#Roxanne radio silence windows
The goal for me was to create something that you’d want to listen to while driving in a car loud with the windows down, and I think we did that. It has the harmony guitars and background vocals and all of that, which we have always done, but it’s a little fresher and more contemporary.įor me, personally, I wanted to make a good record and something I could be proud of, as far as the type of record. My favorite song is “Someone to Kill.” It’s a little bit different for us, yet it’s kind of all the elements that made us who we were in the ‘80s. So, we took the long route to go analog.ĭo you have a favorite song on “Radio Silence?” We were talking about the shelf life of this album and came to the conclusion that we thought maybe some of the shelf life would be shortened due to the fact that the effort put into if, if it were digital, would also be shortened. We recorded the basic tracks on two-inch analog tape. Tell me about your decision to record this album analog. The actual record, from beginning to end, from the day we started to the day it will come out took three years to create, so it’s been a long process. It’s exciting! It’s a nervous thing at times, but we enjoyed the process. What does it feel like to be back, releasing new music decades later? Roxanne frontman Jamie Brown spoke with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio about the new album and how music has changed since Roxanne first got together.Ĭongrats on the new album, “Radio Silence.” You released your first album in the ‘80s. The album packs a musical punch with crunchy guitars, catchy melodies and guest appearances from George Lynch, King’s X frontman dUg Pinnick and Korn drummer Ray Luzier.
Los Angeles-based Roxanne came on the scene in the late-‘80s with hard-rocking tunes such as “Cherry Bay” and “Sweet Maria,” but their timing came right before grunge turned the rock world upside down, and pretty soon, the airwaves made way for the “Smells Like Teen Spirits” of the time.įast-forward to today, and Roxanne is back with their sophomore album, “Radio Silence,” out Friday (Oct.
Jamie Brown chats with Anne Erickson about Roxanne’s new album and more
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