Occasionally, a moment in the studio becomes a flood surge of sound, and that’s how it played out when genre-blender Jimmy Burnett got together with some rock band pals and hit the record button. The result? “Sunk,” a relentless new single that washes over you like a wave you didn’t notice in time.
Based on a beat Burnett had begun toying with, “Sunk” was formed when his rock music buddies stopped by the studio for a hang. What started as some jam riffs soon turned into something much more, something darker and hooky as hell. The guitars snarl, the drums pound as if they have something to prove, and Burnett’s vocal style hovers directly in between, half-drowned in reverb yet fully alive in feeling. “Sunk” resides in the deep. It’s a song for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re treading water in the storm of life, caught in the undertow of rotten breaks and hard days. What turns this song into more than just a bleak dive into the mood is its heart. Its message is one of resilience. Burnett not only sinks, he swims.
There’s a push-pull tension in the production that aligns perfectly with the song’s concept. The instruments sound live and a bit chaotic in the healthiest way possible, as crashing chords and punchy percussion never quite settle but constantly shift, keeping the music fully capable of moving forward. It’s the sound of someone not giving in, no matter how much the world is dragging them down.