NEW MUSIC FROM TAPROOT; MORE ROCK, LESS METAL (NOT THAT THIS IS A BAD THING)

For a bunch of haters and wise-asses, you guys sure have nice things to say about Taproot whenever we post news about them. So in due diligence, we’re letting you know that the band has posted the new single “Wherever I Stand” on their MySpace page. After failing to live up to Atlantic Records’ commercial expectations after their third album Blue Sky Research (2005), the band was subsequently dropped and was without a label until Velvet Hammer picked them up earlier this summer. The new album Our Long Road Home (due September 16th) was recorded and financed by the band themselves.

What to say about the new song… well, it sounds like Taproot, and definitely continues towards the hard rock direction explored on Blue Sky Research. That album as the band’s best yet, seeing them take a firm departure from their nu-metal roots. “Wherever I Stand” is a good song with a catchy melody that allows Taproot’s greatest asset — Stephen Richards’ voice — to shine. I can’t see any reason this song won’t light up active rock radio lines across the nation, provided Velvet Hammer — which is actually a management firm — doesn’t fuck it up.

-VN

[Taproot on MySpace]
[Source: Blabbermouth]