The mighty Airbourne are back in the game with ‘GUTSY’, the band’s first new song in six years; bristling with attitude and intent, this is Airbourne on steroids – “fired up & pissed off” and ready to take on the world…
“Get GUTSY, I die hard, you can’t stop me once I start…”
For frontman / lead guitarist Joel O’Keeffe, his brother Ryan on drums, plus long standing bassist Justin Street and more recent recruit Brett Tyrrell, rhythm guitar, ‘GUTSY’ power- fully underlines all of the values they hold dear – the ‘blood ‘n’ sweat’ commitment to the rock ‘n’ roll cause, plus the desire to honour the true heroes of the genre…
As such, ‘GUTSY’ is more than a title; it’s a way of seeing the world, a line drawn deep in the sand…
“It’s how you live, it’s how you die…”
States Joel: “When the odds are stacked against you and the battle you’re fighting seems impossible to win; when the vultures are circling and the last chance saloon has firmly bolted its doors; when your plane is hitting the runway on a single engine, and that engine is on fire; and when the things you hold as precious, the things that define you, are being tested at every turn, then the choices available become a lot clearer: fold or fight… call for help or cry for glory… give in or Get GUTSY!”
Produced by Brian Howes, who worked with the band on 2013’s ‘Black Dog Barking’ album, engineered by Canadian studio legend Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Rush, Metallica) and mixed by Zakk Cervini (Dayseeker, BMTH, Architects, Machine Gun Kelly), ‘GUTSY’ marks the first note of new music since the Australian outfit’s 2019 offering, ‘Boneshaker’.
‘GUTSY’, from that first ringing guitar chord onwards (and it’s no coincidence that it sounds like a bell!), the song makes zero excuse for being big, bold and bombastic – a crafted and layered take on signature Airbourne sonics, the whole thing packing enough of a low-end kick to be used as a defibrillator in moments of crisis.
