Feb 4, 2015
NEW SINGLE from Lotus CRUSH featuring Terry McDermott graciously filmed by McBlackbird in LA at Molly Malones from the new Rabbithole Album “Blood In The Water”
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NEW SINGLE from Lotus CRUSH featuring Terry McDermott graciously filmed by McBlackbird in LA at Molly Malones from the new Rabbithole Album “Blood In The Water”
Have you listened to our Digital 45 playlist on spotify? It includes some of the tracks that inspired and influenced "Passing Through": http://spoti.fi/1wDWCZm
John gives his picks and talks guitar: Incubus (The Warmth) and Rage Against The Machine (Year of the Boomerang) influenced my playing style on Passing Through. When I was a kid learning guitar, Tom Morello and Mike Einziger were big influences on me. I love that they could just play a cool grooving guitar riff, and then layer in crazy delays and effects. The intro/verse riff that Don had written was just a good rock riff, with a great funky type groove to it that reminded me of a lot of the songs I used to listen to. Since the riff was there, I started playing around with different effects and styles of playing, combining things to see what I would come up with.
New Album Release 'Rabbit Hole' from Lotus Crush
http://www.pledgemusic.com/artists/lotuscrush
Promo blurb from the artist's page at Pledge Music v
Music connects everyone. It’s the ultimate bridge, bringing people together regardless of background and experiences. In fact, a conversation about favorite artists actually served as the genesis for Lotus Crush.
In 2006, Scotland-born Terry McDermott was fronting Driveblind who just dropped their self-titled major label debut. Invited to support multi-platinum alternative rock luminaries Candlebox on tour, he forged an instant bond with Candlebox’s six-stringer Peter Klett and drummer Scott Mercado, sharing a love for Pink Floyd, The Verve, and other British heavyweights. After Driveblind disbanded, Terry settled in New Orleans and, on a whim in 2010, reached out to Peter about doing a project together. Peter called bandmate Scott after rounding out the group with John Luzzi [MIGGS]. The musicians now known as Lotus Crush recorded their first effort, 2011’s Half Light Morning. Unforgettable gigs at SXSW followed and the group began to build a significant fan base of its own.
However, their “day jobs” called. As Peter and Scott returned to Candlebox, Terry got a call to join Season 3 of NBC’s The Voice, eventually becoming a runner-up on the show. Still, Lotus Crush loomed in the back of their collective consciousness.
“We were on the cusp of something special,” explains Terry. “It was a real evolution for me. We didn’t have a label or any support the first time around, so it wasn’t able to sustain itself. It just wasn’t the right time back then.”
The “right time” happened to be in 2014. CaviGold Records contacted the band about performing a special reunion one-off at the iconic Robert Lang Studios—the site of classic albums from Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and more. That same night the label offered Lotus Crush a deal.
“They believed in what we do,” the singer affirms. “It validated all of the blood, sweat, and tears we put into this, and we got the chance to do things the right way.”
The band holed up in Robert Lang Studios with producer Todd Burman and began crafting what would become their sophomore effort. A marked evolution occurred this time around, as everything expanded sonically.
“We like a lot of layers and colors,” says Peter. “The melodies are quality, and this band has something for everybody across the board. We can explore anything we want. We had a true vision of where we wanted to go for this record.”
“We were working out who we were on the first album,” adds Terry. “We had years to reflect on who what Lotus Crush is and can be in between. The passage of time brought another dynamic to this. It feels like a new band. It’s like a rock ‘n’ roll record by an indie rock band.”
The first single “Hearts and Minds” builds from a melodic clean guitar into an unshakable refrain punctuated by Terry’s dynamic vocals. In between the hook, Pete lets out an impressive guitar lead.
“There’s a new element of freedom here,” exclaims the vocalist. “I wanted to write songs that encompass my view of the world we live in. It can be a fairly oppressive place, and it’s a difficult landscape for a kid to grow up in or a man and woman to live in. We’re pushed and pulled in all different directions by media, politics, and an ever bleaker-looking future. There’s a perpetual conveyer belt of elements trying to get into our heads for attention. It’s a battle for our hearts and minds. That’s what the song is about.”
Ultimately, Lotus Crush create the same kind of music that brought them together in the first place. “This has been a labor of love and art,” Terry leaves off. “I hope it gives everyone an experience when they listen to it.”
“I’d love people to feel what we did,” concludes Pete. “If they experience that same emotion, that’s the best thing we could ask for.”
New Release --Hearts and Minds -- Lyrics by Lotus Crush (Terry McDermott)
So you think that you're in control, we know you do
You can stare down the rabbit hole, we're staring back at you
We brought you freedom but hold the chain, we keep our sights on you
Get off restrictions to calm our rage
Slowly we will get through
And hey, you! there! hiding in your holes
Your hearts and your minds are mine
And hey, you, there! Hey you, there!
<Bridge>
We are the razor upon the vein
We watch you sleep at night
Denounce your soul and we'll pay your cage
While you live a quiet life
We are the fear that keeps you sane
The dark is true, do what we say and mind your place
Or we're going to get you too!
And hey, you there, watching from your hole
Your hearts and your minds are mine
And hey, you there, hiding in your holes
Repeat
Hey you there! Hey you there!
<Bridge>
Repeat Chorus
Listen to the song!! https://www.yahoo.com/music/fans-of-the-voice-season-3-aka-the-best-season-104674036381.html
New Album 'Rabbit Hole' http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/lotuscrush
For all you die hard Lotus Crush fans... This is a killer deal!
Limited edition vinyl - with everyone's signature! Also get an VIP pass to a show and possibly a spot in a music video... check it out:
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/lotuscrush/items/127822
apparently Join or Die is TOO SCOTTISH for Lotus Crush’s new project coming out in January 2015… that’s crazy … I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!! So happy to have a video of it!! Thanks to McBlackbird Singing for the LOVELY video skills!!!
a fellow McHobbit, whose Youtube channel is McBlackbird Singing recently posted some lovely videos of a gig Miggs did with Terry McDermott in Nashville. THANK YOU!!
here’s one of them >> Suddenly Wonderful mashup. one of the new releases from their soon to be released project "Walls Come Down"