12 RODS — CATSKILL, NY / SOLO SET

Ryan Olcott (12 Rods) found old demos in lockdown. Forgotten songs. Still hit.

He finished them. Fast. Instruments in a week. Voice took longer — muscle memory, not nostalgia.

"If We Stayed Alive" is the first Rods record in 21 years. Seven tracks. No filler. From the quiet spiral of “All I Can Think About” to the worn-in glide of “The Beating,” Olcott isn’t revisiting — he’s refining.

“I think it’s the best material I’ve had,” he says. He’s probably right.

12 Rods. Back. On stage to perform it... The Avalon Lounge, Catskill.