The inspiration for “1997” got here to Justin Webb throughout an unremarkable household second. “I used to be strolling outdoors with my children, and as we approached the automotive, certainly one of them requested for my telephone,” says the Nashville-based roots rocker. “I responded, as I typically do, ‘Let’s simply speak within the automotive.’”
Unremarkable or no, it was sufficient to immediate some reflection. “For me, 1997 has at all times held a powerful sense of nostalgia,” he says. “I had a close-knit group of associates, and we spent numerous hours collectively simply having fun with life. There have been no screens to distract us, no strain to seize each second by means of pictures or movies, no want for validation by means of likes or feedback. We have been totally current.”
Recorded in a single day on the Blue Room Studios in Nashville, “1997” was produced by Jared Reynolds (Ben Folds, Hayes Carll) and is out through Austin indie imprint Hen Ranch.
“Relating to making music, I’ve by no means needed to really feel like a salesman,” says Webb. “There’s a whole lot of at present’s music tradition that appears to revolve round social-media presence and creating content material. Or the strain to take care of a picture fairly than merely being your self and loving who you might be. That’s just about the place the music takes you because it unfolds.”
We’re proud to premiere Justin Webb & The Noise’s “1997.”
—Hobart Rowland
