Title: “1937”
Artist: The Torchlight Revival
Released: February 02, 2020
Recorded: October 17 – 20, 2019 – Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre(s): Americana, Rock, Punk-Rock, Blues
Length: 21:35
Label: Southbound Records
Producer(s): Frankie Dallas, Brandon Caulfield
“1937” is the title of the debut E.P from the east coast based rock band 'The Torchlight Revival'. Marking the first official release from the band that formed in Philadelphia in 2017 and were signed to 'Southbound Records' back in the summer of 2019 by Brandon Caulfield. The group consists of lead singer 'Joel Blake', lead guitarist 'Tommy Kramer', bass guitarist 'Jackson Osborne' and drummer 'Brian Egan' and they take influence from 50's and 60's American culture, blending theme's of those era's with elements of our own modern culture with a powerful and modern fast-paced rock and roll sound.
Lead singer and songwriter 'Joel Blake' has stated early on that, “When it comes to writing songs, I don't necessarily think that my primary influence comes from my own favourite music and artists, I think a lot of influence in my songwriting comes from the storytelling of movies and novels and vintage pop culture in general than actually say a Tom Waits record or a Ramones record. When it comes to interests I'm sort of an all or nothing kinda guy, If I'm interested in something then I'm delving as far down that rabbit hole as possible and learning as much about that thing as I possibly can. And I think that sort of dictates my songwriting too.”
The E.P features five songs in total, three originals “Jukebox Casanova's”, “Tell Em'” and title track “1937” as well as two cover songs, “Here Comes A Regular” by The Replacements and “Last Gang in Town” by The Clash. It was recorded at the official recording studio of 'Southbound Records' based in Nashville, Tennessee called 'Blackbird Studios' in October 2019 and was produced by Frankie Dallas and Brandon Caulfield. The process took three days in total to record, produce and mix the E.P before being mastered in the following months before it's release in February 2020.
Tracklisting;01. “Jukebox Casanova's” (4:17)
02. “Tell Em” (4:02)
03. “1937” (4:39)
04. “Here Comes A Regular” (The Replacements) (4:30)
05. “Last Gang In Town” (The Clash) (5:07)
Credits & Personnel;CREDITSProducer by Frankie Dallas & Brandon Caulfield
Engineered by Frankie Dallas
Recorded at Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Production Manager: Adeline Mulligan
Guitar Tech: Sven Jorgensen
Instrumental Assistant: Lindsay Browning
Executive Producer: Brandon Caulfield & Adeline Mulligan
Additional Lyrics: Paul Westerberg (Here Comes A Regular), Topper Headon, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon (Last Gang In Town)
PERSONNEL;Joel Blake – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lyrics
Tommy Kramer – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jackson Osborne – bass guitar, backing vocals
Brian Egan – drums, percussion
Frankie Dallas – production, mixing, mastering, engineering
Brandon Caulfield – production, mastering