We had the pleasure of interviewing Philip Cohen of Blackout Balter over Zoom video!
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Forthcoming debut full-length album. Last EP done with The Killersβ Dave Keuning; this one done with Grammy-winner Jeremy Ferguson of Cage The Elephant fame.
Phil Cohen (the frontman) is an interesting guy: military veteran (multiple deployments), MIT grad, and entrepreneur.
βRed Letterβ is an aggressive collision of sounds. It rattles you with an opening riff that wastes no time getting to the point." β American Songwriter
βRed Letterβ is an aggressive collision of sounds. It rattles you with an opening riff that wastes no time getting to the point." β American Songwriter
Nashvilleβs alternative rock band, Blackout Balter released their new album Animal on July 24th.
Blackout Balter says, βI wanted βRed Letterβ to punch the listener in the faceβto push the idea that rock music is both attitude and melody; passion and nuance.β βThe album βAnimalβ plays with the notion that weβre all just animals at our core; and, when weβre backed into a corner, sometimes our claws come out and our true core is exposed. In a way, all of these songs are a call to break down doors, to be yourself, and to stop at nothing to do what you want to do.β
Blackout Balterβs feverish attitude is evident right out of the gate with Animal fiery opening track and lead single, βRed Letter.β Beginning with a rush of guitar feedback that spills into an onslaught of raw urgency, Cohen and co. paint a portrait of a parallel universe where fame becomes their failing.
Animal is a rush of punk and alternative rock energies, ready to seize the moment and arrest the senses. An unapologetic assertion of love, struggle, and leaving, the bandβs aptly-titled Animal speaks to human nature at its most visceral core: When gut instinct supersedes logic, and our inner animal roars. Fourteen tracks of pure adrenaline offer a stinging introduction that inspires, excites, and pushes us to attack our dreams.
Blackout Balterβs first full-length album, produced by Grammy-winner Jeremy Ferguson (Cage the Elephant engineer and producer), and assisted by Grammy-winner Emily Lazar (David Bowie, Cold Play), provides 14 tracks of pure adrenaline that inspires,
Their first EP, Twist And Bend, featured Dave Keuning (The Killers), and received critical acclaim
by the famed Consequence of Sound and Paste Magazine media outletsβtwo of Americaβs most important music magazines; and the album charted on CMJβs βTop 200β and was named an FMQB βTop 25 Albumβ while being spun on some of Americaβs most important radio stations, to include KROQ.
βRed Letterβ is out now everywhere at: https://fanlink.to/cXxJ
LINKS:
http://blackoutbalter.com/
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