With the first of three singles to be released by summers end, Rootdown has shared their latest song “Island Hopping” for everyone’s FREE listening pleasure as this week’s Leak of the Week. Download the track & read up on the song inside here…
Rootdown – “Island Hoppin”
“Island Hoppin” Background & Quote:
ROOTDOWN is releasing 3 new singles this summer. “Island Hopping” is the first of the three. Frontman Paul Wright was in L.A. last weekend with grammy award winning producer Native Wayne in the studio on some upcoming songs. Wayne plays ROOTDOWN’s single “All I Wanna Do” on his weekly radio show “Alter Native” on Indie 103.1 FM in L.A.
The first thing we had to ask Rootdown, was if they meant to send us what is now the cover-art for the new single as we mistook it for a screenshot.When The Pier asked Paul Wright of Rootdown, he said the cover-art was made to look like an Instagram Photo. As for the new song“Island Hopping”, he pulled the curtains back a little bit saying:
‘”I was talking to a girl I was interested in who lived in Atlanta. After visiting her and realizing how different it is there and how that’s influenced her life made me want to take her to where I’m from and the islands I love. She never did get around to packing her bikini and flip-flops tho, so the seat is still available.”
–Paul Wright, Rootdown
Rootdown Bio/Background:
ROOTDOWN is a alternative rock band from Oregon with hip-hop and reggae undertones. The band started the first day of summer in 2007 when frontman Paul Wright moved back from San Diego to Eugene, Oregon reconnecting with his musical friends.
In May 2011 the band released their first full length CD “Tidal Wave” attracting attention from major record companies resulting in showcases in Hollywood and New York City. Their song “All I Wanna Do” got national radio airplay around the country and was selected by Clear Channel’s I Heart Radio contest to perform on national television during the MDA Telethon from Las Vegas September 2011.
“Tidal Wave” features ten songs co-produced by Grammy-winning producer Christopher Stevens (TobyMAC, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood). The ten song album was recorded and co-produced by Kelsey Smith at Downbeat Sounds in Vancouver, WA, and mixed by Christopher and Taylor Stevens in Nashville, TN.
ROOTDOWN was the top booking band at NACA West in 2009 which resulted in them working hard touring the U.S. playing at over fifty college campuses. They played over 150 shows in 2010 and 2011 combined. In 2012 they signed with The Agency Group for booking and Sumerian Entertainment for management.
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Article By: Mike Patti
Video: Rootdown – “All I Wanna Do”