photo by Sacha Lecca
New York rockers Miranda and the Beat will return with their new album this fall via Ernest Jenning Record Co.
Ahead of its release, the band has shared a preview of the album with single “Earthquake Water.” The song is inspired by a humorous childhood anecdote from the band’s Miranda Zipse. It’s a blistering and no-nonsense old-school punk rocker with some raw garage punk elements that feels like the sort of thing you’d catch in a grimey NYC venue in the 70s.
Speaking on the backstory of the song, Miranda recalls:
“Growing up, my father would hide ‘earthquake supplies’ in the garage in case of emergency. Big tubs of beans, rice, and gallon jugs of water lined our garage for the impending collapse of society. As a kid, I was not allowed to play music in the house, so the old, crumbling garage seemed like a great place to play my guitar. One day, I became thirsty from writing one of my first worldwide number-one hits and noticed one of the emergency jugs was half empty and I thought it would be safe to have a drink myself. To my 12-year-old disgust (delight?) I spit out the contents immediately, as the jug was in fact full of vodka instead of water. It turns out there was a whole scheme at play to hide gallons of liquor in the garage to maintain a sham of sobriety and years of AA meetings. Thus, the term ‘earthquake water’ was born, a running joke in the family to this day.”
Enjoy a listen now below.
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