The Grogans return with a wild tale of missing drum kits, questionable country hospitality and one hell of a ‘Country Mile’, the second single of the year, arriving Thursday 1 October via Community Music, alongside a brand new music video directed and shot by Sam Brumby.
‘Reasons’ was the first warning shot; ‘Country Mile’ is the point where things get properly weird.
The story behind the track begins with a lost drum kit….
While road-tripping through rural NSW on their way to a Sydney show, The Grogans somehow dropped half a drum kit off the back of their trailer. Hunting down the lost gear led them straight to a pair of local oddballs who’d scooped the pieces off the roadside and weren’t about to hand them back without getting something out of it.
“We somehow lost half a drum kit off the back of our trailer while driving through rural New South Wales on the way to Sydney,” the band shared. “The search for our missing gear led us to two very strange, deeply uncomfortable, and somewhat hostile men who had collected pieces of it from the side of the road. The encounter was so bizarre and unsettling that it inspired “Country Mile”.
What kicked off as an unfortunate tour mishap turned into pure Grogans gold: a classic tale of a simple road trip taking a few wild, unexpected turns.
Built around The Grogans’ signature gritty guitar sounds, driving drums and a creeping sense of menace, ‘Country Mile’ turns a strange night in the bush into a full-throttle rock’n’roll yarn. It’s part road movie, part fever dream; the video takes that same journey from the city into the country, starring the band’s buddy Nath and capturing the band’s knack for finding the absurd in the everyday.
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