The Speedbumps – Rosaline | Live from Bad Racket Recording Studios
Make sure you check them out at the NEOH Cycle Fest at Edgewater Park September 12! THE SHOW IS FREE! Ride Your Bike or drive your car. The beach is right there. The bands are going be sick! Beer trucks and food trucks. Bring a frisbee! Or…. don’t bring a frisbee. It doesn’t matter!
The Speedbumps – Rosaline Lyrics
I need
What any other man needs
It’s not enough for you to notice me
And so you don’t
But I can be
The knight of armor that you need
You just have to let me be
But I know you won’t
Rosaline
Be with me
I know I can be
A little tough…
But it’s ’cause I’m love-struck
It’s ’cause I’m love-struck
Give me one more drink
So I don’t have to think
‘Cause thinkin’s been diggin’ me
A deeper hole
And I can see
Why you wouldn’t be with me
‘Cause I go weak
When it hurts the most
Rosaline
Be with me
I know I can be
A little tough
Rosaline
Won’t you look at me?
I know I can be
A little tough
But it’s ’cause I’m love-struck
Yeah, it’s ’cause I’m love-struck
‘Cause I’m love-struck
It’s ’cause I’m love-struck
About the Speedbumps
The Speedbumps are an award-winning American band with a warm, authentic sound, built on a passion for hollow-bodied instruments, indie-folk and indie-rock influences, and singer-songwriter Erik Urycki’s breathy, commanding vocals and canny phrasing.
The band’s roots lie deep in the Rustbelt, where quiet strength and limited embellishment define the culture. The working class towns around Akron, the former rubber capital, from which artists like The Black Keys, Jessica Lea Mayfield, and Joseph Arthur have emerged, have provided the band with an aesthetic that seeks to tease out beauty from the gritty details of everyday life.
The band consists of Erik Urycki on vocals and guitar, Bethany Svoboda on vocals, banjo and Wurlitzer, Sam Kristoff playing cello — often where you’d expect a guitar riff, Kevin Martinez on acoustic and electric bass, and Danny Jenkins on drums.
Daryl Rowland, writing for the Huffington Post, said that singer Erik Urycki’s lyrics “often tackle complex human emotions with elegant economy.”
While the band cites influences from Paul Simon to Nick Drake to Radiohead, their material and vibe have more in common with festival favorites like The Decemberists, Wilco, or Ryan Adams, with their consistently smart, spare and rootsy approach.
Erik Urycki: vocals, guitar
Sam Kristoff: cello
Danny Jenkins: drums/percussion
Kevin Martinez: bass
Bethany Svoboda: keys, vocals
Hunter from Black Valve Media helped us with the music video production for a video with the Speedbumps live from Bad Racket Recording Studio. Oh YES!
