No great character is without their flaws, and on Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties' new song: "Alone at St. Luke's," primary songwriter Dan Campbell brings Aaron's into full focus with a boisterous barnburner of a track.
Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties will release the third chapter in their saga, a new album called In Lieu Of Flowers, on April 12. It's both a band and a story––everything that happens live on stage is narrative canon.
"I think sometimes constriction can be a catalyst for something special," Dan explains. "When everyone else in the band got Covid during our UK tour in 2022, it became an indelible part of the story. Our best laid plans were immediately dashed again on the rocks of the pandemic, but this new narrative constriction forced a shift in my approach to the story that sent the record spinning in a new and better direction."
The music mirrors the stark change in the story, seeing Aaron leave his band behind in a sudden and jarring way to finish the tour solo. It takes what was initially a celebratory chorus, with huge drums and horn lines, and shifts the mood entirely without changing the melody or lyrics.
