Setzer Fights Conformity

New York, NY-- Three-time Grammy winner Brian Setzer will release '13' on Surfdog Records. This newest album of original material features 13 tracks.

"We Are the Marauders," is a fight anthem against rock 'n' roll conformity. Setzer wrote the heart-thumping track for the Pennsylvania rockabilly band The Marauders (seen in image) whose music and we-don't-give-a-damn attitude struck a chord with the former
Stray Cat.

For the rising band, working with their rock idol was "almost too good to be true!" A grateful Ben Dumm, lead singer and guitarist for the group, remembers "We were just hanging out drinking a beer, and he [Setzer] says 'I'm gonna write you guys a song.' I almost fell over! This is an incredible thing for us...he's pretty much our biggest influence and a musical genius."

For Setzer, The Marauders' commitment to their music represents what's missing from popular music and performers today. "The Marauders are these guys in western Pennsylvania who are trying to play their own version of rockabilly in a sea of Eminem wannabes," explains Setzer. With the music business turning into more of a popularity contest than anything else, "you're taught that you only need to put on a cool outfit and warble something," laments the rock legend. "But that's not how it's supposed to be. You're supposed to be like these guys who live their music every day."