South Carolina indie rockers Winyah are deep into a mostly sold-out tour of the US promoting last February’s Lot to Learn LP, keeping the band occupied through early July. Yet the success they’ve achieved over the past couple of years has come at a price, as the band expresses on their newly released single “Rat Race.” Matching the rush of life on the road, the fast-paced yet angst-ridden new track pushes back against the notion that life gets easier after an artist achieves their big break.
“I wrote this with my parents in mind,” shares frontman Thomas Rowland. “[It’s] about my experience seeing them struggle from afar as I was in Nashville and out on the road, not able to be there with them. It’s nostalgic—but stressed, coming from someone who’s trying their best to make it in a world of unknowns… I think of this song almost like a juxtaposition between success and the struggles it requires, the sacrifices of not being able to be with the ones you love, and the viewpoint of it all from afar.”
As for the emotive guitar work lining Rowland’s raw vocal performance, he adds: “I wanted the tones to parallel those feelings of adrenaline, angst, stress, and worry, but with a tinge of hope and triumph.”
Check out the results below, and check out their full list of tour stops here.
