Beartooth set up shop inside of Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN to do something a bit different than normal.
They re-imagined four tracks off of their latest album, Disease, as stripped-down acoustic tracks in the vein of country and folk music. The Blackbird Sessions EP will include live performances of “Disease,” ” You Never Know,” “Afterall,” and “Clever.” The full EP is set to drop on September 13th with the band releasing “Clever” (watch above) today.
In a press release, frontman Caleb Shomo spoke of the Blackbird Sessions saying:
“When the idea came up to do acoustic sessions, immediately my mind went to family holidays… constantly surrounded by singing old hymns and harmonies on harmonies. The idea of taking Beartooth in a direction of my first musical moments in life felt right. The songs came out better than I could have ever imagined. A massive, MASSIVE part of that was Blackbird. The love I have for that place goes beyond any studio in existence. The rooms are the best in the world, the gear is the best in the world, the consoles… etc. All of this would be enough to make it feel like home, but the icing on the cake is the people who work there. Every time I walk in, it’s nothing but good vibes and hard workers.”
“We had the honor of the studio owner and mastermind John McBride (look him up — it’s insane) requesting to engineer our session. This led to an environment that was amazing and free. No limits, no worries, just playing and singing. He handled the rest. Being able to mix tracks engineered by such a legend/tracked on his home turf was an honor.”
“This is 100% live. No metronome, minimal rehearsal, just a bunch of musicians who love what they do getting in a room and going for it. If you want to see and hear Beartooth stripped down to one of its rawest and most emotional forms, please enjoy.”
