Alternative-rock quartet Satellite partnered with ARTISTdirect this week to exclusively premiere the performance video for “Turning On My Own” from their debut LP, Calling Birds which came out in March through Descendant Records. The band blends boldly vulnerable lyrics with anthemic but finely textured pop and folk. Frontman Steven McMorran has a creative history of collaborating with everyone from Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo to Joe Cocker and Every Avenue.
WATCH: Satellite, “Turning On My Own”
“It’s a hell of a thing to wake up and realize what you’re capable of doing in secret. Its not a judgement. Its a realization of a paradox in me. The song was just to admit that for many reasons I felt detached from everything that I was supposedly loyal to…. like my family. But I liked how independent it felt to admit I meant it. It made the loyalty a choice. So the phrase Turning On My Own has a double meaning.” – Steven McMorran on the meaning behind, “Turning On My Own”
Satellite consists of Steven McMorran (vocals/guitar), Mitch Allan (guitar), Josh Dunahoo (guitar), and Erik Kerte (bass). The band formed in 2010 around songs written by Steven McMorran and the production aesthetic of esteemed songwriter, Allan, with input from bandmate, Dunahoo.
Satellite on Tour:
May 20 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
May 21 The Camel Richmond, VA
May 22 DC9 Washington, DC
May 26 TT the Bear’s Place Cambridge, MA
May 28 Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
May 29 Musica Akron, OH
May 30 Mickey Finn’s Toledo, OH
May 31 Pike Room Pontiac, MI (Detroit)
June 4 Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, CA
June 5 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA
June 7 Barboza Seattle, WA
June 8 Media Club Vancouver