Southern California rock powerhouse Robert Jon & The Wreck return with the high-octane ‘Sittin’ Pretty’, the band’s latest single now available on all major digital platforms.
The track, recorded in Savannah, GA, and produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Rival Sons), delivers a raw and electrifying energy that showcases the band’s signature grit and swagger.
Robert Jon & The Wreck need to swop their Stetson hats for leather jackets; their recent batch of single releases has found them revving down the rock ‘n roll highway with some unexpected heavy menace, and plenty of that vintage Deep Purple savage attack in the engine – This time round they’ve invested in a call and response approach between angry vocals and sheering guitar lines that leaves you exhausted just listening. This is the dog’s knackers!
“‘Sittin’ Pretty’ was the working title that was birthed from a rocking jam in the writing room,” explained frontman Robert Jon Burrison. “It’s a hard-hitting track that warns the next one in line that she’s dangerous. With powerful riffs and scorching guitars, the song references the wild nights that lead to the morning when those ‘church bells are ringing.’”
“This song went through a number of different iterations before we landed on the version you hear today,” added guitarist Henry JamesSchneekluth. “I had a heavy rock, call-and-response riff with a vocal melody that we had been jamming on for a while. We built a structure around it, and it quickly became one of our favourite ideas going into the studio.
“ In his own inimitable way, producer Dave Cobb worked his magic on the arrangement, having us shift a few things around and speed the song up a bit,” Schneekluth continued. “We rolled tape, and in just a few takes, we had our basic track! Then we layered in guitar, vocal, and keyboard overdubs, and the vision for ‘Sittin’ Pretty’ was complete. What we landed on was a rollicking, aggressive banger with furious drums, a flying bassline, and pure vintage guitar pyrotechnics!”
You can stream ‘Sittin’ Pretty’ here and check out the video here at RAMzine.
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