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Seattle's Striking Back has teamed up with a powerhouse of production and is taking the music industry by storm. With the much-anticipated release of "The Restless EP", lead-singer Jordan Thompson celebrates a culmination of 10 years experience as a singer/songwriter, and presents his long-awaited solo debut under the name Striking Back. According to him, "the name represents my striking back at all the things that prevented me from writing the music I wanted, and sharing it with the world."
After touring and writing music for a decade, Jordan has learned exactly what makes him tick--"There's no better feeling than putting your heart out on your sleeve in front of thousands of people and having them connect with you"--and he's not going to stop there.
Taking early inspiration from greats like Michael Jackson, Bryan Adams, and Nirvana, Jordan had his first break opening for Something Corporate in 2005 with his band Fighting For Nothing. "That was the first time I realized that I could really do it, when I met Andrew McMahon and hung out with those guys," says Jordan. Coincidentally, that was the first time that Jordan heard about legendary producer Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank, Live, Jack's Mannequin)--who teamed up with arranger Patrick Warren (Rob Thomas, Kate Voegele, Bruce Springsteen, Avril Lavigne) to produce "The Restless EP."
The collaboration produced extraordinary results. "There is a passion in his voice that is unique and compelling," commented Wirt. "This is something that can only be achieved when your art speaks from your very soul." Songs like "Restless" and "Dark Day Afternoon" express a deep sentimental knowledge about living with the "distractions of our culture and society that prevent us from realizing ourselves."
The release of "The Restless EP" has finally arrived. In the meantime Jordan waits in Seattle--preparing his band for a national tour that will further-solidify Striking Back's place in the pop/rock arena.
Producer and studio musician, Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank, Live, Jack's Mannequin) is teaming up with fellow musician, friend and arranger Patrick Warren (Rob Thomas, Kate Voegele, Bruce Springsteen, Avril Lavigne) to collaborate on the debut album for Seattle-based Striking Back, set to begin production September 2009.
Striking Back founding member Jordan Thompson has crafted and honed his sound for the better part of the past decade in various rock bands and projects. Most recently taking the role as a singer/songwriter within Striking Back, Thompson's move to team up with Wirt and Warren will finally provide him the creative vehicle he has been seeking to record and play exactly what he feels. It is that feeling which will most likely lead the theme of the forthcoming album.
“There is a passion in his voice that is unique and compelling...this is something that can only be achieved when your art speaks from your very soul.....” comments Wirt on Thompson's work. Regarding the direction of the record, Thompson adds, "the songs on this record will be an interesting combination, in that they are my favorites from the past 10 years that I never got to release because they didn't match up with the band I was in at the time. I wrote one of the songs when I was 14, one of them when I was a freshman in college, and one of them a couple of weeks ago. Needless to say, you'll know a little bit about who I am and who I've been after listening to this one.
Striking Back will begin recording with both Jim Wirt and Patrick Warren in Los Angeles, CA September 7th-18th, 2009. For information on Jim Wirt, visit www.jimwirtmusic.com.
