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The story feels classic. Three friends pick up three instruments and churn out the kind of no-frills rock ‘n’ roll that lasts generations. As the “industry” preoccupies itself with metrics, streams, and data, it just unfortunately doesn’t happen like this anymore… Thankfully, it did with Arlington. The Southern California trio—Tyler Benko [vocals, guitar], Channing Peake [bass, vocals], and Grant Whitson [drums]—rallied around a pure, passionate, and powerful vision that fuels their full-length debut, A Walk Through Jackson County [Rise Records]. “Our vision was to create a straightforward rock band—guitar, bass, and drums,” affirms Tyler. “That was it. It was a simple setup with simple tones and simple everything. We derived the creativity from our songwriting rather than the gear we were using or any kind of imagery.” As the story goes, lifelong friends Tyler and Channing slogged it out in local California favorite False Puppet. Following the group’s disbandment, they reached out to Grant who tour managed them on Warped Tour and happened to be a monster behind the drum kit. In 2016, Arlington formally came to life. Inspired by the stripped-down bluesy rock of Jack White, The Strokes, Kings of Leon, and Arctic Monkeys, they spent countless hours writing songs, rehearsing, and developing an inimitable chemistry. After just four shows, early demos landed in the hands of Rise Records who promptly signed the band. - Rick Florino