Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside’s new record ‘Untamed Beast’ (Fargo Records, February 19th) is a visceral rock and roll romp. Like a “cross between Ella Fitzgerald and Tom Waits” (Mashable) Sallie has established herself as one of the most powerful female voices in indie rock. Ford and her group – Tyler Tornfelt (upright bass), Ford Tennis (drums), and Jeffrey Munger (lead guitar) – recorded the album’s 11 tracks with Adam Landry (Deer Tick, Diamond Rugs) and Justin Collins at Jackpot! Studios in the band’s hometown of Portland, Oregon. The band will preview tracks from the new album during their new European tour which will start this saturday at Blues Sur Seine Festival, near Paris.
Listen and download for free “They Told Me” here.
On the new album the band creates a powerful statement on finding freedom through defying conformity. Through clever (often racy) turns of phrase, Sallie twists traditional notions of gender and genre. She says “it’s time for a girl to infiltrate the boys world of rock n roll and grab it by the balls. To me rock n roll isn’t a genre, it’s an energy.” From the exuberantly sexy “Do Me Right” to the free-spirited cry of “Party Kids,” ‘Untamed Beast’ has a lust for life.
‘Untamed Beast’ is the follow up to 2011’s ‘Dirty Radio’ (Fargo Records) which Brooklyn Vegan called “phenomenal [and] monumental.” In 2011 Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside made their national television debut on Letterman, were one of the most talked about new performers at Bonnaroo, the Newport Folk Fest and Bumbershoot, and were championed by Jack White and The Avett Brothers.