The Sons of Guns’ debut EP ‘You Shine The Sun’ took the euphoria of uplifting ‘70s country-rock and power-pop, and sent it tumbling with a smile into the present day. The campaign around the EP took in a succession of highlights, such as being named as an all-time favourite performance by the founder of the music conference/showcase Musexpo, earning admiration from Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal, and landing airplay from Gary Crowley on BBC Radio London. Now the band share their first new music since the EP with the single ‘I Got It Right’. Listen HERE.
The Sons of Guns’ main strength is their ability to conjure new takes on classic styles, leading to a catalogue of songs which are so instantly recognisable they feel as if they must be old favourites. That’s what they achieve with ‘I Got It Right’, its mid-summer atmosphere provided by the band’s tight vocal harmonies and chiming Wurlitzer piano.
The song’s carefree music is matched by its lyrical message. Sometimes you just get all the big things in life wrong… but you’ll still end up being so much more fortunate if you can just get love right.
As David Zincke says, “‘I Got It Right’ is an upbeat, late ‘70s country/blues influenced tune about feeling like you’re getting everything wrong but realising that the one thing you got right is the most important. Love!”
The song was produced by David Zincke and Nick Dawes, with the latter sharing a co-writing with all five band members.
The accompanying video for ‘I Got It Right’ feels like ‘The Seventh Seal’ reimagined as slapstick comedy of errors. David Zincke faces up to the Grim Reaper in a series of life-or-death grudge matches spanning chess, basketball, bowling and ‘70s gaming favourite ‘Pong’. Every game he gets wrong… but through sheer bloody-minded persistence he finally gets it right.
This summer has also seen The Sons of Guns play a range of summer festivals and big outdoor shows in their homeland of France. The multi-instrumentalist and all-vocalist quintet are based in Nice, but feature just one Frenchman in their collective – Aymeric Ardimanni – alongside Englishmen David Zincke, Scott Richman, Jack Daniel and Frankie Connolly.
How did they end up in Nice? Well, that’s a story that they still haven’t revealed. But if you’re making Californian-influenced rock in Europe, where could be better? Blissful summers give way to winter ski resorts where audiences are up for living in the moment. And that’s another key to the band’s charm: they’re always eager to bring everyone in a room together and make them a part of the show. And they’re always also open-minded to capitalise upon any opportunity that comes their way, leading to surprise collaborations with Rick Astley and Joss Stone.
