A tour of the Shrimpy EP
courtesy of We Were Wolves bass player/vocalist Jake Hooker:
1. “Hodo Hada”
“‘Hodo Hada’ was recorded at Polarity Studio with James ‘Baby J’
Faust, who recorded the Lost at Sea E.P. He works well with us
because he’s known us from day one,” he said. “This song was the
first brainchild Vinc offered, and had finally been aged and fine
tuned enough for recording. It starts strong like a rabid elk,
slams you back and forth like in a Droopy cartoon, and has a clean
finish with a pleasant aftertaste.”
2. “Crash and Burn”
“Another product of the Sugar Hill sessions. It’s just fun,” Hooker
said. “The writing was entirely collaborative, so it’s sorta the
most representative of what happens when our group works together
and off of each other.
“Zach’s drumbeat brings it in like a lowboy designed for rock ‘n
roll transport. The bass is strangely happy and sort of funky.
Vinc’s guitar adds a decadent darkness, not entirely unlike an old
Scooby Doo episode. Drew’s vocals are straightforward and connect
with that fiery bastard in all of us that we keep at bay, and when
we all play, it’s primal and simple, then classically influenced
and sinister. That fiery bastard wakes up and reminds you why you
appreciate freedom.”
3. “Hell in Spades”
“Another from the Polarity sessions, it’s the only song on this
record with me singing lead vocals, and there’s also a video on
YouTube,” Hooker said. “The lyrics are inspired by one of Stephen
King’s ‘Dark Tower’ books.
“It’s a mid-tempo steering wheel tapper influenced by cKy and
Coheed & Cambria. Whether one can hear those influences, I can’t
say.”
4. “No Head”
“‘No Head’ is a new recording of the song we had released on our
split with Cousin Phelpy,” Hooker said. “We’ve always found it to
be a really solid song, and it has evolved significantly, featuring
new vocal harmonies and guitar work by Vinc, who wasn’t in the band
when the split was recorded. We recorded this song at Sugar Hill
Studios in Houston with Chris Longwood for our next full length
album.”
