By Jaci Jedrych
Adam Brookes dropped his latest single, “Different Times,” on February 22, paving the way for his debut solo project later this year. Brookes has been a musician in one capacity or another since age seven, when he began classical violin lessons.
“Around 11, my father recognized that I had more of a passion for guitar based music – all the classic butt rock like AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen, etc. – and drove me down to a pawnshop in LA and bought a cheap Fender knockoff guitar for $100 or so,” Brooks said. “I played that thing to death, and after that, always played music and wrote journals growing up, thinking back it was probably self therapy.”
In and out of bands for years, some for fun, some more serious, he was most recently with California-based Dangermaker. Brookes was with Dangermaker for 10 years, but decided to leave, coinciding with the birth of his son.
“At the same time, the city around me felt different too, like things had changed, the people living here had changed, the scene had changed,” he shared.
Immediately after, the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. All of these major changes were the inspiration for “Different Times.” It is a more refined, minimal, classic track than we have heard from him before, signaling a growth and change.
Fans of The Rolling Stones, The War on Drugs, or Spoon should check this track out. Follow our Alchemical Multigenre Mixdown playlist for more great music featured on the site.
Jaci Jedrych is a World Politics student at The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She loves going to concerts and exploring different genres, and has a passion for arts and news writing.
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