Mike Ness discusses new Social Distortion record
"I have a lot of writing [to do], as far as lyrics go, but we're really happy with the direction that this record is taking, the sound of it. We're recording it really old-school. We went back to tape, old compressors and old microphones, just really trying to fight modern technology as much as possible." ... It's funny -- the record reminds me very much of [1992's] 'Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell,' but also I'm bringing elements of early New York '70s punk, influences that maybe haven't come out as prominently in my writing in the past. ... It's a little more Johnny Thunders. Some of the early first wave of punk was very blues-based rock 'n' roll, but it had this urban snottiness to it. ... So, the record, to me, is almost like the Dead Boys meets the Black Crowes or something."
Social Distortion front man Mike Ness has discussed the band's new record in a recent interview with Spinner.
Ness had this to say about the sonic direction of the record:
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"I have a lot of writing [to do], as far as lyrics go, but we're really happy with the direction that this record is taking, the sound of it. We're recording it really old-school. We went back to tape, old compressors and old microphones, just really trying to fight modern technology as much as possible." ... It's funny -- the record reminds me very much of [1992's] 'Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell,' but also I'm bringing elements of early New York '70s punk, influences that maybe haven't come out as prominently in my writing in the past. ... It's a little more Johnny Thunders. Some of the early first wave of punk was very blues-based rock 'n' roll, but it had this urban snottiness to it. ... So, the record, to me, is almost like the Dead Boys meets the Black Crowes or something."
The new record is expected to be released sometime this year and it will be the band's first studio record since 2004's "Sex, Love and Rock ’n’ Roll."
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