Slow and steady proved to be the main ingredients that contributed to the completion and release of West of Rome’s Keep It Fly in the Negative Zone. This is the band’s debut record, but it’s not your average debut record kind of story. In some ways, the four members have been working towards making this album for most of their lives. Based in South Texas, these four gentlemen have literally been lifelong friends who have performed in an array of Texas bands over the years. But the time was never right for them to join together and record their music until finally, their worlds aligned. Featuring nine songs, Keep It Fly in the Negative Zone was recorded slowly over two years. These are all brand-new tracks, none of them being leftovers or reworks of the members’ previous songwriting. There ...