Julez and the Rollerz release new single “Phaser;” Debut album Dirty Little Rock ‘N’ Roller out June 26 on Lolipop Records

“‘Phaser’ came out of a jam the band had in late 2023 at our (then ‘new’) rehearsal space, which we share with some of our favorite bands in Los Angeles. It’s been part of our set now for years at this point, and it’s finally coming out as the last single before our debut album.

More or less, ‘Phaser’ is about the weird feeling of being an artist and accidentally turning your entire existence into a performance. Whether you’re on stage, posting online, talking to people after shows, or awkwardly networking somewhere, there’s this pressure to always be ‘on’ and entertaining enough to keep people paying attention. We’re a band of mostly woman-presenting individuals, and we’ve also been navigating the music industry while figuring out how to balance how we’re perceived visually with the fact that the focus is, and always has been, our music! As mentioned in the song, sex appeal is only ‘half’ of the thrill!”

Produced, engineered and mixed by Grammy nominated producer Alex Newport at Tiny Creatures Studio in Yucca Valley, CA, the album captures the band live with a careful balance of raw performance and thoughtful layering. Newport, known for his work with artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party and The Mars Volta, brings both precision and weight to the project.

The band’s 2023 EP Is This Where The Party Is?, which leaned more heavily into scrappy garage rock and blues-tinged looseness while Dirty Little Rock ‘N’ Roller feels more polished, more emotionally direct and decidedly more mature without sacrificing bite. It is also the most theatrical the band has ever sounded, pulling from power pop and glam rock traditions with big hooks, stacked vocals and larger-than-life moments. The guitars are bold, the choruses are built to stick and there is a dramatic flair running through the record that matches its sharp self awareness. The sound is unapologetically rock-forward, trading irony for impact and leaning fully into amplified guitars and sharp-edged hooks.