In an age when commercialism, pop-marketability, and corporate sponsors rule the airwaves, it can be difficult to find traces of that which "sustains" in modern music - the elements that combine to forge songs, sounds, and bands that transcend the boundaries of genre and generation. Often buried today beneath bubblegum and industry rubble, these elements recall the pantheon of monumental artists who forever changed the musical landscape. The challenge faced by modern artists lies in unearthing these seemingly forgotten elements of the past while exploring new sonic frontiers and the cracks and crevices of a dangerous modern surface.

Somewhere between sediment and sky, the elements which comprise the sound of Icarus/Drifting unite. Founded in fall, 2006 by acclaimed singer / songwriter / guitarist Eric Cox, Icarus/Drifting has quickly garnered a reputation as one of the most unique, powerful, and polished acts to take the stage in recent memory. Cox - a lyrical disciple of influences ranging