Track 3 – “Splitsville” by The District Attorneys

My favorite Rolling Stones songs are the country-influenced ones. I’m guessing the guys in Atlanta’s The District Attorneys feel the same way as their debut EP is filled with some great beer drinking rock n’ roll accentuated by harmonica and pedal steel guitar playing. But the Stones influence isn’t the only one, in fact, the Orders From … EP is a mixed bag where you’ll also catch melodies/guitar riffs/etc. that’ll remind you of the Beach Boys, The Replacements, The Jesus & Mary Chain and Modest Mouse.

Drew Beskin, The District Attorneys’ songwriter/singer/guitarist, answers 3 questions about track 3, “Splitsville”, from the Orders From … EP.

Is track 3 representative of the whole CD?

Track 3 or “Splitsville” as we like to call it is the song that we started the band on. I wrote the tune before our first band practice and everything sort of came from there. It def has a lot of wild energy and it’s kind of who we were at the time we started, it represents a side of the band. We like to think we have a lot of different hats to wear but this one is so natural for us.

What’s the story behind the song – from the lyrical content to the way it was written and recorded?

“Splitsville” came from listening to a lot of Motown and the Stones album Exile on Mainstreet. I usually write on guitar or piano but I was messing around with the drums and started playing this beat and singing along and the rest of the song followed. The lyrics pretty much sum up the lesson learned when you push to find out the reasons why in life and how the information gathered is sometimes better left unknown. It’s also about celebrating the worst of times.

Was there a particular reason you placed this song in the #3 spot on the tracklisting?

While the number 3 is the raddest number of all time and the best things usually have 3 involved (Rocky III, Return of the King, Bat out of Hell III, Ninja Turtles III) we picked it because we thought it was the best pacing of the EP. We think the 7 songs on the EP are all very different and they all have their own mood. The third track seemed to be where the party song needed to be.

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