"this empty space is more than I can take"
The emotional, exalted and exuberant In The Rough by TWO, the new duo of Aja Volkman and Dan Epand formerly of LA indie rock outfit Nico Vega is a cool crazy car crash of hippie love, bohemian boldness, the Pixies, Sleigh Bells, Bone Acre (and Nico Vega). Of the song, and accompanying video that finds them jamming out on L.A. county roof tops, Volkman expresses:
“It’s one of the most honest pieces of music I have ever written. With our video, I truly feel that Dan brought to life the raw emotion that I felt when I first put these words down on paper. I went through some dark times trying to find the kind of surrender that is expressed in this song. What did pain teach me? It taught me that true relief comes from letting go. Pain is the resistance to letting go, for the actual letting go is painless. What is beyond the pain is more simple. Its stillness. And that is the core challenge of life. To learn to let go of everything. For we have no other choice. This experience is temporary. And when you achieve letting go, when you loosen your grip, peace is found.”
In This Rough is the lead single from their highly anticipated debut EP, "Pull the Knife Out", dropping July 17 on their own TWENTYTWO RECORDS label.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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TWO, the new duo of Aja Volkman and Dan Epand formerly of LA indie rock outfit Nico Vega, release their second single “In This Rough” (produced by Epand and mixed by Rich Costey who has worked with Muse, Sigur Ros and Foster The People among many more) accompanied by a visually powerful music video creatively shot during quarantine and written/directed by Epand. Of the new single and video, Volkman says, “It’s one of the most honest pieces of music I have ever written. With our video, I truly feel that Dan brought to life the raw emotion that I felt when I first put these words down on paper. I went through some dark times trying to find the kind of surrender that is expressed in this song. What did pain teach me? It taught me that true relief comes from letting go. Pain is the resistance to letting go, for the actual letting go is painless. What is beyond the pain is more simple. Its stillness. And that is the core challenge of life. To learn to let go of everything. For we have no other choice. This experience is temporary. And when you achieve letting go, when you loosen your grip, peace is found.” “In This Rough” is the lead single from their highly anticipated debut EP, Pull the Knife Out, out July 17 on their own TWENTYTWO RECORDS label.
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