The Flakes get caught up in your Pink Jetstream on their rocket-propelled latest single — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The first single from the Halifax rockers’ upcoming EP of the same name, Pink Jetstream’s title came to guitarist Adam Sweeney and drummer Kyle Merson as they were walking, smoking and gazing up at the clouds. “After watching jets and chem trails on a pink sunset, Kyle came up with the idea of naming an EP Pink Jetstream,” says Sweeney. “That thought never left my mind, serving as a huge inspiration for the song and EP.
“Funny enough, my musical goal for the song Pink Jetstream was to have a tune with a catchy guitar line that could also change face and be super huge and energetic out of nowhere … In hindsight, I was inspired by the energy and catchiness of early 5SOS that I was (shamelessly) bingeing at the time.”
Rising from the ashes of a band called Glass Atlas, The Flakes were founded in 2017 and have been on a rampage since, playing everywhere from Nova Scotia’s Mount Funky music festival to Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern. They released their nine-track LP Elephant In The Room in 2021 and work on Pink Jetstream started in April 2022. The EP was intended to couple the title cut with leftover songs from another recording session for a second album. But in May 2022, the band parted ways their singer. Within the freedom of a new lineup, Adam and Kyle shifted the direction and tone of the EP.
“We wanted to make an EP to bridge the gap between the sound of Elephant In The Room towards the darker style we intend to explore with our second album,” says Sweeney. “Pink Jetstream is the step between.”
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