Tuesday, October 15, 2024
There’s something primal, something almost mythic, in the way Avalanche approaches their new single, Dad, I Joined A Rock N Roll Band.
It’s a song about rebellion, yes—about the eternal generational conflict between the youth who yearn for freedom and the parents who once did, but now hold the reins. But more than that, it’s a song about the need for rock ‘n’ roll as a vessel for that rebellion, the endless, cyclical dance between chaos and order. From the first note, the track doesn’t so much play as it erupts.
The guitars come in like the ringing of a bell, signalling not just the start of the song, but the start of something larger. Steven Campbell’s voice, a raw, unvarnished growl, leads us through a landscape that’s both familiar and newly threatening. It’s not just the story of a kid who joins a rock band—it’s the story of everyone who’s ever chosen the hard road, the one their parents warned them against, and the strange liberation that comes from making that choice.
Musically, Avalanche is drawing from the deep well of rock’s history. You can hear the echoes of bands like AC/DC and Rose Tattoo in the riffs, sure, but you can also hear the blues beneath the surface, the old, ancient blues that shaped rock’s original rebellion. The song moves like a freight train, barrelling ahead with unstoppable force. When the chorus hits, it doesn’t just satisfy—it overwhelms, a cathartic release of pent-up energy and frustration.
What Avalanche does so well here is remind us that rock ‘n’ roll was never just about music. It’s about identity, about making a choice—one that defines you for better or worse. On Dad, I Joined A Rock N Roll Band, Avalanche has captured that moment of defiance, that reckless embrace of the unknown. And in doing so, they’ve given us a song that feels as vital as anything that’s come before.
