Uncanny

WICKED LOCAL “People have been influenced by Phil Spector and Brian Wilson, but they end up putting their own stuff in their songs,” says frontman and songwriter Jason Brewer. “We’re kind of purists. We’re trying to do a continuation of that sound from the ’60s.”

“I think the resurgence of vinyl has helped us out. I’m inspired by all these groups from that era and those are the old records people are buying. And with our band, they can actually hear that sound live.”

“The first song I wrote for this band was ‘Forever’ and it was just a kind of experiment. I was going for a Beach Boys, Ronettes sort of thing and when I was done, it was a pretty catchy song. People don’t sit down and write a pop song or capture a sound anymore. I grew up on ’50s and ’60s music and when I was a kid, you could turn on the oldies station and hear those songs. You don’t hear the Beach Boys on commercial radio anymore, which is a shame because there could be this whole generation of people who are missing out on rock ‘n’ roll.”

“I wanna do a really great rock and roll album with well-thought out songs. And the second half will be stripped back with some other surprises. I’m not going to say there will be a lot of crooning, but I’d love to have something crazy, really odd horns. The sky’s the limit.”