Given the world domination recently achieved by The Peppermint Kicks, I got distracted from the fact that Sal Baglio hadn't released any new songs from The Amplifier Heads since Rectifier came out at the end of 2022. Well, that situation has been, uh, rectified! "A Song Called Sha La La" is the brand-new single from The Amplifier Heads, and it's a red-hot, super-duper, intergalactic smash! Writing a great rock 'n' roll song about the dearth of great rock 'n' roll songs now being written is just about the most meta thing ever. But if you're going to do a song like this, this is how you do it! "A Song Called Sha La La" might be the best Amplifier Heads song ever, so you know that Sal is bringing it with all he's got. The whole spirit of the song is nicely summed up by lyrics like these:
Get up and shout and not worry ‘bout who’s listening
Somebody write a few bars
That we can turn up loud in our cars
Somebody write a song that goes
Amen! With this song, The Amplifier Heads are fully in 1960s classic radio hit form. Just press play, and you've got pure pop majesty for three-and-a-half glorious minutes. For sure, this is a song you can sing, and it will quickly have you up and shouting. And of course you will want to turn it up loud in your car as you rock out with full vigor and care not what a fool you look like to all those smug observers who live sad lives devoid of the joy that rock 'n' roll brings. Also on board are rhythm players Kevin "King" Rapillo and Brad Hallen along with some special guest stars: Jeff "G-Man" Giacomelli on tenor sax and Carlos Menenzes Jr, Matthew Naeger, and Henley Douglas Jr from the mighty Jambalaya Horns!
What do you do when you long for someone to write a song called "Sha La La"? You write a song called "A Song Called Sha La La," and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy! Glenn Robinson's cover art is so on-point that I briefly thought it was a photo of an actual 45 record! And that gives you the vibe this song is going for. If you grew up plugging coins into jukeboxes and amassing stacks of vinyl singles in your bedroom, this will be your jam. Look for Super 8, the new Amplifier Heads album, on Rum Bar Records this summer!
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