Every Time I Die singer Keith Buckley has a well-earned reputation for his witty writing and clever humor, not to mention a past life as an English major. Such traits should easily lend themselves to his upcoming semi-autobiographical novel ‘Scale‘, which will arrive in stores much sooner than previously anticipated. Rare Bird Books will publish the book in the UK on November 19th, with a worldwide release to take place on December 15th. Pre-orders are now live at rarebirdbooks.com. A synopsis for it reads as follows:
“Ray Goldman will outdrink you, out-party you and, unfortunately for him, probably outlive you. As a hopeless and struggling indie rock musician, Ray’s best chance of discovering any beauty and purpose in his dysfunctional life will come only when he ceases to struggle against life itself. These are his memoirs.
Scale chronicles Ray Goldman’s journey downward through the adversarial trials that sometimes prove necessary in facilitating an eventual ascent into truth and happiness. The odd chapters of the novel find Ray, now a 31-year-old guitar player, seeking fulfillment in the wake of a life-altering tragedy while the even chapters see him reflecting on the depravity and selfishness that hastened his descent towards it.
Scale is about the relationship between instability and balance, death and resurrection, perception and reality, but ultimately it is about the endless war waged between our disquieted minds and our noble hearts.”
