TOMMY LEE's Son DYLAN JAGGER LEE's Band MOTEL 7 Drops 'Headphones' EP
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Los Angeles-based duo MOTEL 7, which features in its ranks Dylan Jagger Lee, the 24-year-old son of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson, has just released a new EP, "Headphones". For Dylan Jagger Lee and Anton Khabbaz, their larger body of work features a diverse array of sonic references and emotions primed for the car stereo on the Interstate. The "Headphones" EP spans genre and sound — encompassing modern alt-pop and tinges of hip-hop accents to the breezy sounds of 2000s indie/alt rock — taking listeners on an endless daydream.
Khabbaz states about the EP: "Our EP 'Headphones' is a listening experience. Not a single second thought on any lyric or production choice — everything was first instinct. We literally wrote whatever we felt and what to get off our chests at that exact moment the song was made. We wrote every song in a different emotional state… and state of mind. I feel like we didn't limit ourselves to a specific 'sound' for this EP.
"A lot of these songs were written in the thick of the pandemic. They were written 'virtually.' Dylan and I would bounce ideas back and forth via text to get these songs to the finish line. It was a challenging yet eye-opening experience to write music like that.
"We called this EP 'Headphones' because we want the music to take you away from the world a little. When you wear headphones you almost want to close your eyes… But sometimes you also want to dance… And sometimes you even want to go to the beach for a run… We wanted the music to take you wherever you want it to. Whenever you have headphones on, it's just you and the music… Nothing else… There's something so beautiful about that concept."
MOTEL 7's sun-drenched and vulnerable ballads, odes to summer, and recounts of unrequited love underscore the excitement of youth — ups, downs, and everything in between. Forged together from their shared appreciation of the softer side of electronic production while students together at music school, Khabbaz and Dylan Jagger Lee sensed a creative vacuum they needed to fill. After several sessions testing the waters and valuing spontaneity, MOTEL 7 was born. Once Lee began experimenting with vocals and singing, a talent he didn't initially know he possessed, the duo emphasized writing without boundaries, staying up until the wee hours of the morning, and throwing up tracks on SoundCloud, garnering a healthy potpourri of listeners in the meantime.Released in January 2021, "Reminder Not To Think Too Much" EP is the manifestation of the fecund environment from which Khabbaz and Lee thrived. Originally released anonymously, it raked in an impressive seven million-plus streams, a testament to their active track-posting online. Songs like "It's Alright", "We Can Never Let Go" and "But Now It's Gone" highlight the timelessness of acoustic arrangements and oozing vocals. The EP also served as an overture to their overall creative and melodic vision, which has progressed and been refined in "Headphones".
"Headphones" EP track listing:
01. Headphones
02. Things I Hate
03. Messing With Fire
04. Golden
05. Everytime
06. Are We There Yet
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
