The Get Arounds share new single & video for “Black and White”

Jenna Melanson·September 6, 2023

Vancouver’s The Get Arounds Release New Gritty Power-Pop Video-Single “Black and White”

Vancouver’s premiere power-poppers The Get Arounds have just released a new video in support of their new full-length album, I Wanna Live. The video for “Black And White” was shot in Vancouver, with Wazo Productions, a new company owned by Kelly and Juniper from the band Clone.

Singer Lana Ryma reflects on the process,

“We had a great experience filming with Wazo and can’t wait to do another one. The set took a few days to prepare and filming took about 8 hours. Plus not to mention editing time. Crazy how much work goes into a 3-minute song! It was shot at Powell Street Studios which is a multi-use recording studio, and production space. The song is a reflection on an old friend and the realization we are living in very separate worlds now. People change. Life goes on. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s challenging. And now we agree to disagree. The chorus idea came about from an acid trip Carman had a long time ago, when he fell asleep his dreams were all in black and white!”

Their songs meander from revved-up numbers that seem to be pulled from The Dead Boys Young Loud and Snotty into hits with melodic choruses that call to mind power-pop classics like Nikki and the Corvettes. Their female-fronted angst fills the songs with 90’s style punk-grit that is reminiscent of L7, Bikini Kill, or Babes in Toyland.

Guitarist Carman says,

“I like short songs that stick in your brain. Don’t bore us, get to the chorus-type stuff. Lyrics usually come last. I listen to many types of music and I try to write a bit of everything, but most of it is trash. A few stick around and make it to an album!”

The new single seems to draw on what Carman describes as the band’s Influences – Ace Frehley, Sex Pistols, Steve Earle, and Blondie.

When it comes down to writing the songs Carman says

“It’s mostly about the feel and the sounds. I find it a bit forced trying to make the song have a certain idea. It’s better if I just let them evolve into whatever they are becoming and attach a meaning later when I can understand what the song is about. I never write the words on paper because then they never change for the better. Making the album I just tried to write as many songs as I could in the time we had. And we also used a couple of old songs I had kicking around for years. They sound a lot better with Lana singing them!”