Drink The Sea

Supergroup Drink The Sea brings its globe-spanning debut to Nalen Featuring members of R.E.M., Screaming Trees, Mad Season and Eleven, Drink The Sea brings together some of the most renowned musicians, songwriters and producers of the 1990s.

With three albums shaped by recording sessions across several continents, where classic rock meets influences from every corner of the world, the supergroup comes to Nalen in Stockholm on 12 October as part of its second world tour.

It all began in 2022 during a jam session between Alain Johannes and Barrett Martin in Olympia, Washington. From there, Drink The Sea grew through new collaborations and recording sessions in Reykjavik, São Paulo, Joshua Tree, Santiago de Chile and Barcelona. The two debut albums were thus literally recorded around the world, something that also left its mark on the music.

The band is now preparing to release its third album, Drink The Sea III, worldwide on 2 October 2026. It too was recorded on the road and while touring in the USA, Chile and Brazil. Produced by Barrett Martin and Alain Johannes, the album builds on the band's genre-crossing songwriting and distinctive palette of instrumental sounds.

The band's music is rooted in classic rock and traditional guitar, bass and drum line-ups, but its sound extends far beyond that. The Arabic oud, Indian sitar and Indonesian gamelan meet percussion instruments such as the Brazilian surdo, frame drum, vibraphone, marimba and kalimba, drawing on influences from every corner of the world to give the band a distinctive and atmospheric sound.

Hailed as one of the world's most adventurous live bands, Drink The Sea embarks on its second world tour this autumn. This time, an extensive European tour awaits, with headline shows approaching two and a half hours. Material from all three albums and films by award-winning filmmaker Tad Fettig will form part of the live show. On 12 October, Drink The Sea comes to Nalen in Stockholm.

Drink The Sea consists of:

Peter Buck: Co-founder, guitarist and songwriter in R.E.M. His collaborations with other artists span four decades, and he has worked on more than 40 albums with Barrett Martin alone to date.

Barrett Martin: Grammy-winning producer, drummer and songwriter from Screaming Trees and Mad Season. Together with Peter Buck, he formed the instrumental group Tuatara and has contributed to more than 200 albums as a producer and session musician, including work with R.E.M., Queens of the Stone Age and Nando Reis.

Duke Garwood: Highly regarded British singer-songwriter and guitarist with several solo albums to his name. He has also collaborated with Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan on several albums.

Alain Johannes: Chilean-American producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter who founded Eleven. Over the years, he has worked with artists including Chris Cornell, PJ Harvey, Queens of the Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures.

Lisette Garcia: Mexican-American percussionist with an extensive list of international recordings to her name, as well as work translating songs for albums recorded in South America.