We’re Dead Lanterns, a band that started back in 1999 when a few of us just wanted to make noise and see what came out. Life got in the way, as it usually does, but the songs never really left. After years of playing in different places and on our own time, we finally decided it was time to put it all together.

Drake Rankie sings, Glenn Ware plays guitar, and Matt Ford handles the drums. They’ve been around since the early days. Robbie Blackley joined later on bass, bringing a new energy that pushed the rest of us to finally finish what we started.

Rust Gospel is the first real record from all those years of jamming, talking, and meaning to do it “someday". We’re not trying to be anything other than a group of guys making the music we’ve always wanted to make.