Sarah and The Meanies on New Single ‘Down Deep Down’
by Tim Wenger
Colorado Music Buzz reviewed Sarah and The Meanies new record in our November issue, and the band has released the first single “Down Deep Down” and are pushing it through all mediums available. CMB caught up with front woman Sarah Angela and caught the scoop on the latest happenings. Check out the music on Bandcamp and Soundcloud.
CMB: Take us through the process of recording this record. Our staff really dug it.
SA: It was chill at first sight. I drove up from Denver to meet Bill and was welcomed with open arms. He agreed to meet me on a whim and I’m pretty sure it was based on his excitement for my last music video because one of the first things he said was that hadn’t sat through an entire video since the dawn of the dead. I hadn’t ever felt so relaxed in a studio and also confident in the producers I was meeting, so I think both parties were pretty pumped.
On recording day one, we spent the first hour or so reviewing the song and restructuring a few parts, making it transform from a great song into a “hit”. Tracked all instruments midway through day two. That’s when Bill came in with his mad vocal producing skills and basically sent me through vocal boot camp for seven hours. It felt good. On day three Jason, Bill & I sat together running through each instrument and its placement, setting the flare where it was due and…boomtown, “Down Deep Down” was formed. By the end of the week I had a mastered track ready for distribution. Definitely the most productive and successful studio experience in my life so far.
CMB: What do you think stands out about “Down Deep Down” that pushes it into the “single” category?
SA: Uhm… that’s a tough one to answer without sounding bias because I love everything about it. I think it incorporates exactly the feeling a person can have (and that is what people want, something to relate to) mixed with a great melody, well thought-out instrumentation placement and an awesome back beat, and hopefully in the end, its a hit “single”.
CMB: Will there be a video for the song? If so, tell us about it.
SA: Oh, I’m so excited to spill about this one…but I also love making you wait and watching you wish I wouldn’t. So all I’m gonna say is; it incorporates killer Motion Graphics including drowning into a mattress, elevators falling, running barefoot in the snow and being pulled into a lake, only to sink into the bottom. Yes.
CMB: Why did you choose The Blasting Room, and how was it working with legends like Jason Livermore and Bill Stevenson?
SA: I plead guilty. One of the main reasons I wanted to record at the Blasting Room is because a sticker with their logo on it is on the cash register in my favorite movie, High Fidelity. It didn’t hurt that artists like Rise Against, Lydia, The Gaslight Anthem have all recorded there.
Jason was amazing. He helped me hear my song with bigger ears & even tracked all the drums himself, making them sound better than I could have imagined. Bill is the only vocal producer I’ve ever worked with, and he worked me. At this point I can’t see myself recording the rest of my record anywhere else and in any other fashion.
CMB: What’s coming up? Any big promo pushes for the single?
SA: We’ve got some exciting things planned in the coming year. The overall plan is to finish up the next record, filming the Down Deep Down video with my good friend and director of Drai Lloyd Films, and playing a few key shows here in Denver. We’re also joining Concerts for Kids to bring our music to the Colorado Children’s Hospital over the holidays. We’re lining up showcases at South by Southwest, and gearing up for a national tour next summer. It’s a really exciting time, the beginning of big times, and we couldn’t be more thankful for the support we’ve seen from Colorado.
Online: facebook.com/sarahangelamusic
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