Gerry Casey Interviews The Scarlet Goodbye

July 13, 2025

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey’s Interview with Scarlet Goodbye

The Scarlet Goodbye is what happens when two seasoned Minnesota musicians—Dan Murphy and Jeff Arundel—cross creative paths and spark something unexpected. Dan, known for his work with alt-rock legends Soul Asylum and Golden Smog, met Jeff, a smooth-voiced singer-songwriter and producer, by chance. That meeting led them to an attic studio in St. Paul, where they started writing and recording together. The result was Hopes Eternal, a record that blends gritty rock and thoughtful Americana—think somewhere between the Rolling Stones and Townes Van Zandt. The album dropped in 2023 on The Label Group/Universal and quickly became one of the most talked-about releases of the year, earning rave reviews and fueling a run of standout shows across the Midwest.

Now, the duo is back at it. Their second album, El Camino Adios, is set to release on March 14, 2025, once again with The Label Group, this time through Virgin. The new record builds on their unique chemistry—it’s raw and intimate, yet cinematic in scope.

The latest single, “Raylene,” takes a haunting turn. Told from the perspective of a man at Raylene’s funeral, the song unfolds as the choir—literally, the See Change Treble Choir—sings her words of wisdom back to him in the choruses. It’s powerful, poetic, and beautifully layered.

The entire album orbits around a fictional town, but the emotions are very real. Whether you’re driving through Baja or standing still in New York City, El Camino Adios captures that universal truth: change is the only constant, especially when you’ve lived enough life to know better.

The Scarlet Goodbye will be hitting the road again in 2025. Stay tuned—this story is far from over.