The concert started at 7:30 p.m. It was headlined by My New
Mistress and included performances by local bands Once the Lion, The Romp
Stompers and Chucks.
“It was phenomenal,” said Adam Brown, the drummer for My New
Mistress. “It was one of the best local shows I’ve seen in a long time. Great
crowd, full house, everybody was into it; good atmosphere.”
“There’s been wonderful support tonight,” said Robert
Linton, booking manager for Why Sound. “It’s good to bring people together, not
only for the music, but to promote the new CD.”
The album is a self-titled, five-song EP that was recorded
at Secret Sidewalk Recording Studios in Salt Lake City with producer Matt
Winegar.
Winegar has been recording for over 20 years and has worked
with artists such as The Aquabats and Primus. He is currently producing an
album with Salt Lake City-based band Royal Bliss.
“It’s not only our baby, it’s his too,” said Doug Callahan,
My New Mistress’ bassist. “He got his hands on every inch of this project. He
was a great person to have on our team.”
“We really spent our time trying to get a good recording
done on the release,” said Jeremy Harper, the band’s lead singer and guitarist.
“We tried to get the best quality EP.”
Harper wrote the lyrics for the songs on the album. “A lot
of the inspiration is from relationships, life experiences or just not giving
up on things,” he said.
The band members said they recorded the five songs that
represented them best for the EP. “I think it’s really good work,” Brown said. “We
put something together that we’re all proud of and the songs are catchy. I have
little kids and even they sing along with the songs when I play it at home.”
Callahan said his favorite song from the EP is “Adam from
the Bible (Don’t Give Up)” because it gets him pumped up. Harper’s favorite
track is “Benson.” “It’s quite a bit different than anything I’ve recorded over
the years in other bands I’ve been in,” he said. “This one really turned out
like I envisioned it in my mind.”
The album is currently available digitally on online music-streaming
services like Spotify, iTunes and Amazon MP3. “It’s available digitally pretty
much everywhere; you can find it somewhere,” Callahan said. On Nov. 19,
physical copies will be available to purchase on Amazon.
“These guys are a great band,” said Linton, who has watched
My New Mistress perform at Why Sound multiple times. “It’s fun to see them
finally reach the point where they release a new album. It just shows their progression
as a band.”
“We’re a new band; it’s not like we’re the biggest thing
since sliced bread,” Harper said. “We’re just getting started, getting our feet
wet and trying to get our music heard.”
“We’ll continue writing more songs; we’ve got some that
still need to be recorded,” Brown said. “While we’re doing that, we’ll try to
do some more shows. We’re trying to get some out of town.”
The next scheduled My New Mistress show is on Nov. 30 at The
Venue in Salt Lake City. After the holiday season, the band plans on touring
through Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and possibly more states.
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