It hits the ground confidently, pulsing with a dark swagger from its first few moments. Jeremy Nardozzi's drumming drives the song relentlessly, while Johnny Yohman's gritty guitar riffs and Mark Zang's thumping bass propel the track forward. But it's Daniel J. McLean's vocals pack the wallop, rough-hewn and authoritative and with the conviction that can only come from lived experience.
The song is a war cry for the misfits, the outsiders who see power in their otherness. It is for anyone who has ever felt like a misfit and decided to build a little bubble around that skin. LeSabre is rebelling incarnate, channeling a long lineage of rock royalty, such as Queens of the Stone Age and Red Hot Chili Peppers, but trailblazing their own path.
There is a tightness in the instrumentation that reflects decades of jamming and shared joy. LeSabre knows who they are, and "The Black Sheep" is them unapologetically bearing witness to that. With its rough-hewn edges and searing authenticity, the track doesn't keep rock alive as much as it kicks down the door while doing so. LeSabre isn't here to fit in. They're here to make a change, and with this new song, they do just that.

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