“Easy” is set for release on April 7th, 2017, via Lightning Rod Records.
You can pre-order “Easy”, with special packages - including one of a kind artwork by band members Cain and Cyle Barnes, here.
The Weeks is twin brothers Cyle Barnes (vocals) and Cain Barnes (drums), Sam Williams (guitar/vocals) and Damien Bone (bass). Formed when its members were in high school in Jackson, Mississippi, the band self-released its debut EP “Dog Days”. More than ten years and a handful of critically acclaimed albums later, the band has relocated to Nashville and toured extensively worldwide with Kings Of Leon and the band liked them so much, they set up their own label – Serpents & Snakes – to put out their record. But their influences run deeper than that, and the grittiness and authenticity of their sound has seen them tour with the likes of both Meat Puppets and Local H in the past.
The Weeks recorded “Easy” over the course of two weeks at Memphis, TN's Ardent Studios with producer Paul Ebersold. The album's mix of smart indie-punk of The Replacements and early REM reflects the legendary studio which it was recorded at – known for hosting both bands, and also early sessions for The White Stripes. The band left Nashville to record in order to disassociate themselves from their everyday routines in the city, and to find a halfway point between their two homes old and new, Mississippi and Nashville.
“Memphis has always been the capitol of North Mississippi to us”, says guitarist Sam Williams. “We went there to be at Ardent. We knew Paul had learned everything from John Frye and John Hammond so we figured that was the spot. It's important to keep those historic studios alive and not let them become museums”.
Of the record, frontman Cyle Barnes says: “We called it "Easy" because every time I make music with these guys, it's easy. It feels good. But the other side of it is there's nothing easy about being in a band. There's nothing easy about staying together for ten years and still wanting to make music. We have the hardest and easiest job on the planet. But it works for us”.
Thematically, Easy explores new ground for the band. Bassist Damien Bone explains: “We just wanted to make a rock record. We weren't as concerned making it a southern rock record. The southern thing is always going to part of what we do”.
Listen to the new single “Start It Up” below.
Tracklist:
1. Talk Like That
2. Ike
3. Start It Up
4. Hands on the Radio
5. Bottle Rocket
6. Gold Don't Rust
7. Sevens
8. Blame
9. The One
10. Ain't Dancin'
11. Don't Be Sad
Pre-order now: CD & Vinyl
Weblinks:
theweeksmusic.com
www.facebook.com/theweeksmusic
You can pre-order “Easy”, with special packages - including one of a kind artwork by band members Cain and Cyle Barnes, here.
The Weeks is twin brothers Cyle Barnes (vocals) and Cain Barnes (drums), Sam Williams (guitar/vocals) and Damien Bone (bass). Formed when its members were in high school in Jackson, Mississippi, the band self-released its debut EP “Dog Days”. More than ten years and a handful of critically acclaimed albums later, the band has relocated to Nashville and toured extensively worldwide with Kings Of Leon and the band liked them so much, they set up their own label – Serpents & Snakes – to put out their record. But their influences run deeper than that, and the grittiness and authenticity of their sound has seen them tour with the likes of both Meat Puppets and Local H in the past.
The Weeks recorded “Easy” over the course of two weeks at Memphis, TN's Ardent Studios with producer Paul Ebersold. The album's mix of smart indie-punk of The Replacements and early REM reflects the legendary studio which it was recorded at – known for hosting both bands, and also early sessions for The White Stripes. The band left Nashville to record in order to disassociate themselves from their everyday routines in the city, and to find a halfway point between their two homes old and new, Mississippi and Nashville.
“Memphis has always been the capitol of North Mississippi to us”, says guitarist Sam Williams. “We went there to be at Ardent. We knew Paul had learned everything from John Frye and John Hammond so we figured that was the spot. It's important to keep those historic studios alive and not let them become museums”.
Of the record, frontman Cyle Barnes says: “We called it "Easy" because every time I make music with these guys, it's easy. It feels good. But the other side of it is there's nothing easy about being in a band. There's nothing easy about staying together for ten years and still wanting to make music. We have the hardest and easiest job on the planet. But it works for us”.
Thematically, Easy explores new ground for the band. Bassist Damien Bone explains: “We just wanted to make a rock record. We weren't as concerned making it a southern rock record. The southern thing is always going to part of what we do”.
Listen to the new single “Start It Up” below.
Tracklist:
1. Talk Like That
2. Ike
3. Start It Up
4. Hands on the Radio
5. Bottle Rocket
6. Gold Don't Rust
7. Sevens
8. Blame
9. The One
10. Ain't Dancin'
11. Don't Be Sad
Pre-order now: CD & Vinyl
Weblinks:
theweeksmusic.com
www.facebook.com/theweeksmusic