SMALL TOWN TITANS have released the official music video for their single, ‘9 to 5’. Filmed by Nesmith Films and directed by the band’s own Ben Guiles, ‘9 to 5’ is from the recently released The Ride LP, available NOW via AntiFragile Music
“‘9 to 5’ is the ultimate salute to the hard worker and how they deserve to enjoy the fruits of their labours once in a while. We all deserve to take a load off, and that’s what this song is all about”. – Phil Freeman
Small Town Titans are an American rock n’ roll power trio from York, Pennsylvania, who love to constantly create, as well as play live. Gone is the notion that a rock band should only release 10 songs at a time every 2 years. In a world where music fans crave new content constantly, Small Town Titans aim to deliver their brand of art all the time, drawing inspiration from rock legends such as Foo Fighters, Audioslave, and Deep Purple. Thanks to their efforts at taking matters into their own hands, Small Town Titans can create and release songs, podcasts, live online concerts, and more with no rules. In a social media driven world, Small Town Titans knows releasing quality, constant content for their fans is as important as playing great live shows.
The band was formed on May 4, 2011 at Lebanon Valley College, where Phil, Ben, and Jonny all met, and had finally decided to jam together towards the end of Phil’s senior year . Phil and Jonny had been close friends for years prior to the band’s first jam session, with Ben and Jonny also having known each other and staying in touch throughout school since freshman year. After playing together, it didn’t take long for the group to decide to start playing shows live locally. The name ‘Small Town Titans’ had been in Phil’s back pocket for years, and he had finally found the band that fit the name. It didn’t take long for the group to grow a very loyal local fanbase, as they continued to hone their live performance chops, playing clubs on weekends and mixing their original material with covers of classic and modern rock songs. Soon after, the band began to take their career more seriously. They decided to hit the road full time, and began to release more material, and plenty of music videos.
In November of 2018, the band’s cover of the Christmas song ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ went viral in a matter of days, leading to charting on various Billboard charts including Holiday Digital Song Sales, Rock Digital Song Sales, Emerging Artists, and reaching #5 on the Next Big Sound chart. The song also reached #2 on the iTunes Rock charts, only being surpassed by Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. STT quickly found themselves achieving success, all on their own terms. That success continues into this decade with songs such as ‘The Man’, ‘Universal Limits’ and ‘Rufflin’ Feathers’ all landing on playlists such as Spotify’s Hard Rock, New Metal Tracks, and Hot Road Trip, Apple Music’s New in Rock, and YouTube Music’s Maximum Decibels.
As a newly signed act to AntiFragile Music, the band is releasing their first album with a record label, The Ride. Under the tutelage of label owner and music industry veteran Tom Sarig (Nine Inch Nails, Blink-182, Sammy Hagar), the new album shows STT pushing into more musical directions than ever before, from the Queen inspired ‘Behind The Moon’, to the angsty and aggressive ‘When It All Comes Down’. ‘Rufflin’ Feathers’ delivers a tongue-in-cheek message about today’s social media circus, while ‘9 To 5’, the album’s ballad, has more country crossover appeal than anything else in their catalog. ‘Sex and Candy’, a Marcy Playground cover, brings the blues, while ‘The Ride’ title track showcases plenty of musicality, and an evolution to the band’s sound. There are plenty of big, loud hooks throughout, all the while without losing the edge of a rock n’ roll band who sounds just as good live as they do on their recordings.
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