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 automobile, considered one of them requested for my cellphone,” says the Nashville-based roots rocker. “I responded, as I typically do, ‘Let’s simply speak within the automobile.’”
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 mates, and we spent numerous hours collectively simply having fun with life. There have been no screens to distract us, no stress to seize each second by photographs or movies, no want for validation by likes or feedback. We have been absolutely 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 by way of Austin indie imprint Rooster Ranch.
“Relating to making music, I’ve by no means wished to really feel like a salesman,” says Webb. “There’s numerous in the present day’s music tradition that appears to revolve round social-media presence and creating content material. Or the stress to take care of a picture quite than merely being your self and loving who you might be. That’s just about the place the tune takes you because it unfolds.”
We’re proud to premiere Justin Webb & The Noise’s “1997.”
—Hobart Rowland
