{"id":40805,"date":"2018-09-28T14:58:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T13:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=40805"},"modified":"2018-09-28T14:58:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T13:58:36","slug":"the-weeklings-in-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/09\/the-weeklings-in-the-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeklings &#8211; &#8216;In The Moment&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Weeklings, from New Jersey, have immersed themselves in the 60s, and their latest track and video, &#8216;In The Moment&#8217;, is a Beatles-inspired power pop song. Unlike others who have chosen to play music based on this time period, The Weeklings twist the past in a unique fashion, reconstructing their influences in such a way as to sound exciting and fresh, as well as catchy and familiar.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Weeklings believe in tight song construction, and their songs are punctuated with bright melodies and harmonies, as well as stonking drums, and superb guitar and bass.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The quartet comprises Lefty Weekling (aka Glen Burtnik), Zeek Weekling (Bob Burger), Rocky Weekling (John Merjave) and Smokestack Weekling (Joe Bellia), and formed the project as an adjunct to Burtnik&#8217;s existing &#8220;Beatles Bash&#8221; shows. The Weeklings both pay tribute to The Beatles and also write and play their own original music, which yes, has a &#8220;Beatlesque&#8221; vibe to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;In The Moment&#8217; comes after The Weeklings&#8217; album, &#8216;Studio 2&#8217;, released in 2016, which was composed of some power-pop originals as well as some rare Beatles tracks. Both &#8216;Studio 2&#8217; and &#8216;In The Moment&#8217; were recorded at Abbey Road Studios, using the original 1960s equipment, capturing the authentic sound of that era.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;In The Moment&#8217; combines the best features of lyric videos &#8211; with words scattered into the frames &#8211; but adds plenty of performance clips as well, with shots of the band in action. There&#8217;s plenty of Beatlesesque touches, such as close harmonies and choruses containing &#8220;oohs&#8221; and &#8220;aahs&#8221;, making it a fun song and video filled with energy and joy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about The Weeklings online from their <a href=\"http:\/\/weeklings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_87584\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jaCBx9QqqEc?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"The Weeklings - &quot;In The Moment&quot; (Official Music Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jaCBx9QqqEc\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weeklings, from New Jersey, have immersed themselves in the 60s, and their latest track and video, &#8216;In The Moment&#8217;, is a Beatles-inspired power pop song. 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