Sometimes Y self-titled debut studio album out Mar 11th
As the anticipation rises for the release of their debut album this month, Sometimes Y, the dynamic new rock collaboration from superstars Yelawolf and Shooter Jennings, has released one final tease with their new single “Jump Out The Window” and its accompanying music video, directed by Spidey Smith. Produced by two-time GRAMMY Award winner Jennings, Sometimes Y’s self-titled debut studio album, out next Friday, March 11th via Slumerican, features the group’s infectious lead single “Make Me A Believer” and the brooding “Rock & Roll Baby.” The songs off Sometimes Y, which have drawn comparisons to everyone from The Killers and Kings of Leon to Bruce Springsteen, are featured on top rock playlists across DSPs, including Spotify’s Pure Rock & Roll, New Noise and All New Rock, Apple Music’s New In Rock, Amazon’s Rock Arena and YouTube Music’s Maximum Decibels, with their official music videos collectively amassing nearly 4.5 million views.
Each digital pre-save of the album will include an instant download of “Jump Out The Window,” “Make Me A Believer” and “Rock & Roll Baby.” The album will also be available physically on CD and vinyl with merch items available via Yelawolf’s official webstore.
“‘Jump out the Window’ may be the song during the making of the album that turned the lights on for us,” shares Yelawolf. “I just walked in the booth and started doing this vocal percussion with hand claps. There was no music, we had no idea what we were gonna write that day, I just had a pocket I wanted to explore. Then Shooter looped it and sat down and found this amazing droning synth line, then came John’s walking guitar part, then Ted had the perfect bass line, and here comes Jamie who fired a machine gun snare part at the top of the record out of nowhere that felt like it just blasted this song into space. And just like that, we felt like a real band that had figured it out. The vocal melody and concept came to me in minutes. I knew after we wrote the music what the song needed to say.”
“‘Jump Out The Window’ is a tune that was created from thin air in the studio,” adds Jennings. “I showed up and Wolf and Jamie Douglass had already tracked drums. Wolf had gone in the booth and created the clap loop and Jamie had put down drums for the whole song. I stepped in the studio with my trusty DX7 and started playing just two chords. Next thing you know, we had this banger! It’s one of my favorite songs and videos of the project. We were in the desert of Nevada in 90 mph winds rocking out. I thought those flags were gonna fly out of the ground and impale us all. Rock and roll can be dangerous business. Don’t try this at home.”
On paper, hip hop superstar Yelawolf and Jennings, one of the Americana world’s most sought-after producers and songwriters, might not seem like the most obvious combination. But after listening to their collaboration as Sometimes Y, you’ll quickly come to understand that their chemistry, built from a decades-long plus friendship, is in fact as intoxicating as it is unexpected.
