Holly & The Woods started 2011 with 2 new band members joining with Darren Drawbridge on guitar and Lee-Jaime Havenga on drums, as well as a song writing energy that matched their live performance. Months were spent redefining the song writing direction and goals for the band, along with the recording process, and it didn’t take much convincing when Ryno Zeelie , guitarist for the Graeme Watkins Project, was top of the list to record with. After a showcase evening of inviting close friends and fans to pick their new single from 4 brand new songs they had written, “Surrender” came through as the clear favourite.
Produced and recorded by Ryno Zeelie at Figure Of 8 Productions studio, “Surrender” was mixed by legendary engineer, Neal Snyman (The Dirty Skirts, Plush, Karen Zoid, The Graeme Watkins Project, etc.) and the final touch added by Rogan from Lapdust, who mastered it.
Listening to the lyrics for “Surrender”, it’s quite a departure from the dark lyrics on most of the songs from “So I Rage”.
“While working on the new songs, we wanted to move away from the dark theme in ‘So I Rage’ and gather a more feel-good selection of songs without losing our trademark Rock sound”, explains vocalist, Melissa Conradie. “’Surrender’ is written for my ex and as songwriters we usually harp on the heartache of a break-up, but I rather wanted to celebrate how amazing the relationship was. We focus too much on the negative and don’t embrace the positive as we should. ‘Surrender’ is not just about relationships but also how we treat life in general.”
The band will continue the recording process in early 2012, with more singles to follow after “Surrender” and eventually a new album towards Spring 2012.
“Surrender” is available as a Free Download on the Holly & The Woods website, www.hollyandthewoods.com
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