Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Let the Day Begin (New Single)

You might, or not, know that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is one of my favourite band ever.

Their mix of blues-rock, with darkis atmosphere is just so unique and perfectly matching my feeling that I never got tired of listening to them since their first album B.R.M.C. in 2001.

I admire their attitude, that brought them to a surprising third album, a shocking acoustic blues album that surely pissed off many fans and record label managers. I admire the way they decided to go their way, ditching their label and self-producing an album. They basically don’t give a shit. They want to make music, the music they want, nothing can’t stand on their way to achieve that.

In fact I’m very very looking forward to their new album, Specter At The Feast, due to release in March. I’ve already got a ticket for their gig in London (the 4th in my carreer) even though I disappointedly learnt that Nick Jago, their first drummer, won’t be back. Not that I was expecting that, but I was hoping…let’s hope that Leah Shapiro got her drumming a bit tighter in the meanwhile.

Enough talking now, their new single is out! You can download it for free from their website, signing up to their newsletter. Or you can stream it here:

Listen BRMC New Single: Let The Day Begin (Single)

In case you didn’t know this song is a cover and the original is by the band The Call. The singer of this band is Micheal Been, father of Robert Levon Been, BRMC’s bass player. Mr. Been Sr. has been a father not only for Robert but also for the whole band: Peter Hayes was basically living with them when he was young and troubled. He’s been a constant presence and a mentor for them, and he was following them on tour. It was during a European tour in 2010 when he had a heart attack and died. That was a difficult blow to take for all of them and it took them 3 years to come back with a new record, thanks also  to Dave Grohl who gave them an occasion to reunite and create new music together for the film documentary Sound City.

Here’s the original version