Written by Lauren Rosier
The alt-rock band, Sir Sly, shares their new, acoustic version of their song, “Material Boy” via Interscope Records. The track is about “self-reflection into one’s spiritual soul versus materialism.”
Lead singer and guitarist, Landon Jacobs, said of the song, “When I lost my faith at 22, I figured it was the end of any kind of spiritual life for me. I now believe spirituality to simply be a process of becoming comfortable with unknowing. I wrote the lyrics to ‘Material Boy’ about feeling free to explore spirituality outside of the bounds of my childhood faith. I stopped drinking 2 years ago, and this song is about how I’ve learned to cope with life without the familiar escape of getting drunk. I hope it can give others a sense of relief the way it has for me.”
Keyboardist Jason Suwito explained, “I distinctly remember feeling like I was musically in a rut before sitting down to write for the day. I felt pre-programmed. So instead of focusing on the music, I stuck my hand at C and tried to look around the room and think about something non-musical like the weather, all to distract myself as I played. The synth line you hear in the intro and throughout the original song, which was the catalyst for writing the rest of the track, came out of that little experiment. This acoustic version just seemed like a natural progression.”
The drummer, Hayden Coplen, added, “After writing and recording a full album, you become hyper-focused on which three-minute section to showcase. Occasionally though, you get lucky and land on a tidy song that still feels representative of your whole self. To me, that’s ‘Material Boy.’ It’s natural and simple, nearly copied and pasted from Landon’s journal without judgment or second-guesses. If I only had one chance to tell someone about our band, I’d give them this song.”
Sir Sly began as three friends in Southern California. In 2014, they released their debut album, You Haunt Me, with their hit single, “Gold,” which allowed them to spread their music around the world. In 2017, their sophomore record, Don’t You Worry, Honey, was released, which produced two hits, “High” and “&Run” with both spending several weeks on Billboard’s Rock chart.
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