Southern California roots-rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have unveiled their brand-new single Back To The Beginning Again, a thunderous, emotionally charged track recorded at the legendary Sunset Sound studios in Los Angeles. Self-produced by the band and mixed by engineer Alex Pasco, the song combines stacked guitars, a swampy groove, and raw, soaring vocals to create a classic Southern rocker infused with a touch of 90s alternative grit.
“Back To The Beginning Again was written while on tour sometime last year,” says guitarist Henry James. “The song reflects on deeper feelings of disillusionment and depression that happen while on tour and working in the music industry as a whole.”
Built around a sludgy blues riff and driven by a howling Hammond organ solo from keyboardist Jake Abernathie, the track captures both the band’s introspective side and their trademark swagger. Lyrically, it’s a yearning for the simplicity of those first moments of musical discovery. “As we get more invested in the business, politics, and hustle of this life,” Henry adds, “it can become difficult to feel connected to the pureness and excitement of playing music that made us fall in love with it as kids.”
The new single follows the band’s acclaimed studio album Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes, out now via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. Produced by Grammy-winner Dave Cobb and mixed by Greg Gordon (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson), the record has earned widespread praise for its combination of soulful storytelling and pure rock energy.
Formed in 2011, Robert Jon & The Wreck — Robert Jon Burrison (vocals, guitar), Henry James (lead guitar, vocals), Andrew Espantman (drums, vocals), Warren Murrel (bass), and Jake Abernathie (keys) — have built a reputation as one of the hardest-working live bands in rock today, with a global following and a catalogue of songs steeped in Southern roots and California soul.
Fresh from a European summer tour and a string of U.S. festival dates, the band will join Samantha Fish for a West Coast run this November before launching their Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes U.S. Tour in early 2025.
For full tour dates and tickets, visit robertjonandthewreck.com.
