Following a run of shows in Spain, American musician/songwriter, and Power Pop/Rock afficionado Kurt Baker has released the new single “Inner Demons” via Wicked Cool Records. It’s a track that rallies around one’s own inner conflicts in order to seek positivity.
Baker explains:
It’s kinda annoying to trace many stories back to such a horrible time, the pandemic, but this song came from that period. Locked in strict confinement in Madrid, I was in my tiny room, just listening to the radio and watching episodes of Bob Newhart.
He continues:
“Inner Demons” was originally called “Keep Wishing” and I wanna thank my friend from Australia, Mark, for being the instigator for this track. He had asked me to start throwing around some song ideas for a possible record for his band, the Stanleys. This is one of the songs that came from that time I was stuck inside and just writing tracks. It’s changed a lot since then. It became a contender for the “Rock N Roll Club” LP, but never made the cut.
When I came back to those tracks that had been leftover from the sessions, I started to rework “Keep Wishing” with my pals and bandmates Geoff Palmer and Wyatt Funderburk. Geoff is great with lyrics and got inspired, and he started sending me lots of different lyrical lines, and from that the song took a whole new direction. Wyatt came up with a bridge part and before we knew it, we had a another track finished. Theme wise, this track is another introspective kind of vibe. Gotta send my inner demons back to hell… we always have those negative thoughts, but this song is about trying to let go of the negativity and gravitate towards positivity. At least, that’s what I make out of it. Musically, we are referencing bands from my youth, like the last track “Delusional”. This one definitely has hints of Green Day, Alkaline Trio or maybe even the Bouncing Souls. I hope you dig it!
Kurt Baker is best known for his work as a guitarist and vocalist in the power pop and punk rock genres. He is the lead singer and guitarist for the Kurt Baker Band, a group that has released several albums on Little Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records and toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe. He has drawn inspiration from a wide range of musical styles, including Rock, Pop, Punk, and New Wave.
