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Stock Footage was formed in Chicago in 2014 by Jake DeRango (guitar/vocals). He asked long time friend Tom Pilcher (drums) to help structure songs Jake wrote. They had an instant musical chemistry, having played together previously in the Rockford, Illinois based band Imaginary Heroes. Tom and Jake worked on crafting Stock Footage‘s unique fuzzy, hook based indie rock sound.
In 2015, Stock Footage released the four song EP “Nerves and Lead”. Recording on “Anywhere But Here” began in April 2016. Stock Footage had booked a session at Atlas Studios to document the band’s unrecorded songs before DeRango moved to Brooklyn. The six songs captured the duo’s dynamic chemistry with six songs that were at times energetic, reflective, but always melodic and compelling. Instead of being the end of the band, the EP is a new beginning for Stock Footage. “Anywhere But Here” captures the excitement, anxiety and hope of being at one of life’s turning points. The EP captures a raw energy and a unique sound, leaving the listener eager to see what the future holds for Stock Footage.
On the EP:
The “Anywhere But Here” EP is about searching for your place in the world. It was written at a time in my life when I was trying to find a way to move forward, both in my personal life and with the music. The album is about the excitement of starting new, and the melancholy of old relationships fading. I wanted the songs to all have their own distinct feel, while maintaining an indie-punk sensibility. While recording, it was important that we captured the dynamics and energy of the band. The inspiration was the 80s-90s indie rock and punk albums where they feel like a band playing off of each other, rather than something pieced together in a studio.
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