths, until the wetlands were drained in the 1920s. This was an effort to control the seemingly unstoppable primary vector of the disease, the impossibly massive mosquito population.

Finding the will to affect change or find the way to escape a stifling, traumatic environment, to try and find a way to grow and thrive somewhere unexpected, is the central theme behind this song as well as the album Crime Gardens as a whole.

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released July 28, 2023
Recorded by Sunwise.
Mixing, mastering, and additional recording by Colin Larson (IG: @otherglow)
Art by Joan Bueta (IG: @joanbueta_art)

Jan Blucas - Guitar/Vocals
Casimer Kolasa - Guitar
Neil Yeager - Bass
Jeremy Eisenberg - Drums

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SUNWISE Illinois

SUNWISE hails from the American Midwest, with its members spread across the prairies of Illinois. Encoded in their DNA lies traces of a historically battle tested framework - Champaign’s big guitars, Kansas City’s dissonance, and Chicago’s aggression, with twists and turns through a unique soundscape, alternating between unashamedly forthright rock and haunting textures and melodies. ... more

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