Dermanenlion: Mayan for “Life over cliff of death”.
The world is coming to an end and James Cook has brought to life the confessions of a small town watching it burn. Each of the characters in Cook’s concept album has to deal with their own mortality and self-worth.
Lullaby for the Rapture incorporates some top notch talent from North Texas that brings their own uniqueness to each song. Mike O’Niel (Texas Blues Runners), on “Flat, Foolish and Despised”, delivers his signature powerful slide, while Brooke Wallace(Jamie Richards, Josh Weathers) ushers a melodic accent with her fiddle and Randy Burch(Erick Willis Band) unifies the collection with thunderous percussion. The Wichita Falls Jr. Symphony helps with the soundtrack to the apocalypse by bringing roaring, haunting strings to “Learning How to Fall” and “Dermanenlion”.
