# AEON STATION releases “Alpine Drive” - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/ - Published: 2021-12-08T16:00:00-06:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney [[ “The greatest indie rock record of 2021 is the long-lost follow-up to a cult album 20 years previous.” –** The Independent** **A SORT OF “HOME” COMING** **AEON STATION****Releases New Single “Alpine Drive”** **Taken from Its Debut **_**Observatory**_ **Out**_** **_**This Friday, December 10, 2021 **_**via **_**Sub Pop** “Whelan is as equally expressive and in command on the minimalist piano ballads as on the full-blown rockers… the best music Whelan has ever made.” – **New York Times** “This is exciting, dynamic, hooky indie rock and if it’s not quite a Wrens song, that doesn’t make it any less great.” – **Brooklyn Vegan** “… a refreshing essence of ’90s alt-rock of self-enduring trials and defeat that a vulnerable Whelan sings with passion and questioning.” – **SPIN** “… a heartening return to form from Whelan.” – **Consequence of Sound** “an impressive collection of indie rock.” **– The Aquarian** ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/eabefc8b- bdb9-bf82-edc3-64c58d886b88.jpg?resize=495%2C330&ssl=1) **Kevin Whelan of Aeon Station** Photo credit:  Ebru Yildiz **DECEMBER 7, 2021 (New York, NY) — **“’Home’ was meant to represent a person, a place or feeling where we find ourselves at peace, are connected to the present and hopeful for the future,” says **Kevin Whelan** of Sub Pop recording artists’** Aeon Station** about his new single “**Alpine Drive**.”  Closing out his hotly-anticipated and critically-hailed debut album _**Observatory **_(release date: **December 10, 2021**) which **UNCUT **calls a “solo triumph (9/10)” and** New York Times** calls“ the best music Whelan has ever made,” “Alpine Drive” is a poignant track that longs for a feeling of “home” appropriately concluding an album awash in emotion, reflection and melodies that were touchstones of his other band The Wrens.  “I felt ‘Alpine Drive’ was the perfect song to end the album as it represents an end to a journey. The paths we walk on are unpredictable, complicated, and long but ultimately, we are all striving to find our way ‘home’.” Gently hinting at the holidays with its elegiac instrumentation, the track “evoked feelings of winter and nostalgia for me,” he continues about the song which was originally written in 2013. “Like old Christmas songs where you hear and feel the longing to reunite with your family, the lyrics described my desire to be home with my wife and kids, especially after a stressful day or long business trip away from them. My journey home to them would always start with a call or text to my wife with the words ‘I’m on my way…’.” Aeon Station - Alpine Drive (Official Audio) [⌊Aeon Station - Alpine Drive (Official Audio)⌉⌊Aeon Station - Alpine Drive (Official Audio)⌉ Watch this video on YouTube **Aeon Station “Alpine Drive”** With The Wrens’ _TheMeadowlands_ (2003) in the rearview mirror, Whelan has been forging a formidable path forward with Aeon Station. His previous single “**Fade**” whose sci fi-tinged video was directed by acclaimed video director **Laurent Briet**( _Beyoncé, The Strokes_) floored **Brooklyn Vegan** who called it “a climactic, indie rock song powered by busy, propulsive drumming and the kinds of soaring vocal melodies that made _The Meadowlands_ so great.” His previously released singles “**Queens**” which **Pitchfork** found “thrilling” and was crowned “Song of the Day” by **KEXP** and “**Leaves**” (“a heart-wrenching ballad of self-enduring trials and defeat” –** SPIN**) were met with equal applause.  More than a decade in the making, _Observatory_ shines a bright light on Kevin’s songwriting, receiving help on assorted tracks from his Wrens bandmates **Jerry MacDonald** (_drums_) and **Greg Whelan** (_guitar_) and producer/guitarist **Tom Beaujour**. With the long-awaited debut of _Observatory_ positioned at the end of this week, Kevin can finally exhale and reflect on its release.  Fittingly, “Alpine Drive” works as both a bookend to the tracklisting and the album’s release as a whole, as well as an open door for the next chapter for his protracted life in music.  “ The lyrics are an honest reflection of my music ‘career’,” he says thoughtfully.“… the lost years of wishing, working and not achieving the dreams of my youth, finding peace with that, and ultimately finding the path back home.” _**Observatory **_will be released on **December 10, 2021**_via _**Sub Pop**. The album and its skyblue vinyl pressing can be ordered directly at[ https://ffm.to/aeonstation_observatory](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=0945aa2310&e=615f2b8493). ![](https://i0.wp.com/ucdcf19d1e81c52a8610fff47f80.previews.dropboxusercontent.com/ p/thumb/ABbI_GBy220rbeYBDzP2gukP_9SwuAJz-q60AQeOsgLdwlKP85QT7Wk_Tn5HiltSTfQjnVYx4nWrKdAllR- so2mJxXWNsTiB2SXm_QYq9PguAYIiyIUCNr_7Hdr4R_lVSVFWXmRwWcFTrJcvGHJIN7KLHC-ApFq6AfV3HxfCZ9q- m9B5yc51VBEBeYuGfqKwk0LzWnTlMZOUsJ05KcIYO72OiwfmQ0QdmXVQE2tn1eCUgtuea6VoHZOFwcQkltmUHQPKtcEpAXGIihxBA9YUVT1Q8ySqLj6oVJ0rsQiTui2sO7FmlC_KudBwvtvoPAa35Yj- FIT0_CUnuAtiV48iTOgPeHVSwlJoJeae3dQdyDard6JPDdo4ahmx7gpdt_9vP1M/p.jpeg?resize=301% 2C213&ssl=1) **_OBSERVATORY_** **Tracklisting** Hold On [Leaves](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=5a589eb70b&e=615f2b8493) [Fade](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=8b9c0c39a5&e=615f2b8493) Everything at Once Move [Queens](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=fe43d95deb&e=615f2b8493) Empty Rooms Air Better Love [Alpine Drive](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=ab9950c8c7&e=615f2b8493) **ALPINE DRIVE** Why should I feel like I still have more time?Year after year paid in more than my crimeOne thousand nightshifts all end with the sunStill breaking rocks into songs we never get done. Where are the memories to the plans that we made? White lights around meHave I lost my way?Come here, my better one, my loveI need you by my sideDon’t listen to the rush of the fallen waves I’m on my way, I’m on my way back home I’m on my way, I’m on my way back home Everything can be replaced except for your time So I’m coming back to you and I’ll take back what’s mineCome hell or high water, they won’t keep me from youHold strong in this fight cause we almost through I’m on my way back home to you ### Share this: * [ Facebook ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?share=x) * [ Email ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20AEON%20STATION%20releases%20%22Alpine%20Drive%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyrdcast.com%2Faeon-station-releases-alpine-drive%2F&share=email) * [ LinkedIn ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?share=linkedin) * [ Mastodon ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?share=mastodon) * [ Nextdoor ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?share=nextdoor) * [ Pinterest ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?share=pinterest) * [ Reddit ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?share=reddit) * [ Tumblr ](https://www.nyrdcast.com/aeon-station-releases-alpine-drive/?share=tumblr) ### Like this: Like Loading… ### _Related_