The last person who wanted Mastodon’s Brann Dailor to sing on Oblivion was Brann Dailor. Actually, that’s not quite true. The Atlanta band’s big-shot new producer, Brendan O’Brien, didn’t want him to sing on the opening track and second single from their fourth album, 2009’s Crack The Skye, either.
“Brendan thought it was gonna be the big song on the record,” says Brann today, speaking from his home in Atlanta as his dog barks in the background. “He said, ‘There’s no way I’m having the drummer be the first voice that’s heard on the record. The last thing in the world I want is you guys going on [Late Show With] David Letterman and the freakin’ drummer’s singing.’ I was like, ‘I’m with you.’”
