We recently had the phenomenal opportunity to check out North California punky alt-rock trio StrateJacket and…. not one but two new singles (So freaking cool !) “Be My Drug” and “Bad Start” Both songs are absolutely beyond amazing.

You can listen to “Be My Drug” Here and “Bad Start” Here

Originally featured on EA Sports’ NHL24 Soundtrack in tandem with NHL24’s Playlist last year, “Bad Start” was one of the first songs the young band ever wrote together. The band – made up of Jackson Roemers (lead vocals/guitar, 24), Fabian Angel (vocals/bass, 23) and Nate Mangold (drums, 22) – says the song is pretty much about “being an idiot but meaning well.”

While “Be My Drug” follows in line with the sound of “Bad Start,” it explores a more character driven story and talks of the similarities between what being in love and being on drugs can feel like. “I don’t think a song on the album better represents who we are better than ‘Be My Drug’ does,” the band says. “I really wanted a song that captured the [highs and lows/push and pull] feeling of those two things together. It’s a theme I look forward to exploring more in the future.”  

“Be My Drug” and “Bad Start” are the first single taken from the band’s debut album (out in 2024) and they were recorded at Vancouver’s Armory Studios in November of 2022 with the Juno/BMI-winning Canadian producer/songwriter Brian Howes (Hinder, Skillet, Boys Like Girls) and Grammy Award-winning Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Muse, Prince) mixed the album.

Some song just have this amazing power to win you over. You can’t explain it … it just does. “Be My Drug” and “Bad Start “ and two brilliantly put together songs that have completely won us over . StrateJacket is a band you need to remember. Perfect melodies mixed with flawless vocals. We have a feeling StrateJacket is just getting warmed up.