Tracer

All who saw Tracer, the hard-rocking young three-piece from Down Under, in 2012 saw the potential. Now with their second full-length album El Pistolero that potential is fulfilled. Produced by Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Silverchair, Cold Chisel) the record is on target to make Tracer the band that everyone is talking about in 2013. Having revamped the line-up with new bassist Jett Heysen-Hicks – a long-time friend from back home – founder members Michael Brown (vocals and guitar) and Dre Wise (drums) believe Tracer are perfectly poised to rise to a new level. Michael: “The songwriting has gone up a peg or two… the songs have taken on a life of their own which is what we’re after. Kevin really got the most out of them. He got us doing things we would never have thought of doing and because of that they’ve stepped into a new realm. I think this album will really define what Tracer is about and why we’re different to everyone else.” The differences are clear throughout El Pistolero – a high-energy mix of stoner anthems, biker attitude and classic power trio rock… But Tracer are no retro act: from the title track to Scream In Silence, from There’s A Man, through Dirty Little Secret and beyond with Ladykiller this is the sound of a 21st century band making their best album to date. It’s a high-energy collection on no-holds-barred rock’n’roll just as it was meant to be: hot, loud and sweaty. Tracer have come a long way since forming in Adelaide, South Australia just under 10 years ago. They made two independent mini albums (the three-song Into The Night in 2006, and the seven-track L.A.? in 2009), but their debut proper came with “Spaces In Between” released on Mascot Label Group in late 2011. That album was widely praised and three European tours in support of it saw Tracer named the Best New Band at the 2012 Classic Rock Awards. In the past Tracer have been compared with top-drawer outfits Soundgarden, Queens Of The Stone Age, Pearl Jam, Foo Figh…