Stan Lynch, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, long-time drummer and founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has announced the formation of The Speaker Wars and a debut album 30th May via Frontiers Music Srl.
After two decades of recording and touring multiple albums with The Heartbreakers, Lynch moved to the other side of the recording console and shifted his focus to production and songwriting. Over the years, he has as written and produced hits for artists in multiple genres, including The Eagles, Don Henley, Tim McGraw, The Mavericks, Ringo Starr, The Byrds, Toto, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
“After my 20-year tenure with The Heartbreakers, I got a second act writing and producing. It was educational beyond measure to learn how to create music from the other side of the glass,” said Lynch, adding: “Around this time, I met Jon Christopher Davis in Nashville who casually mentioned that we should start a band – so here I am – in The Speaker Wars and it’s good to have my old job back. The guys in our new band know how to make great music, and I’m looking forward to another round.”
Featuring Lynch on drums and Davis as vocalist, The Speaker Wars is round out by guitarist Michael Smith, bass player Brian Patterson, percussionist Steve Ritter and Jay Brown on keyboards.
Debut single ‘You Make Every Lie Come True’ is out now and you can check out the video to it here at RAMzine.
You can order The Speaker Wars’s self-titled debut album here, tracks featured on it are: ‘You Make Every Lie Come True’, ‘It Ain’t Easy’, ‘Taste Of Heaven’, ‘Never Ready To Go’, ‘The Forgiveness Tree’, ‘When The Moon Cries Wolf’, ‘Trader’s South’, ‘Leave Him’, ‘Sit With My Soul’ and ‘I Wish You Peace’.
