Cheap Tequila

Go Down Records is proud to introduce you “CHEAP TEQUILA”, the third and latest album of Small Jackets, who were born in 2000 when drummer Danny Savanas and singer guitarist Lu Silver joined up to form the group. Small Jackets’ incessant live tours and gigs led them to perform as “opening act” for a White Flag concert where the band met Chips K (official guitarist of the band and discographical producer) who noticed them and decided to produce “Cheap Tequila” with the band.
A new chapter thus began for Small Jackets:  the project took the band to Sweden, the new “promised land” of rock’n’roll. “Cheap Tequila” was recorded at the MUSIC A MATIC Studios in Gothenburg, it was produced by Chips K (Sator) and Henryk Lipp, the same couple of sound producers/engineers who created the sound for – and worked in the studio with - THE HELLACOPTERS, THE NOMADS, SATOR, MILLENCOLIN; Chips has also composed songs for several records of THE NOMADS.

The two producers worked for the first time for an Italian band. The album the band recorded is a blend of rock n roll, hard rock, boogie and explosive funky; this sound is quite closer to how the band sounds live, but it was  enriched by the presence of instruments such as the hammond, the piano, the saxophone and the harmonica, creating vibrant and enchanting tones that shaped the band’s “retro” attitude with a more modern sound. The record featured several guests such as Silvertide’s singer Walt Lafty, who is a fan of the band; he wrote the lyrics for the song “We Got A problem” and sang in it, creating musical atmospheres that sound like the early Soundgarden and Alice in Chains.  The album is heavily influenced by the sound of bands such as Ac/Dc, Humble Pie, Gran funk Railroad (Small Jackets recorded a cover of their “Are You Ready”), Ted Nugent, MotorHead, Ramones, ZZ TOP. This old rock n roll hard southern style attitude was mixed with protopunk, Detroit hard rock and Rolling Stones-alike riffs!!! Several singles will be extracted from the album, the first being “Listen To The Rock". Its musical structure and lyrical message represent an invitation to listen to the music, let yourself go with it and have fun!!! It’s Boogie Hard Rock ‘n’ roll!!!! Play the song in a high-quality stereo and get rid of your computer speakers… this is the only way of really appreciating the album and rock’n’roll music in  general!

The band’s discographical debut came after the first three years with “Play At High Level”, an album supported by a long tour in which the band played on stage together with the Swedish sensations The Hellacopters. The second album, “Walking The Boogie”, was released in 2006: the evolution towards harder sounds in the record launched the band into the centre of the international rock’ n’ roll music scene. The mutual admiration between the two bands was sealed by the track “Forever Night”, in which Nick Royale and Robert, singers and guitarists of The Hellacopters, recorded the guitar solos.

A mix of: Ac/Dc, Humble Pie, Gran funk Railroad (Small Jackets recorded a cover of their “Are You Ready”), Ted Nugent, MotorHead, Ramones, ZZ TOP. This old rock n roll hard southern style attitude was mixed with protopunk, Detroit hard rock and Rolling Stones-alike riffs!!