Left Front Tire’s “Social Icon” was released in October of 2000 on the band’s own Gladiator Record. Described as the sound of four schoolmates brought up with the impending chaos of punk rock ringing in their ears but grounded by the sensible melody of pop music. It is the sound of combustible youth and years of experience in the same hook filled riff. Produced by Rick Beato of the Atlanta rock band Billionaire, Left Front Tire’s songs are ready made for modern rock radio, with a high energy all it’s own that sounds ready to take on the world. The 10 original songs on the band’s second record (the 11th track being a barn burning take on the Hank Williams JR. anthem “Country Boy Can Survive”) show off this young group’s highly evolved song crafting, effortlessly gliding from punk-pop song structure with riff-rock inspired guitar work to soaring three part harmonies. The music they make is an enjoyable ride; a power popping roller coaster that is over before you know it, but packed with hooks and melodies that linger in your brain for days. Northeast Georgia’s Left Front Tire formed back in 1992, when the average age of the band member was 13 years old. Left Front Tire has remained a band, playing grade school gigs in Georgia’s Habersham County; honing their sound and live show seven years in the making. “Social Icon” will be originally released via Red Eye Distribution on October 24th, 2000.
