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Posted on by Lauren Katulka

“Lonesome Blue” – Racing Birds

Just a couple of weeks ago I was raving about Racing Birds’ single “Rarely Never Loaded”. The reason I was so excited is that I already knew these guys weren’t just a flash in the pan. I was already listening to their debut EP Lonesome Blue, anticipating the day when I could tell you all about it.

I love the upbeat energy of “Rarely Never Loaded”, but the EP shows this duo has more than one gear. They seem more comfortable taking things at a slower pace, where their brand of bluesiness has time to marinate. They linger over lyrics, wringing every bit of emotion out of them. It ensures we feel the yearning in that title track, that we can see the beautiful imagery of “Silver Sun Bohemian” and “Vampires and LSD” coming to life without missing a detail. The raw, honest vocals from Jeremy Strother are a revelation, the perfect foil for Bobbie Lee Stamper’s rootsy blues rhythms. Together they’re creating some of the best alt-country music I’ve heard in some time.

I can’t wait to catch these guys live, because something tells me these tunes will sound even better experienced in a crowd of enthusiastic music fans. Until then, I’ve got this EP on repeat. Lonesome Blue is out today.

Image used with permission from Beehive PR

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Racing Birds Release Stellar Debut Single, “Rarely Never Loaded”

Racing Birds have burst out of the gate with their debut single “Rarely Never Loaded.” It might be their first musical foray together, but this duo are industry stalwarts. Bobbie Lee Stamper has performed with Guy Sebastian, Human Nature, and Matt Corby, while Jeremy Strother has shared stages with Stellar Perry and I Am Apollo. This song is a foot-stomping good time, a killer alt-country track with a swampy blues-rock sound. If you love acts like Black Keys, Alabama Shakes, and old-school Creedence Clearwater Revival, you’ll dig this.

“I think we were still in Bob’s garage when we started working on ‘Rarely Never Loaded.’ I was playing back a voice memo of the writing session and I heard Bob’s swampy lead guitar hook that eventually became the biggest part of the song,” Jeremy recalled. “Once we got our heads around that it all came together pretty quickly. Shakers, tambourines, kick drums, hand claps etc. I was reading about the Hells Angels in the ‘70s and looking at some old photographs while I was finishing off the lyrics for the song. There was a particular photo that I found of a girl waving her hand around with a cigarette that inspired the character in the song.”

“Everything was done with just the two of us, a couple guitars, a laptop and whatever we could find around the garage to bang on. I didn’t have a proper studio at the time so we set up in the front half of my garage, and there was a sheet hung up to hide the lawnmower … you could see daylight coming in through cracks in the walls, there were possums walking around in the rafters at night, and it was either boiling hot or freezing cold depending on the weather,” Bobbie added. “But we used that DIY feeling to give the record a bit of edge and energy. I tried not to use many samples or edit the takes much.”

If you love “Rarely Never Loaded”, you won’t have to wait too long to hear more. Racing Birds will release their debut EP Lonesome Blue on April 14.

Image used with permission from Beehive PR