"Hurricane" is a single by American rock band

Thrice Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and lead guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school. Early in their career, the band was known ...

, off of their studio album ''

To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere ''To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Thrice. The album was released on May 27, 2016, through Vagrant Records. ''To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere'' is Thrice's first release after a four-year hiat ...

''. It peaked at number 24 on the '' Billboard''

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chart in August 2017.

Background

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for the song was teased on April 3, 2017, and released on April 6. The song was the highest viewed new video in its debut week in April on Loudwire's Top 10 Video Countdown.

Themes and composition

The song has been described as very ominous and doom-laden. The song opens with gentle, melodic and melancholic clean guitar notes, followed by vocals by Kensrue. The verses show a calm, soothing conversation of two lovers speaking, about how to avoid an upcoming hurricane, while the chorus erupts with large, distorted guitars and intense vocals, representing the coming of the storm. Frontman Dustin Kensrue outlined the ideas and concepts explored in the song: Despite Teppei Teranishi typically being the band's

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ist, Kensrue both wrote and played the song's lead guitar part in the song, something attributed to the fact that he wrote the part, and because he felt it sounds better coming from his particular guitar rig and

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setup, specifically the

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POG 2.

Reception

Loudwire named it the ninth best hard rock song of 2017.

Personnel

Dustin Kensrue Dustin Michael Kensrue (pronounced KENZ-roo) is a musician, singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the rock band Thrice, as well as a solo artist. Career 2007: Please Come Home On October 10, 2006, it was a ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Teppei Teranishi – lead guitar, backing vocals *

Eddie Breckenridge Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and lead guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school. Early in their career, the band was known ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Riley Breckenridge James Riley Breckenridge (born January 5, 1975) is the drummer for the band Thrice. He plays Q Drums, and uses Vic Firth drumsticks, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, with Drum Workshop hardware and pedals. Biography The older brother of Thri ...

– drums

Charts

References

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