David Lee Roth has launched the brand new track “Scotch and Couch.” The monitor is the newest in a sequence of one-off singles from the Van Halen singer, and it is perhaps essentially the most eccentric of the bunch.
Laced with distinguished horns, DLR dabbles in a little bit of salsa/disco on the track. There’s additionally a little bit of the lounge-y cabaret vibes Diamond Dave has all the time had an affinity for. An Easter Egg for Van Halen followers comes within the type of his refrain supply of “scotch and couch” — which shares the identical cadence as “sizzling for instructor.”
Roth shared the track on his YouTube channel underneath the title “Scotch and Couch 4” however supplied little else relating to its origin. Like his different latest post-“retirement” singles, the monitor might need got here from recording classes practically a decade in the past at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California.
The recording classes featured John 5 on guitar and bass, Greg Bissonette on drums, Brett Tuggle on keyboards, and Luis Conte on percussion. In 2022, John 5 talked about that the unreleased Roth recordings share a singer-songwriter sound, although that’s extra descriptive of songs like “Lo-Rez Sundown” and “Pointing on the Moon” that we’ve already heard.
In different information, Roth continues to stir the pot within the Van Halen camp, beginning beef with Wolfgang Van Halen after unleashing a pointed rant in opposition to the son of his late bandmate. Wolfgang has since responded.
Under you’ll be able to stream David Lee Roth’s new track “Scotch and Couch.”