Californian blues rock’n’rollers Shotgun Sawyer announce the release of their third studio album Shotgun Sawyer this December 6th on Ripple Music, and unveil the rocking first track “Cock N’ Bull” on all streaming platforms today!
Frontman and guitarist Dylan Jarman about the making of the album Shotgun Sawyer:
“In many ways, Shotgun Sawyer is the culmination of every hard-learned lesson from the band’s first 5 years and ever since, synthesized. The songwriting, orchestration, recording process, and instrumentation (the “music”) are all leaps and bounds improved and more sophisticated than anything we’d ever attempted. Cody’s drumming, Brett’s bass runs, backing vocals, guests on harmonica and keys, new effects and my own humble development on guitar and lyrical development are all put across like never before by the recording/mixing genius of Patrick Hills out of Earth Tone Studios in Sacramento. Cody is an accomplished engineer in his own right, and watching him collaborate with Patrick to achieve what I consider “the best drum sound ever recorded” was a master class. When Shotgun Sawyer started, I never could have dreamed we’d ever sound this good.
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Then there are the song themes. These tunes were written during lockdown, a hiatus and some emotional and musical upheaval for the group and myself. I learned I have ADHD, and began a long journey of forgiving myself for personal failings and rebuilding relationships with loved ones I had estranged. I selfishly destroyed a friendship and collaborative musical relationship with David Lee, Shotgun Sawyer’s stellar original drummer.
I thought for a while I wanted to start a solo project. I lost much of the spiritual faith I had been raised with since childhood. I watched the United States descend into political and economic turmoil on a mass scale in the wake of COVID-19. I became a school teacher, and have been forever stamped with the hope and humility my students demonstrate every day. I fell further and further in love with my wife, my best friend and hero of 10 years. I went through countless musical obsessions, from Motown to rockabilly, and wished I could emulate them all. This record tells all of these stories and more, if you listen carefully.
It might seem counterintuitive to wait till a third record to release a self-titled album, but I couldn’t think of a better way to communicate that this is Shotgun Sawyer. Definitively. Something new is starting here.”
Stream Shotgun Sawyer’s new single “Cock N’ Bull” now!
