New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Signal 13 is a contemporary rock band that is paying homage to the classic rock sound - and their latest release, the 5-song EP, 'Destination Unknown' is set for today, Friday, April 17th.
The EP is available with bundles including a signed physical compact disc, exclusive limited t-shirt, guitar picks, keychains, pins and more and available through the band's website: https://signal13band.com/
Formed in Baltimore, the band is led by front-woman, Vicky Starr and joined by guitarists Johnathan Lassiter and Chris Starr, bassist Patrick Jenkins, and drummer Johnny Sexx. We sat together and jammed writing different pieces of music on the release," explains Vicky. "When we write together, I think of it as a 'musical fusion' the way we pull it together. When we recorded 'Karma,' I acted more like a conductor without a baton. I would stop everyone, rearrange and then have them start again. I forgot that we had live mics on the drums and I was dancing around and singing along with the song. Sometimes the excitement is overwhelming and hard to contain."
And with the focus of the band being on front-woman Vicky, it turns out that she is a multi-talented force within Signal 13, according to Chris. "Vicky has a process for lyrics and she is always writing. She has lyrics for a few hundred songs already written. It's hard for the rest of us to keep up - she's a writing machine. A few times while we're recording, she left the studio and went and sat on a cinder block that was in the laundry room and wrote lyrics. She wrote a few songs like that…it's become a kind of magic cinder block - it's her strange concrete muse."
They recently shot a video for their kick-off single, "Dirty." "We went for the 'less is more for sure' on the set for this video," said Johnathan. "The only thing we probably didn't need more of was actual dirt! We filmed at a pipe bending factory that has some historical ties to the band. Vicky's Grandfather was involved in the water systems of the infrastructure of Baltimore and she grew up spending time with him traveling the city. The location of the video was a very blue-collar suburb of working-class
America and is deeply connected to the band as a whole. It seemed to fit the style and song not to mention, you can never have too much pyro in rock and roll?!" Drummer, Johnny Sexx's recollections of the video are succinct - "It was cold and definitely DIRTY!" The video can be viewed here https://youtu.be/gdFe-w9uv8w.
"'Dirty' is one of those songs that will have different meanings to the listener," stated Chris. "Initially it was about working hard and getting your hands dirty, but as the song developed, it became more about 'dirty' politicians or corrupt business people with no moral compass. Then there's the sexual theme, which may be what some folks will think it's about, but there is much more to it if you listen to the lyrics."
The gentleman who mastered the EP, Greg Lukens, also added a certain special something to the recording. According to Jonathan, "Spending time with Greg was a huge learning process and outright amazing. When I read his credits, all the artist he's worked with, Grammy nods and Platinum/Gold records I was intrigued. But when we sat down and started working the material I was in amazement! I've been fortunate to spend time with a ton of great people and engineers but Greg is in a class of his own - great accomplishments, a wealth of knowledge and a super humble individual as well as incredibly funny. He told us stories about how Neil Peart and Keith Moon used to tune their kits after complimenting Johnny (Sexx) on his drum sound. Johnny and I tuned his kit by ear and Neil used a guitar tuner while Keith used a tuning fork. Pretty awesome company to be mentioned in the same setting with by someone who worked with them. We kept the project open and really wanted an analog vibe to capture the essence of each song. I believe his mastering expertise helped push the EP over the finish line while not changing the fundamental vision."
Destination Unknown Track-Listing:
01. DIRTY (3:41)
02. KARMA (3:29)
03. MAKE IT RAIN (4:16)
04. STAY WITH ME (4:53)
05. ALL FIRED UP (3:33)
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Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-single/1503074740
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DWpNPm6SDAkFGcwpjWIXH
