On June 26, Julez and the Rollerz will release their debut full-length album Dirty Little Rock ‘N’ Roller via Lolipop Records. Now they are sharing their new single and video ‘I Don’t Know You.’
Vocalist/guitarist Jules Batterman on the single: “Turning 30 made me confront the fact that I’ve outgrown parts of myself. ‘I Don’t Know You’ started as a song about looking back at my younger self and thinking, ‘Who is she?’ But it naturally became more than just ‘that’. It’s also about how time reshapes EVERYTHING. Sometimes you lose significant people in your life; whether it be friends, past lovers, family members…. Sometimes you lose who you once were. We are forever changing, as are the people around us, and while scary, it’s also beautiful to think about. I’m now 31, married, still unsure of what I want out of life, and I’m hoping my past self is still proud of the path I’m on now.”
Thematically, Dirty Little Rock ‘N’ Roller as a whole explores the passage of time within relationships, within identity and within life itself. It’s a record preoccupied with growth and reckoning, with asking what remains when the noise settles and who you become when the party finally winds down.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Grammy nominated producer Alex Newport at Tiny Creatures Studio in Yucca Valley, CA, the album captures the band live with a careful balance of raw performance and thoughtful layering. Newport, known for his work with artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party and The Mars Volta, brings both precision and weight to the project.
Dirty Little Rock ‘N’ Roller:
- Time
- Phaser
- I Don’t Know You
- Call Me Up
- I Need Love
- Hot Take
- Bring It On
- Always Hard 4 U
- Take it Back
