CD release party goes down December 8 at The Burren in Somerville

We were beyond honored to check out the new EP “keep ‘er lit” via Rum Bar Records from Boston based rock band Girl With A Hawk .

You can listen to “keep ‘er lit” on Spotify Here and on Apple Music Here

Our first introduction to Girl With A Hawk was back this past January when the band released the absolutely beautiful and heartfelt track “Same Stars” since then we have fallen deeply for the amazing brand of rock that Linda Viens and company bring to the table.

Featuring five tracks, including four prior singles, like last month’s “Feel Me,” the EP is a showcase for Girl with a Hawk’s engaging and infectious brand of rock and roll, which sometimes veers into new wave territory, other times into emotive guitar-pop, Americana, and modern rock. It’s a record of perseverance, and its title, keep ‘er lit, taken from an old Irish expression that loosely translates to “do not stop,” is a reflection of that attitude.

There is this genuine authenticity that seems to be woven deep in the musical DNA of Girl With A Hawk that, we absolutely love. What you get is real music that touches your heart and soul with each memorable note , all of which is front and center on “keep’er lit”

In our opinion “keep’er lit” is proof positive why Linda Viens has one of the best voices out there period. She sings with an energy and passion that is like no other voice in music today.

“All the songs on the EP are about surviving the vagaries of fate as well as taking responsibility for choices made, etc., about the search for identity and wholeness (and in some cases; sobriety), and about finding some kind of peace and comfort through knowing one is not actually alone, even though in tough times, we can feel alone,” Viens says. “It’s also about the many ways we are connected to our loved ones, and rooting for them, even if separated in physical time and space. There are a lot of parallel themes with keep ‘er lit and Justine and the Unclean’s record, The Signal Light – addiction, depression, and surviving life’s tough losses and challenges.”

The experience has brought the band even closer together. In Girl with a Hawk, the singer-and-guitarist Viens is joined by keyboardist Richard Lamphear, drummer Nancy Delaney, and guitarist Dan Coughlin. Original bassist Lee Harrington, who appears on the record, has since been smoothly replaced by Daniel Bernfeld. Their shared chemistry is evident across keep ‘er lit – from the emotive draw of “Same Stars” to the pop-rock buoyancy of “The Romantic” to the new wave flair of “Feel Me.” Viens says despite it all, the writing and recording process for this record has been joyous, with the band coming together for the music they’re creating.

If You are a music lover, then you need to listen to “keep ‘er lit” from Girl With A Hawk , it is absolute work of art .