Stan Lynch, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, long-time drummer and founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has a new band, The Speaker Wars, whose debut album is out now via Frontiers Music Srl, as is a video for ‘When The Moon Cries Wolf’.
It follow ‘The Forgiveness Tree’, the third single and video available from the band. “This one had legs from the start, “said Lynch. “It’s written from the heart. It’s a roadmap to healing. It’s the truth.”
Singer Jon Christopher Davis added: “It was a simple chorus I had laying around. I sat at Stan’s piano and played it. He immediately knew where I was trying to go. Two hours later, the song was finished. The end result is a soul scratcher.”
Check out the videos for both below, along with those for other singles released.
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’ came out back in February, and ‘It Ain’t Easy’ was its follow-up. You can check out the videos for all the singles 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’.
