I’ll call it now; you will not hear a better song than Hugo Stranger and the Rattlers’ new single “Leaders” today. Maybe all week. Maybe all year. It’s a dark bluesy, gospel number with so much grit and gravel. You’ve got to listen to this one.
Thom Harrison, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, said he was inspired to write the song after listening to Sacred Roots of the Blues by Bluebird.
“I was driving and a hand clapping bluesy melody came into my head, so I pulled over and recorded what became the intro of the song,” he recalled. “I wanted to take a gospel song and flip the narrative to show a darker side. Lyrically, the song conjures a church sermon detailing how so-called leaders look down on others with judgment.”
Apparently Hugo Stranger and the Rattlers have a big 2023 coming up, so I suggest you follow them on the socials so you learn when they’re snaking through your town.
Image used with permission from Footstomp Music