Following the announcement of their new label home at UNFD, heavy music mainstays Invent Animate have released their new EP, The Sun Sleeps, As If It Never Was, today. The band has also paired the EP with a double-feature music video, spanning over 10 minutes and reaching far into every sonic and visual landscape in which the band has proven their prowess.
The EP finds Invent Animate opening up a powerful discourse on the ricochet effect of trauma and addiction. Searingly close to drummer Trey Celaya and his family’s story of navigating a drug addiction crisis, it comprises a one-two punch of songs describing both perspectives of this tragic and deeply painful scenario. The first single, “The Sun Sleeps” sheds light on the story from the perspective of the drug-affected; meanwhile, the accompanying “As If It Never Was” explores the view of those left reeling in the sphere of impact of drug addiction.
Thoughtfully curated music and visual elements, emotive storytelling, and explosively heavy sonics combine to pack the ultimate punch in Invent Animate’s latest effort.
Speaking conceptually of the release, Celaya shares, “Despite all attempts to keep our darker reality shadowed in secrecy, there comes a moment in time when the truth can no longer be hidden behind closed doors or empty excuses. And at once, everything is revealed, as if the light is a constant law of nature laying bare the secrets we believe are ours to keep. In this infinite moment, the bond shared between two loved ones is severed. The flow of time does not wash away the scars; it only immortalizes what is suspended in the balance — the pain of loss, the gift of hindsight, and the curse of hope. What will always be a memory. This EP is a true story of addiction and the trauma that lies in its aftermath of a secret too dark to be hidden.”
He shares more about the video:
“The Sun Sleeps, As If It Never Was is a story of two interconnected perspectives of addiction, the afflicted, and the innocent. The afflicted is increasingly consumed by his vices, distracted, and secretive, and ultimately distorts his connection with his loved one, leaving only fractured memories in place of the love they once had.”
The drummer finishes, “If you are the afflicted, consider the cost of losing everything you love and hold dear. If you are the innocent, consider the cost of enabling your loved ones. It is not loving, and it is not too late for recovery.”
Invent Animate’s new EP is now available.
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