Hurricane Season (album)

Hurricane Season
Studio album by Dan Andriano
Released	August 09, 2011
Recorded	2011 at The Waiting Room, piano and organ on tracks 1 & 6 by Erin Lewis and harmony vocals on track 7 by Pete Groleau and Bryan Groleau
Genre	Underground rock
Length	35:59
Label	Asian Man
Producer	Dan Andriano

Hurricane Season is the first studio album by Alkaline Trio vocalist and bassist Dan Andriano, released on August 9, 2011 through Asian Man Records. The album is primarily acoustic, and was met with positive critical reception, being given a 4.5/5 by PunkNews, and a 4/5 by Alternative Press.

All tracks written by Dan Andriano.

This song was written in two sections. Andriano wrote the first part at home, when he woke up to a "very Florida-style downpour — thick, muggy and [producing] the sweet smell of wet greenery". He had the melody to the song stuck in his head, so he wrote the lyrics to the chorus and left it at that for the moment. The rest of the song came into being when Dan was on tour, and woke up in "a hotel bed at some shit-hole. [It was] pissing rain outside, and I didn't really want to move". He immediately wrote the rest of the song's lyrics about making decisions and where those decisions can take you. "Sometimes we have the power to make it rain on ourselves, and flood our lives with negativity. Sometimes it's just beautiful to smell the wet grass and go outside and get wet — get clean."

This song was written about Dan's negativity, and how he has to choose between his love for his wife and daughter and his love for writing songs, listening to music and touring with friends. The song plays as an apology/thank you to Dan's wife for putting up with his constant absences and negative moods. "Because as I'm trying to get better at prioritizing, and scheduling and all that shit that doesn't come naturally to me, she's still here. Not just hanging around, but supporting me emotionally and trying to help me become the best person I can be."

Another song for Andriano's wife, he wrote it as " a simple "I miss you" song, with a hint of, "I know I'm gone a lot, but please don't leave me." [It] sounds a little like well-worn territory for some, I suppose. But I've never felt like this in my life, and I'm 34 years old and have been married for 9 years". He wrote it to express his relief that he found someone who can help him through his "real-life problems", and that he married her as soon as he could.

Dan wrote this song to talk about his desire of touring against his desire of spending time at home. He wrote the lyrics after camping with one of his friends in Moab, Utah on an especially beautiful night. This served to make Dan grateful for the life he leads. "So as I try and describe this song, I want you to know I will never forget how beautiful this universe is, but things change and now there's always a place I would rather be: home. When you're away for months and some asshole tries to vomit on your shoes for no good reason, I get freaked out [and] disgusted. In this song, I write, "It's an ugly world where beautiful doesn't mean much of anything / Let me in"".

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