Singer-Songwriter & Revered Guitarist Thomas Erak brings the riffs on his new single “A.D.D.T.M. (Attention Deficit Disorder Of The Masses),” written during the Seattle riots of the summer of 2020 that discusses the desire and hope to give your loved ones a better life than your own.
The official music video was directed by Alex Zarek.
Thomas Erak & The Ouroboros also announced the Friday, January 31, 2025 release of his new album (AU). It’s the new solo showcase for the singer-songwriter, revered guitarist and founding member of Seattle progressive post-hardcore dynamos The Fall of Troy. A pandemic passion project, a life preserver, a journal, and now an album all in one, (AU) documents Erak’s remarkable life shift from just barely being able to stay afloat to somehow having all of his personal dreams come true.
2020 was a year that was both strange and difficult for all of us. Thomas Erak had been living in Nashville for a few years and was actually playing music less than ever before in his life, but learning more about guitar than ever by watching some of the pickers that would play gigs from 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., five days a week. In February of 2020, Erak went back to Seattle to visit his family and plan his moves for the next year; he had been wanting to move to San Diego for close to eight years with his group of friends located there because it was his bug-out spot when the weather was too much to handle in Seattle, Nashville and other seasonally unforgiving places.
Then March rolled around and all of his plans went to shit. With the pandemic, there were no tours and no rehearsals, and he didn’t even know when he’d see the stage again. So he did the only thing he knew how to do — he started writing songs with friends. During another difficult time, Erak took a break and reconnected with Ranen Johnson, a good friend and amazing engineer who worked out of Robert Lang, Erak’s favorite Seattle studio.
Going crazy inside, Erak figured the least he could do is turn his current circumstances into something positive and go to the studio as much as possible. Finally the winds of change slowly started to blow as he was able to play a couple one-off shows, which he’d use the money to record more of this “Album” that was never meant to be. At this point, it was simply Erak operating in survival mode, trying not to self-implode.
A testament to hard work and determination in both life and his art, (AU) marks a new dawn for a celebrated artist that fell on some pretty tough times but came out the other side.
Are you rocking with Thomas Erak & The Ouroboros’ new offering “A.D.D.T.M. (Attention Deficit Disorder Of The Masses)”?
