Asbury Park, NJ quartet The Weeklings announced one of the nation's first drive-in performances during these social distancing times, May 31 at the legendary Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, New Hampshire - details/tickets here.
The Weeklings released their third studio album, the aptly titled 3, earlier this year on JEM Records and are treating fans to weekly 'isolation videos' via their YouTube Channel, which has garnered attention from outlets such as American Songwriter who stated, "The Weeklings will have you smiling and longing for simpler times."
The Weeklings have been together for only five years, but each member has decades of musical and touring experience. Veteran rocker Glen Burtnik (Lefty Weekling) boasts an impressive resume that ranges from a series of solo albums on A&M and a long tenure with Styx to writing smash hit songs like "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Good Enough," recorded by Patty Smythe and Don Henley, and "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man," recorded by Randy Travis. As the left-handed bassist who played Paul McCartney opposite Marshall Crenshaw's John Lennon in the Broadway production of Beatlemania, Burtnik takes on a similar role opposite The Weeklings' co-founder Bob Burger (Zeek Weekling). Burger is a Gold Record-awarded songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist with songwriting credits for Styx, Donnie Iris and HBO Pictures, as well as performance credits with Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Jon Bon Jovi.
The Weeklings recorded 3 in large part at London's famed Abbey Road Studios' Studio 2, with some tracking at Daryl's House, House of Vibes, and Sirius/XM Studios. The title track is (naturally) the third cut on the album. It hits you with a hard and memorable guitar riff that can't help but get the blood moving! The Merjave/Burger-led "1000 Miles Away" boosts a rockabilly feel reminiscent of Dave Edmunds' Rockpile. "Change Your Mind" and "In the Moment" lean towards FM classic rock or even progressive rock. "Baby Let Me Take You Home" has a centered, power-pop feel that recalls groups like Badfinger, The Raspberries, and Cheap Trick. Their powerful cover of the Easybeats' classic "Friday on My Mind" features lead singer Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, and the closing cut "765... (4321)" channels a bluesy, Chuck Berry vibe, evoking Brit Invasion stalwarts like the Stones, T. Rex, and The Move.
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