Foundry Town Survivors – "Thanks For Coming" (Official Video)

American rockers, Foundry Town Survivors, return to their roots with a song about the small towns of America: the towns that were bypassed by the modern freeways of the 1950s; the cities where the main employers were factories and plants that slowly disappeared in the 60s and 70s.

Many of these places have been ignored or forgotten, but they’re not gone. They’re just holding on, relics of the past. Figuratively a ghost of their former selves. Some try to reinvent themselves but don’t know which way to turn in this new world that doesn’t remember them.

But the Survivors do – they grew up in one such place and visited others on road trips as kids. The memories are lasting; early morning starts to a long vacation drive, eating breakfast in a small diner or stopping for lunch at a small roadside park on the two-lane highway that led into town. Dime stores, Diners, gas stations with attendants, it’s all here.

What makes this song more than just a nostalgic reminiscence is the narrator’s unique perspective. It’s the 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 that remembers the way things once were and welcomes those who spend a little time there by sharing its memories with its visitors.

This is the 10th track released by the duo since the start of 2021. Collaborating from their personal studios nearly 2,000 miles and two time zones apart hasn’t slowed their progress. These guys are not newcomers – they’re seasoned musicians who’ve worked together on and off since their high school days in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A reunion of old bandmates in November 2018 started them thinking about “unfinished business,” and thus began the project that became Foundry Town Survivors.

The pair have racked up thousands of hours over the years, performing, touring, writing, and recording – individually and together. They’ve paid their dues playing Rock, Jazz, Blues, Country and Americana, along the way melding these influences into a sound that is uniquely theirs.