Starting Early Photo credit: Kelly J. Sheperd
Washington DC trio Starting Early are back with a video for new single “Do As I Do,” written at the end of the studio sessions for their debut album Hello. The band is made up of brothers Rory and Declan O’Donnell (vocals, guitars, and bass) with Paul Mosimann (drums).
Filed under the nebulous genre of indie-rock, Washington DC trio Starting Early has a sound that is unpretentiously fresh. Cutting their teeth by studying Beatles harmonies and instrumentally recreating the sounds of acid rock legends Cream and Led Zeppelin, the band injects a vintage vibe into their exciting and plucky songwriting.
On the conceptual theme of the new track, Starting Early remarks,
“We wanted to explore a different kind of narrative and I thought a story of a bank robbery would fit the tensions layered musically throughout the song. We didn’t want to do a beginning, middle, and end storyline. Rather, we wanted to drop the listener in medias res without any context and let them fit the pieces of the narrative together for themselves. We thought an abrupt opening of an intense dialogue between characters was a strong kickstart for the song. The lyrics compel a level of intentional listening while still being open-ended in their meaning in hopes that listeners draw their own conclusions as to the message of the song beyond the plot line of the robbery.”
Their new EP titled Bethesda will be released on April 9, 2025.
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