Move over Maylene, because Nashville’s own Sweettalker is about to redefine southern rock. Embracing the essence of Music City, Sweettalker goes back to the roots of their sound, creating aggressive rock riffs mixed with a hard-headed and relentless emotion. Highly entertaining and energetic, Sweettalker will stir a swell in your soul and leave you wanting more. Members David Brown, Ryan Pattengale and Hayden Pattengale deliver their brand new single, “Jenny.” Tough and filled with dirty south riffs, Sweettalker is anything but sweet. You can check out the stream for Jenny Below, as well as our Q&A with singer David Brown.
What would you like to see your group accomplish within the next three years?
We want to get out on the road as much as possible and go everywhere we can. I’ve never been outside of the United States, so I’m hoping that within the next three years we play overseas.
Talk to us about your writing process and environment, what are some of the factors and influences behind your instrumental and lyrical content?
The writing process starts over a pot of coffee at the kitchen table. Ryan or I will come to the table with a riff or some lyrics that we’d be jamming on our own earlier that week. We’ll write it out, pull it apart, argue and fight, and then just begin to figure out what we want to do with the song. From the there it goes through a series of band rehearsals and tracking sessions. So the writing process for each song is a constantly working process up until we send the song off to be mastered.
If you could collaborate with any artist or group, living or dead, who would it be?
If we could work with any artist we wanted, I’d have to say Elton John, Muddy Waters, or Tom Petty. Each of them influenced the culture of music. They wrote songs that made an impact. You could learn a lot from writing a song with these guys.
Tell us about your day-to-day lives, what is the role of music either as a full time job or the time it shares with your other obligations in life?
We all have our jobs that we work when we’re home. Fortunately, our jobs are completely flexible with our touring schedule. Outside of work, we’re constantly busy writing or doing music-related business. If we have the day off, we write in the morning so we’re fresh and then spend the other half of the day doing everything else. It’s like having two full-time jobs when you’re home and then going on vacation every once and a while.
What gear do you use?
We play through a couple different amps and guitars. We play through a couple Les Pauls, a 335, JCM 800s and a Fender Bassman from time to time. We’ve tracked most of our songs on the Gibson 335 through the JCM 800, Fender Jazz Bass through an Ampeg SVT Classic, and a vintage Gretsch kit.
what artists/bands you’re listening to at this moment in time?
Currently, I’m listening to Muddy Waters’ Electric Mud. It’s the source of inspiration for a lot of my favorite artists, and it quickly became one of my favorite albums when I originally listened to it.
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