Adam + Attack by Fire's newest single, "Mama's Big Whiskey Show," is a wild, whiskey-soaked ride through a kaleidoscope of sound. It mixes psychedelic mystique, carnival-like keys, and raw Jim Morrison-level vocal intensity. If rock 'n' roll had a traveling sideshow, it would be its captivating headliner.
Led by North Carolina-based singer, songwriter, and producer Adam Tarsitano, "Mama's Big Whiskey Show" is as much an experience as a song. The hypnotic basslines throb with primal energy, and the lyrics sketch a cryptic but absorbing scene in which Adam puts on a wide-open interpretive plate. "A circus lion trying to be nice" could be metaphorical, or maybe it's simply the kind of surreal imagery that makes the track so unforgettable.
There's a rock nostalgia in its DNA, from The Doors to David Bowie and The Beatles, but there is also something contemporary and untamed about Adam's approach. This ability to connect the past and the present has brought him critical acclaim and a discography that includes eight albums, two EPs, and 21 singles.
With a fearless disregard for genre traditions, Adam + Attack by Fire forges a space where the very act of rock seems threatening, mysterious, and intoxicating again. "Mama's Big Whiskey Show" is a show, a spectacle, a tent revival with an invitation to get lost in its swirling, whiskey-saturated miasma.