Local band Sorrymom comes out with first single, “Pretty Girl”
On June 26, Utah State University’s indie dreamboats Sorrymom released their long-awaited first single “Pretty Girl,” produced by WhySound Records.
Many SorryMom fans have been waiting since their performance at the 2019 Big Agg show for the band to record and release music. Spencer Felix, the bassist, said it was an easy decision to record “Pretty Girl.”
“In October, when we began recording, we had only been performing live for two months. We could probably count the shows we had played on one hand, and the crowd[s] [were] already singing along to ‘Pretty Girl,’” Felix said. “We were hooked on how the song felt live, so when it came to the studio discussion of our first single, the decision was easily unanimous.”
SorryMom is one of the first artists to work with the newly established WhySound Records. All four members of the band have grown up in Logan, so it was fitting they’d sign with the local record label. Felix explained the opportunity to record at a venue they all love with artists central to their community — like Taylor Ross Wilson, Benton Wood and Shua Taylor — made the process even more special.
The powerful energy of a SorryMom live show is not lost through the recording process. Daniel Shaw Burt’s lead vocals and keys resonate with optimism and longing. You can hear his smile while he sings. Morgan Fish’s guitar solo before the last verse is equally exciting and creative as in any live performance.
“I think this song hits a little different for every band member,” Felix said. “As far as I can speak for the rest of the band, I can say that this song means an awful lot. It is a beautiful combination of the best of all of us.”
With so many fans used to going to SorryMom shows monthly, if not more often than that, the release of “Pretty Girl” came just at the right time. Now fans can hold on to a piece of Logan — the feeling of release of a Friday night at WhySound after a stressful week, the beloved chaos of Wednesday nights at The Factory, the optimism and hope of a new semester at Big Agg show — wherever they are.
The band consists of Daniel Shaw Burt on lead vocals, keys and guitar, Morgan Fish on lead guitar, Spencer Felix on bass, and Shane Wegner on drums.
Maggie Mattinson is from Eagle Mountain, Utah, and is studying philosophy. She is going into her junior year at USU and also works for Aggie Radio as a writer, editor, and DJ. She loves to be outdoors and spends her free time hiking and rock climbing or watching The Good Place.
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