DENVER – DIY outfit VYNYL has dropped a rich new single, “Strawberry Blonde” – a sweet, moody ode to summer and the tribulations of love.
The pop rock-oriented track was mixed and mastered by reputed sound engineer Matt Bishop (U2, Bad Suns, The Killers) and is the first ever fully self-produced track from VYNYL.
According to frontman John Tyler, the catchy new single came about after realizing that he had fallen for a girl that “would come to show me that love exists after heartbreak.”
“It’s about learning to trust someone with your heart again, even if you’re scared,” he adds. The trio’s musical influences are hinted here and there throughout VYNYL’s dynamic 80’s-evoking music, recalling the sounds of artists such as Prince, The Cure and Tears for Fears.
VYNYL has been steadily-building a fanbase over the past few years and shared the stage with artists such as Blink 182, Bleachers, 3Oh!3 and girlfriends, among others. The single is a “culmination”, Tyler says, of the band’s rising profile.
Tyler, who performs guitar and drums in addition to writing and producing, is backed by his bandmates Andries Ceronio on bass and Hunter Heurich on guitars and synth and Caique Morais. The band originally formed in 2016.