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LISTEN: The Dales, “Burn It Slow”

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Artist: The Dales
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Song: “Burn It Slow”
Album: Multi Trick Pony
Release Date: September 23, 2022
Label: DB Records

In Their Words: “The song is inspired by a movie star I was working with last year. She’s extremely successful, yet so down to earth and easy to hang with. It seemed like we had known each other for a long time. We had a lot in common, including our love for nature. While working on the song, we tried a couple of different chorus ideas and came up with the simpler ‘oh oh — nice to know — someone who likes to burn it slow.’ It’s an homage to people who don’t come off too strong, don’t try too hard and instead present themselves authentically.” — Drew Lawrence (co-founder, The Dales)

The Dales · Burn It Slow

Photo Credit: Stacy Hunter

WATCH: The Dales, “Homesick Summertime Anthem”

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Artist: The Dales
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Song: “Homesick Summertime Anthem”
Album: Easy Times
Release Date: January 10, 2010

In Their Words: “It’s a song about wishing you had more time to spend with the ones you love. I wrote it from the perspective of our friends and family in the Pacific Northwest. Every year my family and I spend the summer up there. We’ve got friends that we’ve known since first grade. They’re always asking us when we’re moving back… and if you’ve ever been in that area — it’s hard not to take them up on their offer.

“The concept for the video was to have the band surrounded by friends and family. Our videographer, Pat Carew, had the idea and enlisted us to round up friends and neighbors to be in the audience. Funny what happens when you tell folks there will be free wine and cheese… they show up! It was shot in my backyard in Woodland Hills, California. The fire shots and the vintage Rhodes keyboard helped foster the warm, analog vibe we were looking for. We almost had an incident with Jackie’s hair and a tiki torch…” — Drew Lawrence, The Dales

Photo credit: Patrick Carew