''Currents'' is the fourth full-length album by the band

Eisley Eisley is an American rock band from Tyler, Texas, originally consisting of siblings Sherri DuPree, Chauntelle DuPree, Stacy DuPree and Weston DuPree. Remaining recording/touring members are their sister Sherri DuPree-Bemis and their cousin Gar ...

. It was released on May 28, 2013, on

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. The title-track song ''"Currents,"'' is the first official single from the album, and was publicly released on April 23, 2013. On April 16, 2013,

released an online stream of the song ''"Drink The Water,"'' hosted by

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. The streaming of this song marked the first full-length song to be heard from ''Currents''. The album charted at number 66 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the group's highest-charting album to date.

Production (May–October, 2012)

The group began production of their fourth studio album on May 5, 2012, in their studio constructed in their hometown of Tyler, TX. The studio was built by members Weston Dupree and

Garron DuPree Garron DuPree (born December 4, 1989) is a bass guitarist and recording engineer from Texas. DuPree began his career as a professional musician in 2005 at the age of 15 as the bassist for the group Eisley, and became the bassist for Say Anything in ...

, alongside their audio engineer Mark Schwartzkopf. The studio itself was built to be attached to the house of singer

Sherri DuPree-Bemis Sherri DuPree-Bemis (born December 3, 1983) is a musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist from Texas. She is one of the primary vocalists and songwriters for the band Eisley. Dupree-Bemis is also a guest vocalist for many other projects, as w ...

, and

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frontman

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. Upon completion of the studio in late April 2012, the group began the pre-production and tracking of the album in early May, 2012. This album was the first of the group's albums to be entirely self-produced, recorded with virtually no outside influences. The album, though unnamed until after the recording process was completed, features a lush oceanic theme, complemented by a more layered atmospheric production.

Track listing

All songs recorded by Eisley.

Credits

Songwriting

*Sherri DuPree-Bemis *Stacy DuPree-King * Chauntelle DuPree-D'Agostino (Millstone)

Instrumentation

*Sherri DuPree-Bemis - guitar, vocals *Stacy DuPree-King - Piano/Keyboards, guitar, vocals *Chauntelle DuPree-D'Agostino - guitar, vocals *

- bass, guitar *Weston DuPree - drums, misc instrumentation *Jeremy Larson - strings *Christie DuPree - guest vocals (Wicked Child) *Collin DuPree - acoustic guitar (Currents) *Max Bemis - bridge (Save My Soul)

Production

*Jeremy Larson - mixing *

- recording engineer, audio engineer *Mark Schwartzkopf - additional engineering

References

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