The song is a rallying cry to Lady Justice addressing a grim and broken system, but with an uplifting and poignant melody. “Letter to Lady J” is just one release in a series of songs culminating in Location 13 – a special collection of music available on November 16th.
According to the band, “We’ve been rolling out songs from Location 13 since the beginning of the summer, and we’ve still got a few more to go, but we’ve launched pre-orders for the vinyl LP today. For those of you who haven’t been following along, Location 13 is a collection of 11 songs written and recorded during the America, Location 12 sessions and this past winter. Think of them as additional stories. One of those stories, “Letter To Lady J,” just came out today. Some of you may have heard it on the Colorado Live EP that we posted on our website last month.”
“It’s always been important to us as a band to take a stand on social and political concerns,” says Francis. “Now, it felt like this sense of activism seeped into the songs in ways they never had before. We couldn’t ignore everything that was bubbling around us.” But in true Dispatch fashion, they made sure to release a first single, “Only The Wild Ones,” that is focused not on fight, but on freedom. Set to a rhythmic, African-inspired groove, it’s a song with a nod to one of Jack Kerouac’s signature passages from On the Road and praises those who barrel through each day with an unbounded quest for joy and truth.
11/29 – The Sylvee – Madison, WI
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