Psych-americana rock group Futurebirds is set to release a double album. The ambitious Far Out Country I & II double album will be released in full on September 4, 2026. Ahead of the release, two singles have been released along with side one of the double album. The lead single, “Fly On,” was released on June 5. On July 8, a second single “Sober Somewhere” was released. It’s a continuation of the Futurebirds remarkable songwriting. It pairs beautifully with their signature alt-country/psych-americana sound that the band has been know from since 2008.
Their newest single, “Sober Somewhere,” is about missing someone during either a fight in a relationship or a breakup. There’s self-blame and longing to be sober somewhere with the one he misses. In the song’s second verse, the self-blame is more apparent. They are apart at the time being, but the narrator longs to get things back on track.
“We’re not living, in stride / Resentment reparations, never paid up on time / Paralyzed
In the sun, when it comes / Guess it’s not your fault / Babe I just wasn’t having fun / Is it done? Well…”
There are signs of hopefulness in the chorus, though it doesn’t seem to be reciprocated.
I’m still pining hard for your love now baby and
I’ve been trying hard to convince you
That if it burns down, we’ll figure it out
And if it bums you out, we’ll figure that out too
How To Have Just This One Thing and Not Have Two
Futurebirds come from the Athens, Georgia music scene. In the song, mentions of Virginia and Georgetown place the song geographically. He longs to leave Virginia and get back home to set things straight. He’d rather be sober somewhere with the one he loves than in Virginia at a bar.
“Now I wish I was sober somewhere / Or getting loaded up with you / Instead I’m at some dive bar up in Georgetown.”
“When I get back down from Virginia / You know I’m gonna follow through / If I can just stop looking for a reason and find a f**king clue / How to have just this one thing and not have two
The opening lines of the song state, “We’ve been living alongside one another.” This is brought back up in the final lines of the song. He plans to start thinking of the two as one if they can get back together. It’s a selfless move by the narrator, showing growth through the turbulent relationship.
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