Tired of working through the record, mix, master, release, rinse and repeat cycle for a full-length release, Tower Defense embarked on a new era of self-recording and more frequent releasing. The band is slated to release four brand new singles mixed with covers of their influences and favorite tracks. "Repeat" is the fourth release within this series.

Bassist & Vocalist Mike Shepherd says of the track:

“Repeat” is another one of Jereme’s composition studies that turned out to be a banger. I don’t recall how we decided that we wanted it to be an earwormy song about earworms, but Currey came in one day with the perfect melody and most of the lyrics, and we hashed out the rest as a band the next time we got together for rehearsal. When we were thinking about the B-Side, “Girl U Want” seemed like a no-brainer. It was one of the first covers we worked up after Currey joined the band, but we hadn’t played it out in nearly a decade. Devo is a massive influence on our music, and how we approach art generally, so playing their songs is always a thrill.

Tower Defense has a knack for writing about big topics - i.e. political frustration or Nashville's changing landscape - but they always wrap it in a memorable hook. "Repeat" is a bit more on the lighthearted side of subject matter for the band but they've cranked the earwormy nature of it beyond maximum. A song about musical earworms that is itself a musical earworm. A rewarding cycle of relistenability.

Band photo by Buzz Black