On the song, Vocalist/guitarist Jules Batterman shares: “‘Phaser’ came out of a jam the band had in late 2023 at our (then ‘new’) rehearsal space, which we share with some of our favorite bands in Los Angeles. It’s been part of our set now for years at this point, and it’s finally coming out as the last single before our debut album.

“More or less, ‘Phaser’ is about the weird feeling of being an artist and accidentally turning your entire existence into a performance. Whether you’re on stage, posting online, talking to people after shows, or awkwardly networking somewhere, there’s this pressure to always be ‘on’ and entertaining enough to keep people paying attention. We’re a band of mostly woman-presenting individuals, and we’ve also been navigating the music industry while figuring out how to balance how we’re perceived visually with the fact that the focus is, and always has been, our music! As mentioned in the song, sex appeal is only ‘half’ of the thrill!”

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On the song, Vocalist/guitarist Jules Batterman shares: “This song started off as just one big run on sentence of a song that eventually came together over time while writing it with our producer and the band. We all crave love, it’s a part of the human condition; When love comes with a cost though, and when you’re just the manic pixie dream girl of another person’s life, it almost makes you question if romantic love is truly attainable. Can I be neurotic and still be loved? Or do I have to be perfect all of the time? That’s what this song is about.”

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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:

1. Time
2. Phaser
3. I Don’t Know You
4. Call Me Up
5. I Need Love
6. Hot Take
7. Bring It On
8. Always Hard 4 U
9. Take it Back

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