Broken Witt Rebels - Call Out The Sun

Released July 27th 2013

In recent years there has been an abundance of the classic rock ‘n’ roll band, there’s been dubstep, indie, hip hop and numerous others topping the charts and making their mark on the music world while the more guitar driven bands have sat back and waited. Over the past few months I've been looking into the new up and coming music scene throughout the UK, I've seen alternate dance and electronic music, spoken word and hip hop forming their own very vocal scenes across the country and really having their music take shape and move forward however the style I've seen expand the most is the traditional rock scene. The classic guitar, drums, bass and vocal set up is being favoured by a host of artists, each bringing new aspects into the genre while tweaking the formula to make it better adjusted for them, the majority of these artist coming from the north of England, Manchester and Liverpool having their own independent scenes building up very respectable fan bases along the way. While everywhere is doing their best to add to this fledgling scene Birmingham and its surrounding seems to be the melting pot where so many of these bands are emerging from, each more unique and individual than the last; today’s track comes courtesy of Birmingham’s very own ‘Broken Witt Rebels’ with their phenomenal release ‘ Call Out The Sun’.

On first inspection you’ll hear a song with the usual rock ‘n’ roll qualities, the lingering chords, the passionate and emotive vocals and the crashing drums of a band very much influences by southern American rock ‘n’ roll of yesteryear. When you dig a little deeper you’ll hear the sheer heart and soul of the music being played, the way the band metaphorically pull out their innards for the listener to hear. These boys are out to impress and unlike a lot of other bands who show their shiny exteriors to mask a somewhat hollow and empty piece of music what you’ve got here is a polished and meaningful song, it’s something that a lot of people could mistakenly assume is a lot older than it actually is.

The main narrative of the track is a story of a broken relationship, doing whatever you can to deal with the abandonment and rejection when knowing ultimately you’ve been the one to do wrong. The band perfectly portray the feeling of self-loathing and regret through the passionate vocals and sprawling guitar work, with a feel of the deep south and an ability to almost inspire the listener to smell the stale Jack Daniels through the music you’ve got to hand it to them, they've got a sound to conjure emotions in almost anyone.

“She won’t forgive me”

A well-executed and effective piece of work from a band in the right place at the right time, when the explosion of the genre hits within the next year it’s safe to say that they will be very near the top of peoples so called “ones to watch list”.