It’s that devotion to their live sound that makes a track like “Satisfied” rich with the organic chemistry of a well-tuned band. No matter what, I’m always thinking about that scene that spotlight and the connection with the audience.” I think about how the audience will react. “In fact, when I’m writing, I’m thinking about being on stage with the microphone in my hands, the light on me and the music blaring. “No matter what we do during the creative process, we’re always thinking about how we’re going to perform it live,” Rachmany said, explaining the band’s inspiration for the new single. Now, on March 26, the band is putting out their first single in nearly three years: “Satisfied,” a groovy, roots-reggae-inspired tune that serves as an ode to the sense of camaraderie among their fans that Rebelution takes such great pride in.
For as hard of a time as it’s been, however, the pause offered wasn’t all bad… in fact, for Rebelution, the quarantine gave them a chance to regroup, reconnect with their creative roots and even get working on some new music for the first time in a long time. So, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the band began acquainting themselves with the same uncertainty that musicians across the country came to know all too well. It’s true-since first forming in 2004, the reggae band Rebelution has spent year after year playing impassioned live shows for a growing community of tight-knit fans. “We’ve been a band for 16 years now and I can’t remember a summer where we didn’t play a show.
“The last year has been pretty bizarre… we haven’t performed,” Rebelution’s Eric Rachmany told American Songwriter.