Chosen by Monk
My latest choice sees this southern Californian powerhouse delivering a hard-rocking warning to those who cross paths with someone who’s as captivating as they are dangerous:
Speaking about the track, frontman Robert Jon told me:
‘Sittin’ Pretty’ was the working title that was birthed from a rocking jam in the writing room.
It’s a hard-hitting track that warns the next one in line that she’s dangerous. With powerful riffs and scorching guitars, the song references the wild nights that lead to the morning when those ‘church bells are ringing’.
Guitarist Henry James added:
This song went through a number of different iterations before we landed on the version you hear today.
I had a heavy rock, call-and-response riff with a vocal melody that we had been jamming on for a while. We built a structure around it, and it quickly became one of our favourite ideas going into the studio. In his own inimitable way, producer Dave Cobb worked his magic on the arrangement, having us shift a few things around and speed the song up a bit. We rolled tape, and in just a few takes, we had our basic track! Then we layered in guitar, vocal, and keyboard overdubs, and the vision for ‘Sittin’ Pretty’ was complete. What we landed on was a rollicking, aggressive banger with furious drums, a flying bassline, and pure vintage guitar pyrotechnics!
- Robert Jon & The Wreck tour in the Spring:
