Americana Highways - Song Premiere: Jerry Joseph “Sometimes A Great Notion”
Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Jerry Joseph’s song “Sometimes A Great Notion,” from his forthcoming album Tick. Tick was produced by Matt Patton; engineered by Bronson Tew, Steven Drizos and David Barbe; mixed and mastered by Bronson Tew. This song in particular was engineered by Steven Drizos at The Panther in Portland, Oregon.
This album is a companion piece to Jerry’s 2020 release A Beautiful Madness, and again features The Stiff Boys (The Drive-By Truckers) as his band on the album. Side 1 of the album is songs that hadn’t made the list for release on A Beautiful Madness, and Side 2 is live versions of songs from the 2020 album played with the Drive-By Truckers on tour.
“Sometimes A Great Notion” is Jerry Joseph on lead vocals and guitar; Patterson Hood on backing vocals and guitar; and Steven Drizos on percussion. Jerry Joseph has a mystique, a way about him of drawing everyone around him down into the heart of the thing. He never shies away from darkness and speaking the hard truths with a power spirituality, as his fans know; plus he’s traveled to parts of the world where the ominous hardnesses are and where the light needs to shine. Like South Africa. And his home in Portland. Couple that with his deepening connection with Patterson Hood and the rest of the band, and you know you’ve got a serious roots rock song with meaning. And this song, and the forthcoming album, deliver all of that to you on a vintage bejeweled platter. “There’s no need for sounding the alarm. We will not go down this road alone… and I will lift your burden up from here.”
I woke up one morning in Betty Bay, South Africa to this crazy noise. And, it was baboons and penguins, animals I didn’t know coexisted. I’d had the title written down in my notes for songs. I mashed up Betty Bay and Kesey, Oregon which for me are about the hippiest lyrics I’ve penned. I think Patterson (Hood) felt he could channel his inner Rainbow Family when he wanted to cut it for demos. Sadly I couldn’t come up with a cool rhyme for penguin.
“I woke up one morning in Betty Bay, South Africa to this crazy noise. And, it was baboons and penguins, animals I didn’t know coexisted. I’d had the title written down in my notes for songs. I mashed up Betty Bay and Kesey, Oregon which for me are about the hippiest lyrics I’ve penned. I think Patterson (Hood) felt he could channel his inner Rainbow Family when he wanted to cut it for demos. Sadly I couldn’t come up with a cool rhyme for penguin. — Jerry Joseph
Enjoy our previous interviews with Jerry Joseph here: Interview: Key to the Highway: Jerry Joseph
and here: Interview: Jerry Joseph on the Beautiful Madness, Drive-By Truckers with Jason Isbell
Catch our interview with Patterson Hood here: Interview: Key to the Highway: Patterson Hood
And find more information on the album and tour dates here: https://www.jerryjoseph.com
and here: https://dialbacksound.bandcamp.com
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"Sometimes A Great Notion" is now live at Bandcamp. Drop by and place your pre-order while you're listening. Dial Back Sound subscribers got the digital version early. Consider becoming one while you're there.