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LISTEN: JD & the Straight Shot, ‘Under That Hood’

Dec 11, 2015

Artist: JD & the Straight Shot
Hometown: New York, NY
Song: “Under That Hood"
Album: Ballyhoo!
Release Date: January 15
Label: Proper Music Distribution

In Their Words: "'Under That Hood' is like many of our other tunes in that it tells a story. In this case, it is more literal than most of our songs. It tries to tell the Trayvon Martin story from both sides. In the end, it comments on Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. We tried to match the melody, chord progression, and vocal harmonies to the somber mood of the story. It is meant to be disturbing because the story is disturbing." — Jim Dolan


Photo credit: Kristin Barlowe

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