German artist Arne Heesch today presents a new video for “Sick Of Saying Goodbye,” one of the heartfelt songs found on his debut solo album, “Demons Are Scared,” which saw release through Exile On Mainstream in February 2022.
A foundational member of beloved ‘90s German Noise Rock outfit Ulme, and current/founding member of Sludge/Doom outfit Treedeon, “Demons Are Scared” is the first solo album by Arne Heesch, the record also featuring his Treedeon partner Yvonne Ducksworth. After two albums with Treedeon and a third one currently in the works, life changed for the two in 2020 and 2021; things went quieter, more focused, and private. So did these songs – dawning towards a new urgency, gaining a new life. The two reworked them and added two more – the intense “Treeprayer,” which was written on the day of Heesch’s father’s death, and “The Glowing,” which especially deals with starting over again and the unconditional dedication to follow one’s own paths. “The Glowing” is an older song which was released as the first track when Ulme reformed in 2005 after six years of hiatus and thus illustrates a new beginning as much as it has a historical reference attached to it.
“Demons Are Scared” is a fully homegrown album, recorded by Ulf “Fluffi” Reinhard mostly in Heesch’s living room. Ducksworth’s vocals are featured on most of the songs, as well as some additional guitar and keyboard work by Reinhard. The album was mastered by Exile On Mainstream alumni Stefan Brueggemann.
The new visual accompaniment for “Sick Of Saying Goodbye” was captured earlier this year in the Dolomites mountain range in Italy when Arne Heesch joined Exile On Mainstream kin Conny Ochs, Might, and Johanna Kohl for the special Bliss Mountain live event, the video filmed and edited by Sven Missullis (Might).
Arne Heesch describes the track as: “A song about the pain of separation and saying goodbye in life. And the realization that the most important thing is to stay true to yourself and follow your heart.”
Watch the official video for the track “Sick Of Saying Goodbye” through the YouTube player below:
“Demons Are Scared” will be released digitally and on LP with an included CD, limited to 300 copies on February 25th. Find physical preorder options at the Exile On Mainstream webshop HERE and digital preorders HERE.
Demons Are Scared Track Listing:
- Sick Of Saying Goodbye
- The Goddess
- Treeprayer
- The King Rises
- Demons Are Scared
- Magneto
- The Glowing
- Treedeon Song