Listen to “A Wall (featuring DoNormaal)” premiere on Brooklyn Vegan

Preorder All On Camera on limited-edition electric blue vinyl 

Sun Breaks, the duo of John Atkins (764-HERO, Hush Harbor) and James van Leuven (The Sub Debs, Plan B), will release their debut album, titled All on Camera, on October 26.

“When we were wrapping up production on the album, David suggested the idea of rounding out the record with a reimagining of ‘All On Camera’ with DoNormaal,” says John. “Being a big fan, I was really excited and jumped at the chance to work with her. She sent her version to us and we were blown away – such heartfelt lyrics and that unmistakable DoNormaal delivery. James mixed a new version of the backing track and overlaid the new lyrics, creating ‘A Wall.’ I think it takes the record to a 4th dimension.”

Adds DoNormaal: “My process for working on “A Wall” was listening over and over to the music for the melody that I eventually came up with. So many potential melodies already exist in the music and it was all about trying to draw the perfect one out. Lyrically, I just listened to my heart and spoke about the bittersweet loneliness and confusion I often feel being a person in the world, wanting to connect, to be there for people and to know people who can be there for me, but also feeling that in some moments isolating myself from the chaos and the hardness is all I have the strength to do. I’m speaking to the irony of wanting to seek the rewards of being vulnerable and also feeling very scared and unprepared for that vulnerability.”

Sun Breaks will celebrate their album release in Seattle, WA Friday, November 30th at Clock-Out Lounge.