Bud Rokesky

“The album is called Dusk because it’s about endings. There are so many endings that happen throughout it”. The endings in question refer to both relationships and life itself; they refer to the environment, and the lives of the fictional characters that inhabit the record. There are ghosts in this album, both literal and metaphorical; and there are very real accounts of the average, everyday events that make up and, crucially, shake up a life, and the bittersweet personal growth that ensues. 

Eleven of Dusk’s 14 tracks were recorded over a seven-day stint at Yama-Nui Studios on the Sunshine Coast, not far from where Rokesky spent a short time after finishing school. The sessions were quick and simple and focused on capturing each creative spark rather than perfection. “This album was 100% about leaving all the flaws in and doing it spur of the moment and not polishing it too much, especially in the whole AI era,” says Rokesky. “I wanted it to stand out and be undeniably human.”