The Talk Out NOW via LAVA/Republic Records.
ANNOUNCE LIVESTREAM EP PERFORMANCE FRIDAY, AUGUST 28th FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO!
August 21, 2020 - Buzzing Columbus, OH rock band SOUTH OF EDEN has unleashed their debut EP, The Talk!

“Whether you’re cruising down the road or burning one on your couch, there’s a song in here for you. This EP represents what we believe is real, raw music. No click tracks and triggers, or copy and paste. Just a bunch of hippies in a room.” - SOUTH OF EDEN
Flaunting towering vocals and wild guitar solos the quartet challenge rock ‘n’ roll to its very core with a timeless approach and 21st century swagger. They preceded the EP with the single “Dancing With Fire.” The song already captured top spots at Spotify’s New Noise, Apple’s Breaking Rock, and Amazon Music’s Breakthrough Rock & Fresh Rock playlists and received critical acclaim from Loudwire, Classic Rock Magazine, Guitar World, and more. The official music video shows the band in their element on the road and showcases their unparalleled performance ability. Check out the “Dancing With Fire” music video here!

The EP opens with self-titled track “The Talk” where seismic singing rings out in tandem with a fret-burning lead. Elsewhere, “Solo” hinges on a soulful refrain, while bluesy guitars bleed into another dynamic crescendo on the simmering “Morning Brew.”

South Of Eden - Dancing With Fire [Official Video]

Praise for "Dancing with Fire:

"A straight-up belter of a rock song... Fast, furious and buzzing with energy" –  Louder

“band bringing back classic-rock back to the forefront.”-  Guitar World

“Fast, furious, and buzzing with energy, it’s the shot of classic yet cool caffeine we all need…” –  Classic Rock Magazine

South Of Eden "The Talk" EP:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2fZhZoAsk0dPuMo0JhKek9?si=S86jSC3mSpKNIL1f5lAwxg

Press Release:
https://madmimi.com/p/7d6c211

To celebrate the release, the band will perform the EP for the first time during a livestreamed performance for fans on Friday, August 28th from Flannigan’s in Columbus HQ. The release performance will air on South of Eden's YouTube and Facebook and is not one to miss!

“ We’re a band that writes, records, and plays like the pioneers of rock before us. We aren’t looking to bring anything back, but instead to remind people what rock n roll means. No rules. This music represents what we believe is real, raw music. No click tracks and triggers or copy and paste bullshit. Just a bunch of hippies in a room .”

South of Eden (formerly Black Coffee) are:   Ehab Omran   [lead vocals, acoustic guitar],   Justin Young   [lead guitar, vocals],   Tom McCullough   [drums], and   Nick Frantianne   [bass]. The Columbus, OH quartet have already performed alongside everyone from the   Foo Fighters   to   System Of A Down , and invite you to join them on their journey of looking at rock ‘n’ roll through a modern lens.

“ We want to open up the doors for rock in the modern era ,” exclaims Ehab. “ We want to sound the way we hear rock in our heads—vintage with a sprinkle of today. We try to give listeners the feeling of discovering the genre for the first time. We think now is the moment to be a rock band. ”

The band has already paid their dues to reach this point. Growing up in Columbus, OH the band formed by combining their passions and uniting over their love of music. Originally from the country of Jordan, Ehab primarily listened to the Arabic music his parents would play, in addition to superstars like   Michael Jackson ,   Phil Collins , and   James Brown . After coming to America, he was introduced to a wider range of music that inspired him: eighties and nineties rock including   Guns N’ Roses   and notably   Queen . Just like   Freddie Mercury’s   parents, Ehab’s parents didn’t agree that a life in rock ‘n’ roll was the best thing for their son. However, as he met the rest of the band, his dream became a life affirming reality.

Ehab and Nick performed together in various bands (channeling   Iron Maiden ,   Red Hot Chili Peppers , and   Alice In Chains ) and eventually joined Justin and Tom who had been working on their own band (influenced by   Van Halen   and   Black Sabbath ). Justin, who was at the time attendin g Berklee College of Music , describes first writing with Ehab and noted “ The first jam was crazy. He came over with Tom and just listened for a while. We had the riffs to songs, and he just immediately started singing. Here I had gone to music college to find people I could mesh with stylistically, only to come back home and find that my best friend and a singer that I had already known about were all I needed! ”

This newfound discovery lead to a fast-paced evolution. As Tom noted, “ We didn’t have a bass player, bass amp or a bass! Ehab wrote most of the bass lines on guitar and we grooved so well. We were a band for like a week before we had booked our first show two weeks out. We ended up borrowing equipment and we became a band .” As they continued to tour, they crossed paths and shared bills with   Puddle of Mudd ,   Red Sun Rising   and recently graced the main stage of   Sonic Temple   and   Epicenter   in 2019. That very same year   Jason Flom   caught wind of the band and signed them to Lava Records.

When it came to recording, they honor the methods of those who come before them and “tape in a vintage way, with no click track, pitch correction, copy-paste, or any of that nonsense.”

The musicians headed to Los Angeles to record with legendary   GRAMMY® Award -winning producer Greg Wells [Adele Twenty One Pilots, Deftones]. “ When I first heard the band, it had its own original identity ,” explains Greg. “ That was something I had waited years to find. I emailed them back saying, ‘I want to be your Mutt Lang’ .”

Ehab notes “ It’s a mixture of a lot of things. We’re ‘classically rock’ influenced, but listen to so many different genres and eras that there are a lot of different feelings in our music .”

On the lead single Ehab describes “ We knew we wanted our first release to showcase our personalities, both in the music and the visual. “‘Dancing With Fire’ is just that; personality. It’s a song about conflict, and to us that conflict is being a bunch of twenty-two-year-olds attempting to make it as a rock band in unprecedented times. We’re excited to see how people interpret the song into their own lives .”

“ When you hear us, I want you to walk away thinking, ‘That was honest and different ’,” Ehab leaves off. “ We’re just doing what we do. We’re proof you can do anything you want and shouldn’t compromise your dreams .”