Five-man band Old Dominion is out now with their hit debut single, “Break up with Him,” and if you think the song sounds distinctively cool when you hear it on the radio, that’s just the kind of reaction that the band wants. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
- “Break up with Him” is from Old Dominion’s self-titled EP, available on Apple Music.
- Meet the Guys: Old Dominion is lead vocalist Matthew Ramsey, multi-instrumentalist Trevor Rosen, lead guitarist Brad Tursi, drummer Whit Sellers, and bassist Geoff Sprung.
- Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey says that the band likes to think outside the box in creating their music. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
- Keep up with the guys on their official website, OldDominionBand.com!
- Look for the band on tour now, including upcoming stadium shows with Kenny Chesney!
Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey and Trevor Rosen talk about wanting to have a really compelling sound to the band’s music. (:26)
Matthew: “We want people to go, ‘What is this?’ We do concentrate on creating that immediate reaction, you know? So, we don’t want it to just sound like a commercial. It should sound…”
Trevor: “Yeah (making musical sounds) (laughs)…”
Matthew: “It should sound like something that makes someone look at their radio when they’re driving, which is a funny thing to do ’cause people…you do look at your radio when (laughs) when you hear something.”
Trevor: “Yeah, who is this? (laughs) You look at the screen.”
Matthew: “But you definitely…we want that reaction.”
Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey says that the band likes to musically think outside the box. (:08)
“Somebody told me when I first moved to town and was playin’ songs around, they said, ‘You gotta learn all the rules, so you know where to break ’em.’ And I think we’re kinda pretty good at doin’ that.”