![]() ![]() As primary songwriters, the sound of the Boxmasters has been an evolution as the duo constantly strive to find new inspiration, new sounds and new ways of expressing what is in their hearts and on their minds. Since forming The Boxmasters, several long-time friends have contributed to the sound of the band, but the core of The Boxmasters has always been Andrew and Thornton. Listening to The Boxmasters, one can hear obvious odes to the Beatles, Byrds and Beach Boys, but also important to The Boxmasters are The Mothers of Invention, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine and Big Star. “We should have some new merchandise as well as a few new songs from both “Help…I’m Alive” as well as new songs that we’ve been writing in the last few months.”įormed in 2007, The Boxmasters have recorded an impressive and diverse catalogue of music that touches on their love of a wide array of influences, but most importantly, the rock and roll of the 1960’s. So we are very excited to get back out there and in front of the fans” says J.D. “We were having the best tour of our careers last summer before we had to stop due to the coronavirus. Familiar stops in Kansas City at Knuckleheads, Atlanta, Annapolis, Oregon and California are joined with new venues in Texas, Wyoming, Ohio and Kentucky. The “2022 Help…I’m Alive” Tour runs from April into June and makes stops in all areas of the United States. So there are those bits of sadness in these poppy and fun sounding songs” says J.D. I lost one of my best friends from childhood who took his own life on one of the days that we were recording. Meanwhile there was a lot of pain and suffering and fighting all around us. We were able to be in our favorite place in the world, which is the recording studio. “This album was really a cathartic release for us. ![]() I picked up a guitar and Facetimed J.D.” recalls Bud about the creation of the title track on the album. It just came out in that moment, just as it is on the record. I came up with the chorus and melody just walking around the house during lockdown. Help…I’m Alive.’ Well, okay, it’s really not so tongue-in-cheek. ![]() This song is a tongue-in-cheek way of saying, ‘Wow it sucks being here right now. Normally you hear someone cry out ‘Help, I’m drowning’ or ‘Help, I’m dying’. “It’s been difficult for people to live in this world for the past few years. A very personal album called “Nothing Personal” which is yet to be released, “Christmas In California” which was released in November of 2021 and “Help…I’m Alive” which is to be released on April 15th on Keentone Records/ Thirty Tigers. Over the course of the next year, The Boxmasters would record three new albums. For avid creators Bud and J.D., this was a time to start planning and writing for the day that the studios would open again and what sort of new songs would emerge. During the shutdown of 2020, the recording studios in Los Angeles were closed for several months. ![]()
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