What do you get when you bring a Heartbreaker and a songwriter extraordinaire together? One of the best debut singles of the past ten years, that’s what. The Speaker Wars are Stan Lynch, founding member and drummer of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and singer-songwriter Jon Christopher Davis. Together, they dropped their kickass debut single a little over a month ago and I haven’t been able to stop spinning it since.
“Never Ready to Go” brings that classic Southern-tinged rock sound to a new group of rock fans, and for rockers like me who love those classic Southern rock bands, getting to experience a brand new band giving that same energy is a treat unlike any other.
The track is driven by Stan Lynch’s drums; he knows just what the track demands and doesn’t overdo it. The guitar riffs give it that Southern rock edge that is so unique to hear in a modern rock track, and to top it all off, Jon Christopher Davis’s vocals solidify the track’s rough, dirty edge.
I can already hear “Never Ready to Go” as the opening track of their debut record. I can hear it rev up as the band walks out on stage at a small, intimate music venue as the crowd goes wild. It gives that “hey, here’s who we are, here’s what we do, get a taste” energy in a truly brilliant way. I don’t know how many completed tracks they have under their belt, but they couldn’t have picked a better one to kick this thing off with.
“Never Ready to Go” is a phenomenal listen, and I cannot encourage you enough to jump on the Speaker Wars train before it leaves the station. It’s just creeping out of the station now – give this track and listen and hop on before you miss it. This duo is going to do big things.