New music video from Eddie Cohn

Eddie Cohn is an indie rock artist who’s enjoyed an enduring and decorated career over the years. From his roots in Cleveland to his current base in Los Angeles, Eddie’s life has been defined by the challenges that he’s transformed into powerful, moving music. Known as much for his musicianship as for his moving storytelling, Eddie has earned a loyal following across decades, charming listeners with his honesty, sonic skill and passion for rock.

A multi-instrumentalist with a talent for guitar, drums and vocals, Eddie has crafted a sound that’s entirely his own. He first started out in the early 90s, a period when grunge was transforming rock with its intensity and uncompromising edge. As a college student, he found himself enamoured by the energy of bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden, which sparked his creative aspirations and pushed him to walk his own path in music.

Over the years, Eddie has developed a unique sound that maintains the energy of grunge while blending in his own perspective on life. Earlier this year, he paid tribute to these early influences with “Who or What I Was Before,” a single that channels the spirit of grunge, complete with gritty guitars and intense vocals and reinvents it through a modern, indie lens.

Following it up with a string of well-received releases throughout 2024, he now brings us his latest release with the brand new single titled “Stop Waving the Gun.” In this powerful new single, Eddie turns his attention to one of America’s most pressing issues; gun culture. Recorded in Los Angeles with additional contributions from Seattle, “Stop Waving the Gun” blends rock’s classic elements of drums, bass and guitar with Eddie’s sharp lyricism, creating a track that’s as thought-provoking as it is compelling.

The song’s message is one of empathy and a plea for a deeper appreciation of human life, encouraging listeners to confront the wider problems that persist in today’s world. Built on the steady stomp of drums, layer of guitars and bold bass lines cut with delicate instrumental flutters from shimmering guitar leads to subtle chiming tones, deep strings and atmospheric textures, Eddie’s impassioned vocal performance delivers his profound lyricism with impact and charm in equal measure.

Full of memorable vocal hooks and slick rise and fall, “Stop Waving the Gun” is an epic modern rock anthem that presents an important message in a thrilling way. Paired with the single is a music video directed by Leslie Andrew Ridings which features Eddie Cohn performing the song in a brightly lit room and atop a roof while scenes involving firearms add storytelling reflections to offer a cinematic visual accompaniment for his incredible new single.

Watch the music video for Stop Waving the Gun below

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