Elijah Ford‘s “The Way We Were” is a hooky pop-rock juggernaut, a song that starts strong and keeps the pedal to the floor all the way through. Mixing Walk the Moon’s full-on peppy onslaught with Southern-fried guitars and darting bass, Elijah Ford’s newest is rock in its most effervescent form, blithely powering from verse to chorus and back again. If you’re looking for a shot of by-the-books rock done with an ear for pop’s best qualities, this should tide you over nicely.
“’The Way We Were’ almost didn’t make the record,” says Ford. “It was the last tune to be finished and the last to get tracked in our time in Arlyn Studios, but it has since became one of our favorites. It’s a dance party when we perform it live.”
As You Were drops September 16 on Nine Mile Records.