For Fans Of: Sleater-Kinney, Black Sabbath, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Queens of the Stone Age and Black Angels
Rock and roll sisters, Elizabeth, Celia, and Leslie Rasmussen, otherwise known as the fierce Good English have teamed up with Substream Magazine (LINK) to unveil their first single “The Fire Walk” off their highly anticipated full length album to be released mid March. The track was the result of an ordinary band practice going very, very right. Although not the kind of ladies to sit down and “jam” on this particular day, the trio started off their rehearsal by setting up, making noise and just having some fun with a few “off the cuff” licks and fills. “The bass line and drum beat fit comfortably with one another very quickly so we knew we were on to something,” stated Elizabeth. “The Fire Walk” is a continuous dynamic build from start to finish climaxing with a wall of sound created by droning guitar solos and interweaving vocal melodies.
Listen to “The Fire Walk” below:
The single was intended to be fairly disconnected with little meaning, aside from a simple plot of a girl attending an event or party. With the inevitable influence of “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” it organically started to gravitate, morphing that “girl” into Laura Palmer. Elizabeth explained, “I knew from the beginning that I wanted this song to be sassy.” She continued, “The lyrics immediately had imagery of the show and the movie. Lines like, ‘talking backwards like you’re dreaming,’ and ‘a room of black and red,’ are obvious ones, whereas others hint more at various aspects of the show.”
“The Fire Walk” was recorded and mixed by Andrija Tokic at The Bomb Shelter Studio in Nashville, TN and mastered by Kevin Antreassian at Backroom Studios in Rockaway, NJ. Aside from a killer song, the girls also walked away from recording with quite the education. “The studio is fully analog and was a unique experience that taught us the art of analog sound recording and engineering. We learned cool tricks like recording a clap with a ton of reverb, reversing the playback, recording that, and ultimately getting an explosion of sound that was nothing reminiscent of the initial hand clap,” they explained.
In support of the new album, Good English will be heading out for an expansive national tour including a stop in Austin, TX for South By Southwest this March to play a few showcases. In addition, they will frequently be releasing music videos, working on new material, booking additional regional tours and keeping their creative juices flowing and fans happy!
Biography: Good English is a three-sister rock band based out of Dayton, Ohio that has built its unique sound on a bedrock of grunge, garage-pop, and punk-influenced rock and roll. The sisters, Elizabeth, Celia, and Leslie Rasmussen, have been playing out together in bars, taverns, theaters, galleries, and festivals since they were in junior high and high school, performing original music and entrancing audiences along the way. With vocal and instrumental comparisons spanning an enormous spectrum… part Nancy Sinatra, part Karen O, part Sleater-Kinney part Black Sabbath, the dark rich vibe the band is channeling is a haunting and engaging revitalization of post nineties rock and roll.
A Word from the Press:
“Dressed in all black, Good English were hell on heels until the last note of their set… These three are the real deal, and if they keep heading down this path then a bright future awaits.” – The Fire Note
“This three-sister garage pop band won me over with a raucous set of ear candy at this year’s Nelsonville Music Festival, but they already had a fan checking out their set from backstage in Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips. Singer guitarist (and big sister) Liz Rasmussen’s vocals range from honeysweet to a raging yawp, and the rhythm section of Celia and Leslie Rasmussen lays the foundation for songs that stick in your head like bubblegum to your shoe.” – Columbus Alive
“Dayton band Good English adds a unique wrinkle to the typical Gem City brothers in arms story brothers in arms, in fact, would be incorrect in this instance, given that the core of Good English is a family of sisters.” – The Dayton City Paper
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