# FORTY FEET TALL Unravels Rage-Fueled, Political Single “We Can’t Go Back To Normal”, New EP Out Early Spring - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/forty-feet-tall-unravels-rage-fueled-political-single-we-cant-go-back-to-normal-new-ep-out-early-spring/ - Published: 2023-01-20T16:00:00-06:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/4533e635- c735-7f39-2335-1ad9ba83915d.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1) _“Portland foursome Forty Feet Tall popped up to remind us all that rock ’n’ roll is still very much alive… in the vein of Queens of the Stone Age or Arctic Monkeys, Forty Feet Tall aren’t interested in dealing in watered-down, radio-friendly rock; there’s a tinge of aggression around the edges of these songs.”_ – **The Alternative** _“The band recently shared “On & On & On” a smart and lively blend of garage rock with a slick energy and a hint of smart pop in the chorus and style of production. It’s a track that you can imagine a sea of sweaty bodies crashing into one enough at a live show in a most glorious fashion.”_ **– We All Want Someone To Shout For** _“Formed in 2011 by a bunch of savvy teenagers from Los Angeles, the now-decade- old group are ready to showcase their refreshing brand of 2000′s-era Incubus, Queens Of The Stone Age and Cage The Elephant.”_ **–  The Noise** _“A push-pull of quiet and melodic classic left of the dial college rock parts occasionally body slammed by fuzzed out explosions of bash pop. It grooves, it’s chaotic, it’s glorious.”_ **– Postcard Elba** _“Drenched in reverb, driving riffs like The Strokes mixed with fun vocals in the vein of Jay Reatard and Pavement, these guys got the assignment right.”_ **– Rebel Noise** _“A bold and driven indie-rock belter.”_ **– Mystic Sons** **FORTY FEET TALL** **Unravels Rage-Fueled, Political Single “We Can’t Go Back To Normal”** **New EP **_**Tunnel Vision**_** Out Early Spring **_**via**_** Magnetic Moon** ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/fbd6fca0- b67c-fdb0-4767-f80d30e0716e.jpg?resize=377%2C251&ssl=1) **Forty Feet Tall** Photo credit: **Harper King** **JANUARY 20, 2022 (PORTLAND, OR)** – “This is our most blatantly political, angry song we’ve made,” says Portland-based indie rockers **FORTY FEET TALL** about their rage-fueled new single, “[**We Can’t Go Back To Normal.**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=323866df8b&e=615f2b8493)”“** Cole** [**Gann**, _lead singer/guitar]_ wrote the lyrics pretty freshly off of protests and it talks about very specific events that happened in Portland, as well as much broader problems that everyone experienced and continues to experience.“ The track is another taste of what’s to come from the band following their previous explosive single “**Sleepwalking,**” with both tracks stemming from their new EP **_Tunnel Vision_**, (out **Spring 2023**_via_ **Magnetic Moon**). Both songs share hefty themes that explore the anxiety and angst that has built up from the polarized political climate coupled with the pandemic. Following up their previous EP BOIL and their 2021 debut A Good Distraction, Forty Feet Tall brings their aggressive and frustrating emotions to the surface and releases it cathartically with a more genre-bending experimental take. As a band that’s comfortable with putting important subjects in the spotlight, Forty Feet Tall shed emotional vulnerability on the real-life traumas that we are impacted by on “We Can’t Go Back To Normal.” “We fell into this mantra, ‘we can’t go back to normal’, which seemed to synthesize it all into a sentence. Whatever so many of us considered ‘normal’ was brutality,” adds Forty Feet tall.   ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/f7bec38f- 2150-079c-99d3-1bdf44d2dfa3.jpg?resize=298%2C298&ssl=1) **“We Can’t Go Back To Normal” Single Artwork** For _Tunnel Vision_, Forty Feet Tall takes a dive into exploratory waters while maintaining their familiar roots, “This EP is a little more experimental and shows a slightly softer side than the previous one,” explains the band. “We really tried to explore different avenues and get weird. Pitching down Jack’s voice or having a huge outro at the end were things that felt really good and natural even though we hadn’t really messed around with stuff like that before.” Starting out further down the Pacific Coast in SoCal, Forty Feet Tall began with a childhood friendship between Los Angeles natives **Cole Gann** (_lead singer/guitar_) and **Jack Sehres** (_guitar_). They started out playing a benefit to save the rainforest, but by graduation had built a following big enough to play on stages including the Troubadour, Roxy, and the Whiskey. College took Jack to San Francisco and Cole to Portland, but the band continued to perform even as they focused on their studies. Forty Feet Tall then released their self-titled album in 2014, followed a few years later by the _**Red Dressed EP**_. Bass player **Brett Marquette** came aboard in 2017; later adding drummer **Ian Kelley** which solidified the band. Forty Feet Tall’s hard-edged, expansive sound drew attention from television and movie music supervisors. Having songs featured in **_Showtime’s Shameless_**, several MTV spots, in the Paramount feature _**Drunk Wedding**_, and even an **Arnold Schwarzenegger** flick (_**Killing Gunther**_). **Forty Feet Tall**’s “[**We Can’t Go Back To Normal**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=4babcb2f32&e=615f2b8493)” was produced by **Cameron Spies** (_Radiation City, Night Heron_). Their upcoming EP **_Tunnel Vision_** is coming out in **early Spring**, _via_ **Magnetic Moon**. 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