Rock band Shurr Jr. has released new single and video for “Drowning” that taps into relationship feelings when things are heading into a negative trajectory.

Guitarist/vocalist Nick Maxwell explains:

The act of drowning is something extremely terrifying, yet calming at the same time. While this song isn’t about actually drowning, it is about the feeling of emotionally drowning in a relationship that is basically dead. Walking away feels impossible, but staying feels like slow emotional suicide.

Drummer (and Nick’s brother) Frankie Maxwell adds:

Each piece of the song is different and never repeats. The melody and instrumentation move through each ‘moment’ like a train.

Nick and Frankie started writing songs and practicing in 2015, and were joined by their sister Kelly Maxwell. Inspired by the death of their father Frank, who was in popular Omaha, NE band Fifth of May, the siblings decided that the best way to honor their dad was through music. The band’s name is a tribute to Frank’s catch phrases, “Sure, Junior”.

Set for release on March 28th, 2025, the band’s debut EP, Red Shelter, is also titled as a nod to their father who was saving the moniker “Red Shelter” for either an album title or a future band.

Nick comments:

He is my biggest inspiration musically, because he was the person who got me into guitar. He told me when I was first learning to play, ‘Nick, if you want to truly do this, you have to put every ounce of you into the instrument, and I can’t teach you that. You have to learn that on your own.’

The band have previously released the digitally-released single, “Dysania/Uncool.” Red Shelter was Produced and engineered by Nate Van Fleet (Better Oblivion Community Center, Semler, Criteria), and will arrive via Max Trax Records.