“I want to write a song that people will remember, not some bubblegum shit…” KILL THE ROBOT’s ‘Western Shores’ released today

KILL THE ROBOT tease the release of July’s self-titled album (via Dark Lab Recordings) by unveiling new single and video, ‘Western Shores.’

The band includes Stephen Gibb – eldest son of legendary Bee Gee Barry Gibb – who has toured the world performing in his father’s solo band, including his last show to date on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage in 2017.

The first taste of the new album, ‘Western Shores,’ was penned in tribute to the band’s friend and Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor Hawkins.

“It was written the day after we learned that Taylor had passed,” said Gibb. “We were all heartbroken. He was a dear friend who truly loved music more than anyone I’ve ever known. He and I had talked about creating some new music together. So, this song was born with the intention to create a song that hopefully he would’ve dug, and in a way, it even felt like he was being channeled in the room when we wrote it. It happened fast and organically, and we didn’t have to overthink it. It was just a great vibe immediately. I think of him often. This one’s for him.”

The new album was produced by multi-Grammy-winning Warren Riker (Down, The Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Santana), and includes shades of Muse, the prog of Pink Floyd, the darkness of Killing Joke, and a dose of ‘80s UK pop and electronica.

A lifelong metalhead now based in Miami, Gibb has played with a number of modern rock and metal legends including, Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx, and former Ozzy Osbourne and current Pantera guitarist Zakk Wylde in Wylde’s band, Black Label Society.

But with Kill The Robot, Gibb takes the limelight to display what his band have created – a focus mainly on positivity, celebration of life, the beauty of music, and the importance of ‘the song.’

“I’ve been lucky in that I’ve always been in bands that had songs,” added Gibb. “I come from a world of songs – they’re actually the meat on the bone. Melody is a big deal for me, in the music I listen to, and in the music I like to make. So, it was fun to flex more of that and those influences like Tears for Fears or Porcupine Tree, where there’s real imagination and touches of melodic, harmonic, sophistication and layering.

“I want to write a song that people will remember, not some bubblegum shit that people can forget, something that somebody has an emotional response to. I’ve gotten to a point where I like my life simple and humble and I just really love making music. I love playing music and if I wasn’t able to do that, I would probably be following around tribal people recording them playing music because I love music from everywhere.”

Joining Gibb in the band are Gil Bitton (vocs), Gordon Myers (bass), and Jean-Pierre Espiritusanto (drums).

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