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Death by Rock and Roll
Rock · 2020

Death by Rock and Roll

The Pretty Reckless

Gritty, Seattle-recorded hard rock that transforms profound grief into a defiant stadium-sized roar. Taylor Momsen’s most vulnerable and powerful vocal work.

May 15, 2020 · Fearless Records

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Death by Rock and Roll is an album that sounds like a hard-won survival. Born from the depths of profound grief following the loss of the band's long-time producer and their touring mentor Chris Cornell, the record trades the bratty rebellion of their earlier work for a heavy, weathered maturity. It is a sonic journey through a dark night of the soul, recorded in the hallowed halls of Seattle's London Bridge Studios, which lends the entire project a thick, rainy-day atmosphere and a direct lineage to the grunge greats of the nineties. You can feel the weight of the Pacific Northwest in the sludge-heavy riffs and the sprawling, blues-infused arrangements.

Moments Worth Listening For
The haunting sound of late producer Kato Khandwala's footsteps walking into the room during the intro of the title track.
The explosive, wah-drenched guitar solo by Tom Morello that tears through the middle of And So It Went.
The shift from a Bond-theme-esque orchestral swell to a heavy progressive rock groove on the track 25.
The visceral, sludge-heavy riffing on Only Love Can Save Me Now that captures the specific DNA of 90s Soundgarden.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Death by Rock and Roll sound next to the rest of The Pretty Reckless's catalogue?

Late Night+3.3σ

Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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