P.O.D‘s new album Veritas is out now, however that is hardly all vocalist Sonny Sandoval has up his sleeve. Sandoval just lately revealed to Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio that he additionally wrote and recorded a full-fledged reggae file through the pandemic lockdowns, which is simply ready within the wings.
“I had began a complete reggae album on my own after I was house since you could not go anyplace,” mentioned Sandoval. “So I simply did it at house and teamed up with a whole lot of totally different producers simply on-line. I might simply see their stuff, and I might be, like, ‘Hey, ship me some tracks.’ I used to be capable of do every thing.”
Whereas the challenge was initially supposed for launch two years in the past, it was sidelined to prioritize P.O.D.’s newest album: “I had deliberate to launch that, truly, two years in the past now, however then as a result of our label and everyone was, like, ‘We actually, really want a P.O.D. file,’ all that stuff bought placed on the again burner.”
Nevertheless, Sandoval‘s ardour for reggae stays unwavering, as he expressed his intent to unveil his solo work as soon as the mud settles from the band’s touring cycle: “I’ve all the time been a reggae fan. I really like reggae music. I feel the scene might be larger now than ever. There are excursions all around the globe now for reggae music. And so I feel as soon as we’re completed with the touring cycle for this new P.O.D. file and it begins to wind down, I am undoubtedly…. I imply, I am gonna launch both an EP or a full file.”
Sandoval even hinted at eager to carry out the reggae materials stay: “After which I might simply like to play reveals simply regionally and possibly soar on tour with some reggae bands simply because I simply love doing it.”
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