Alberta Cross and Band of Skulls join forces on Crooked House
Alberta Cross and Band Of Skulls unleash their collaborative single Crooked House. The song is produced and written by Alberta Cross’ Petter Ericson Stakee, Band of Skulls’ Russell Marsden and drummer of both bands Marc MacNab-Jack. It was recorded in Mizpah Studios (Bath, UK), mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer (Weezer, Interpol, Temples) in London and the mastering was done by John Webber.
This collaboration between Petter and Russell is an exciting development for both bands. With their shared roots in rock and blues, they have created an unique and dynamic sound together. On Crooked House you hear a combination of gritty guitar-driven rock with Americana-tinged melodies.
Crooked House is a song that defies expectations and delivers a powerful message. Russell of Band Of Skulls describes the collaboration as a meeting of like minds creating a song full of vitriol and frustration, yet with an optimistic and cathartic message. “By meeting Petter and collaborating on this song, I feel we have done both," he says. "This is Alberta very Cross, or an alternate universe Band of Skulls with an ethereal male co-vocalist. Thanks to being introduced by our mutual friend and drummer Marc, something unexpected has emerged. Crooked House is the place I want to smash to pieces, yet I’m proud to survive it.” Petter of Alberta Cross adds, "Such a pleasure to work with these two dudes after bumping into each other on the long road often in many different corners of the world for years. Crooked House just happened in front of us really, and I'm glad it did. Quite a beast of a rawk tune."
About the video they both say: "Crooked house was a super fun process to make. The song captures the mania of modern day politics and the bewilderment and savagery of political figures. So it seemed only fitting to have a video which emulated the fantasy of a wannabe couch politician who is ultimately in search for his own identity but regrettably finds it in the echo chamber of extremist politics. The story of our character Clive Banham resolves by him finding his solace in taking his mask off and letting his inner rocker out." Watch the video of Crooked House below.
Both Alberta Cross and Band of Skulls have built solid fan bases and achieved success on their own. Despite the changes in the line-up, both Alberta Cross and Band of Skulls continued under their original names.
Band of Skulls was formed in 2006 and has since released five studio albums and one live album. Songs of the band were used in various TV shows and films, such as Gossip Girl and Twilight Saga. Alberta Cross released their debut album in 2009 and has now released five studio albums. Alberta Cross's music has been used in several TV shows and movies, including Sons of Anarchy and the movie Collateral.
