“The Runaround” dropped February 27 and the third EP single dropped March 27, both out now. The full ‘Dirty Souls’ EP is out now.
San Francisco Ameri-Cali Rock Sextet Wreckless Strangers Unleash Raw New EP ‘Dirty Souls’
TAGS: Wreckless Strangers, Amber Morris, David Noble, Joshua Zucker, Mick Hellman, Rob Anderson, Fletcher Nielsen, Jason Lee Denton, Dave Way, Sean Beresford, Austin de Lone, WMOT,
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Wreckless Strangers have been carrying the torch for San Francisco’s rock and soul tradition for years, and ‘Dirty Souls’ is their most direct statement yet. The EP is out now, produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Way with engineer Sean Beresford, and built around the six-piece’s signature blend of Americana, soul, R&B, and classic rock.
The title track “Dirty Soul” leads the project and arrives with a full visual companion, the band’s seventh collaboration with director Jason Lee Denton. Written by Amber Morris, Joshua Zucker, and the late Austin de Lone, the song draws its emotional weight from exactly where Morris describes it: “Patience, acceptance, and loving fiercely without losing yourself. The video allowed us to explore those themes visually and sit with the messiness of that kind of love in a very honest way.”
The EP’s second single “The Runaround,” written by lead vocalist David Noble, is also out now, as is the third EP single released in late March. Taken together, the three releases map out a band operating with real creative range, raw where it needs to be, melodic where it earns it.
Wreckless Strangers draw from a deep well of Bay Area influence. Their sound pulls from Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Sons of Champlin, Fleetwood Mac, Sly Stone, Tower of Power, and the Grateful Dead, filtered through soaring vocal harmonies and instrumental improvisation kept tight by concise songwriting. It’s a lot of ground to cover and they cover it naturally.
The band features Amber Morris on lead vocals, David Noble on lead guitar and vocals, Joshua Zucker on bass and vocals, Mick Hellman on drums and vocals, Rob Anderson on guitar and vocals, and Fletcher Nielsen on keys. They were recently invited to perform live on Nashville’s Americana Roots radio station WMOT and played NAMM in Southern California earlier this year.