Redhead Mack Band pick themselves up, dust themselves off and move on Once Again in their optimistic new single and live video — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Sometimes when you’re in a cycle of bad luck, it can seem like nothing will ever change. Enter Calgary’s Redhead Mack Band with a bit of reassurance: It’s all going to be OK. That’s the gist of their pulsing, feel-good new single, taken from their latest album You Know That You Want To.
With percussive electric guitar, a driving beat, and a soaring chorus, Once Again is the story of someone who feels like they’re locked in an inevitable cycle of broken relationships, blurring together in the dysfunction of sameness. But then the chorus rushes in with some positivity to remind the narrator — and us — that this too shall pass:
“Once again, I’m on my own
When things felt right, I should have known
History repeats itself again
I thought it was different but it’s the same
But I’m here, I’m OK
And tomorrow’s another day
I’ll take some time, to look around
Get my feet, on the ground
I know from here that things will get better.”
“The song encourages taking time spent alone to recover and reset,” the band explain. “And then it ends — quite happily — looking back over a successful relationship that stands out from everything before.”
You Know That You Want To is a guitar-centric romp centered around the idea that we’re all in this together. Each song on the album encourages listeners to find their own voice, look after each other, and to work together. Diversity doesn’t need to cause division, and peace doesn’t require homogenization. It’s also the sound of four guys having fun.
Redhead Mack Band came out the Covid pandemic when folksinger Kevin Phillips picked up his electric guitar and was joined by guitarist Lee Carlson, bass player Jared Wiebe and drummer Ian Fraser Love. They started making noise together and liked what it was turning into. Their music urges you to let go and just rock out.
Check out Once Again above, sample You Know That You Want To below, and keep up with Redhead Mack Band on their website, Facebook and Instagram.
