Jakethehawk Premiere Video for “The Silk Road”
Posted in Bootleg Theater on October 23rd, 2018 by JJ Koczan
There’s a special kind of magic that happens when everything clicks in the rehearsal space. Some songs a band agonizes over, endlessly revising part after part, transition after transition. The smallest tempo change can take a month to iron out. Then some other songs take about as long to write as they take to play for a first time through. I don’t know what goes into releasing your two first albums in the same year, but as Jakethehawk approach the Nov. 10 release date for their second outing, To Build a Fire, through Blackseed Records, it doesn’t seem like the kind of effort a band would put in if they weren’t actually working from a spark of inspiration. It’s not like this is 1965 and they’re signed to a label that has them touring 200 shows a year and releasing a new single every two months. If they didn’t have the utmost conviction behind them, there wouldn’t be a point to it.
And if you didn’t hear earlier-2018’s apparently-aptly-titled debut, Year of the Hawk, don’t be put off by their name-the-noun moniker. They’re a heavy rock band, and as the first audio to come from To Build a Fire, the new video for “The Silk Road” finds guitarists Jake Ferranti (so is he the hawk? and why do I feel old asking that question?) and John Huxley sharing vocals effectively as bassist Justin Lober and drummer Jordan Lober (relation assumed) hold together a classically fluid rhythm that remains modern thanks to its party vibe and a sleek groove that seems tense in the oh-man-we’re-about-to-play-really-fast-you-better-watch-out kind of way, but manages to restrain that impulse, instead jamming through the midsection and ending back on the hook for an energetic finish. Again, it’s just an initial glimpse of what might come on To Build a Fire, and you’ll note it’s separate from the four-part, side-A-consuming title-track, but even so, its swing and its nod bode well for the rest of the release to come. It’ll be November before you know it.
Like next week, apparently. Jeez.
Release show for To Build a Fire is in Pittsburgh on Nov. 10 with Sun Voyager, Zom and Vulcanite. Jakethehawk have a couple other dates booked that you can see below, along with some more PR wire background on the record.
That’s all, of course, after the video for “The Silk Road” itself, which is premiering here hopefully to your enjoyment:
Jakethehawk, “The Silk Road” official video premiere
Blackseed Records artists, JAKETHEHAWK have created their first music video premiering, ‘The Silk Road’, of their upcoming record, ‘To Build a Fire’. Video was filmed, edited and directed by Joe Stammerjohn / Eyes to the Sky Films (Pittsburgh, PA). https://www.facebook.com/eyestotheskyfilms/
Coming out this November 2018!
The band shared some insight into creating the new album:
“The bones of this album were mostly written on acoustic guitar with the idea that it would give the music a more ‘song focused’ feel. The title track songs were rewarding, because they contain cohesive musical and thematic journey. To Build a Fire’ is a representation both of where we are as a band and where we want to go musically and texturally.”
To Build A Fire’ – Track List:
1. To Build A Fire pt. 1: First, We Kill All the Lawyers
2. To Build A Fire pt. 2: Parting Glass
3. To Build A Fire pt. 3: Recluse
4. To Build A Fire pt. 4: Geotaxis
5. Carcosa
6. Holy Water
7. The Silk Road
8. Strand
Jakethehawk live:
Nov. 3 – Erie, PA (w/ These Idol Hands, Black Moon Mistress) https://www.facebook.com/events/1947862042172795/
Nov. 10 – Pittsburgh, PA – JaketheHawk CD Release Show (w/ Sun Voyager, Zom, Vulcanite) https://www.facebook.com/events/233332964205414/
Nov. 11 – Richmond, VA – (w/Vulcanite, Night Business)
Jakethehawk is:
Vocals/Guitars – Jake Ferranti
Bass – Justin Lober
Drums – Jordan Lober
Guitars/Vocals – John Huxley
