Sun Room releases their devil-may-care new EP 'At Least I Tried'
Today, ringleaders and havoc seekers of SoCal’s surf-rock scene, Sun Room, unleash their new EP At Least I Tried. Barreling in at just over 10 minutes, the four tracks are fast, loud, and lyrically unphased. This EP represents the band letting listeners have an unaltered view of their garage jams and unruly show antics. The majority of At Least I Tried was produced by one of Sun Room’s biggest influences growing up in the California DIY scene, Zac Carper of FIDLAR – Stream.
Kicking off with “At Least I Tried,” a track described by frontman Luke Asgian as “finding fun in the chaos of life and being in a touring band,” Sun Room makes it known that they expect for nothing to go right, but you laugh at it and roll on. He also shares that the next song “Cut My Hair” is “about a summer fling that ends when Fall rolls around, the same time I usually cut my hair.” Again, expressing that sometimes things don’t go as planned, but you power through.
“Kicking Rocks” is the EP’s most laid back, beachy tune, allowing the listener to come up for a breath. But that brief respite quickly subsides to EP closer “Stuck In The Heat.” A metaphorical mic drop sealing the band’s year of explosive growth and unabashed antics, this is a song that you hear and immediately know it has to be Sun Room.
Asgian shares, “It feels like we’ve spent such a large portion of our lives on tour the past couple years, which we’re so stoked on, but it also makes you appreciate Southern California that much more. Whenever we’re on the road, I think we get such a sense of nostalgia for the culture down here and the sound of all the bands from the beach towns we grew up in. Spending so much time driving through farms in the Midwest on tour will really make you want to write something profoundly Californian.”
He continues, “Of course, we have other influences, but the garage rock scene that we all grew up on down here is so ingrained in us and I think that really shows on this EP, which we’re really proud of. The process of writing it was all during a summer at home in between surfs, in the garage. Even if we’re playing arenas one day, we’ll always jam in a garage. It would be really hard to write a Sun Room song in some multi-million dollar studio or rehearsal space.”
Leading up to the EP, Sun Room released the singles “At Least I Tried,” along with an official video, and “Cut My Hair.” Praise has been rolling in from everywhere including Consequence, Paste, and even Iggy Pop on BBC 6. The singles also received playlisting from All New Rock and New Noise on Spotify, New in Rock and Breaking Rock on Apple Music, and Fresh Alternative and Breakthrough Indie on Amazon Music.
AT LEAST I TRIED TRACK LIST
“At Least I Tried”
“Cut My Hair”
“Kicking Rocks”
“Stuck In The Heat”
Wrapping up last night with a massive show at LA’s Fonda Theatre, Sun Room adds another rowdy North American tour to the books. Redirecting their trail of chaos for the clear other side of the globe, the band is headed to Australia next for their first ever headline tour of the country plus a series of festival performances. See all tour information here and below.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
2023
November 30 – Flagstaff, AZ – Prochnow Auditorium
December 26 – Perth, AUS – Out & About Festival
December 28 – Sunshine Coast, AUS – Sol Bar
December 29 – Byron Bay, AUS – The Northern
December 30 – Gold Coast, AUS – Best Night Ever Festival
2024
January 1 – Brisbane, AUS – Spaced Out Festival
January 2 – Coffs Harbour, AUS – Coffs Hotel
January 4 – Port Macquarie, AUS – Finnians Hotel
January 5 – Newcastle, AUS – King Street Bandroom
January 6 – Avalon Beach, AUS – Avalon RSL
January 7 – Wollongong, AUS – La La La’s
January 9 – Sydney, AUS – The Lansdowne
January 11 – San Remo, AUS – Westernport Hotel
January 12 – Melbourne, AUS – Stay Gold
January 13 – Mornington, AUS – Coastal Jam Festival
January 14 – Geelong, AUS – Barwon Club
January 19 – Adelaide, AUS – Jive
All tour information here
ABOUT SUN ROOM
Sun Room has stepped out as Southern California's foremost surf-rock band, without ever trying to do anything other than have a good time. Luke Asgian (lead vocals & guitar), Ashton Minnich (guitar) and Max Pinamonti (bass) first came together by playing local house shows amongst the young surf community in SoCal, but after a series of viral moments, two of their singles “Crashed My Bike” and “Something That You're Missing” were included on the Netflix series Outer Banks.
Within just six months of the band forming, Sun Room scored a spot at Austin City Limits, sold out a run of headline shows across the US, supported Louis Tomlinson's North and South American tours, and joined Inhaler for another tour in Europe.
Making their way back to the US after playing in 24 different countries throughout 2022, Sun Room embarked on their first headline tour across North America, selling over 13,000 tickets from September to October 2022.
Throughout Spring 2023, Sun Room toured North America with Inhaler, as well as hosting their own headline run across the South East, playing in beach towns in Florida and ending at Shaky Knees in Atlanta. After returning from a 30+ date headline tour across North America, Sun Room’s EP At Least I Tried is out now. The remainder of the year will see the band headed to Australia for their first headline tour of the country + many festival dates.
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