Album Notes

Jan Rynsaardt, Ryan Van Gennip and Jon Howell formed Chase The Sun and recorded their critically acclaimed self-titled 2007 debut with the high ideal that they would be an acoustic blues trio.

Only problem was, they discovered shortly afterwards that they were too loud, too fast and pretty much way too rock n roll for anything as sedate as that.

But never fear; it’s not that the blues has left Chase The Sun entirely; it’s more that their other influences, Classic Rock and Hard Rock point-blank refused to leave the party. So, after two solid years on the road to somewhere, Chase The Sun grew out of their blues roots and spread their branches up and out to the heights of rock and roll.

Princess and the accompanying Living Free Part 2 are new tracks from Chase The Sun’s forthcoming sophomore album “Rednecks and Gentlemen” due for release in March 2010.

Princess, the perfect song about a girl you love to hate, showcases the band’s burgeoning new sound and captures a taste of the excitement Chase The Sun generate with their rocking live shows at festivals and sweat box pubs all over the country.

With rolling triplets, furious riffs and Rynsaardt spitting vitriol at the type of girl everyone knows but no one wants to, Princess is the perfect showcase for a band with their sights set on eleven.

Recorded in one take late one night after just the right number of beers, the other track Living Free Part 2 couldn’t be more different to Princess. Like Prince with a hangover jamming with Keb Mo, Rynsaardt delivers this simple solo blues number about the good things in life in a falsetto style that would surprise and delight even his mum.

Both tracks were recorded on good old fashioned two-inch tape under the watchful ear of David Skeet (Kate Miller-Heidke, The Church) with the idea of catching a real and honest representation of the band playing live in the studio.

Before the release of Rednecks and Gentlemen early next year, you can catch Chase The Sun on their East Coast Princess Tour through October and November.