Social Distortion, New Album
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Entertainment, Music
Just announced on Punknews.org, the lead singer of Social Distortion Mike Ness speaks about the band’s upcoming album.
“I have a lot of writing [to do], as far as lyrics go, but we’re really happy with the direction that this record is taking, the sound of it. We’re recording it really old-school. We went back to tape, old compressors and old microphones, just really trying to fight modern technology as much as possible.” … It’s funny — the record reminds me very much of [1992's] ‘Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell,’ but also I’m bringing elements of early New York ’70s punk, influences that maybe haven’t come out as prominently in my writing in the past. … It’s a little more Johnny Thunders. Some of the early first wave of punk was very blues-based rock ‘n’ roll, but it had this urban snottiness to it. … So, the record, to me, is almost like the Dead Boys meets the Black Crowes or something.”
Why is this a big deal? The band hasn’t put out an album since 2004′s Sex, Love and Rock n’ Roll.
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