When it came Dme to create their second album, L.A.-
based band R5 spent months holed up in the garage of
their shared home building a summery yet sharp brand
of groove-heavy, guitar-driven pop-rock.
Lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Ross Lynch, his siblings
Riker(bass/vocals), Rocky (lead guitar/vocals), and
Rydel(keyboard/vocals), and drummer/vocalist
Ellington“Ratliff” had recently wrapped up nearly two
years of globe-wide touring in support of their debut
album LOUDER, a 2013 release that climbed to No.1 on
iTunes in ten countries.
But instead of pupng out the follow-up they’d originally
completed (an album mostly made up of songs authored
by outside writers), R5 decided to start from scratch,
write on their own, and push the band into a new
direcXon completely in line with their singular musical
vision.
The result: SomeDme Last Night, a selecXon of arenasized
pop songs shot through with gorgeously craqed
melodies, electrifying harmonies, and lyrics culled from
real-life stories the band’s been through over the past
few years. “The song “All Night” really sums up the
theme behind the whole record,” says Ross of SomeXme
Last Night’s bright and shimmering, epically catchy
opening track. “It’s about going out and staying out all
night, not caring that you’ve goAa get up at five in the
morning for the next gig, sacrificing sleep to just live it
up and experience everything you can.”