1 / 2

Resinated is booked for a show at the Lighthouse Lounge Aug. 12.

2 / 2

Resinated is booked for a show at the Lighthouse Lounge Aug. 12.

❮ ❯

After getting cozy in Sound Lounge Studios in Orlando, Florida, for a month, reggae rockers Resinated came up with a full-length album that puts positive vibes and funk back in the mix.

”Smoke Signals,” the new album from the Florida quartet, is the reason why the band is traveling far and wide, leaving smoke signals wherever they go and answering to a few they see along the way.

Lead vocalist and guitarist Kenny Mullins said taking time to explore the album and actually staying at the studio helped keep the focus on the new tunes.

“We wanted to keep it fresh — when you do something then don’t pick it again until two weeks later, you can get a little rusty. So we wanted to put our whole focus on it and the main idea of the album, the name and stuff … it’s a super positive album,” Mullins said, calling from the road somewhere in Virginia.

“We were just trying to put out a good message, and we called it ‘Smoke Signals’ because of the whole call for help,” he continued. “The national tour works well with it because we’re like putting out smoke signals wherever we go. It’s kind of corny, but … it’s just a collaboration of the band.”

The national tour brings Resinated right to Ogden’s doorstep, and the band is booked for a free Wednesday night show at the Lighthouse Lounge on Aug. 12.

When it came to putting in the time to make “Smoke Signals” a reality, Resinated had to come to terms with the game of fitting into a certain genre boundary. Not wanting to limit itself from playing and experiencing it all, Resinated doesn’t conform to one specific sound, Mullins said. Influences span all genres.

“I don’t like to put our music in certain genres, we like to just go all over the place,” he said. “It’s more fun that way and gives you a better chance of having a more original sound.”

Each song on the new album has its own rock, sway and groove, proving Mullins’ point.

“I personally like older music, new music, I like a lot of soul music and a lot of reggae. That’s what you kind of hear in ‘Sweet Love,’ and … ‘Sativa Feva’ with the harmonies,” Mullins said, mentioning songs off the new album.

“On the album, there’s only two-part, but we have three-part harmonies on everything now, so the live show is really rocking,” he said. “Everybody kind of reaches from a different perspective, but we’re all listening to the same stuff.”

Other members in the band bring in reggae rock and heavy soul influences, mixing in the Florida beach vibe with the reggae sound of the nearby Caribbean islands. The band continued to form its own sound, and released an EP and album in 2012.

Since then, Mullins said, the band has grown musically.

“We added a keyboard player, so that’s definitely, the music is more dance-, funky-oriented. We still have some reggae, keeping that in there, but trying to just do something new and different that doesn’t sound like everyone else,” Mullins said.

Carrying on the same happy vibe, but keeping everything original is key to Resinated’s sound. Band members like to keep the crowd happy and dancing.

“A lot of the music in this scene sounds very similar, we just don’t want to be grouped with a certain genre, we want to be able to play with multiple genres,” Mullins said. “You’ve got to be happy with what you’re playing. Usually, the crowd likes the songs that we’ve been writing; so long as they’re happy and we’re happy, it’s all good.”

The “Smoke Signals” tour is Resinated’s first time passing through Utah, and the band is booked for shows in Park City, Salt Lake City and Ogden. Mullins said the band has the setlist dialed in, and each song is as familiar as it was back in the studio.

“We write this set specifically for this tour, so we know it like the back of our hand. We know how to work the crowd with the set because we’re so familiar with it,” Mullins said. But he adds there will be a few surprises in store for members of the crowd who are singing along with the band’s beachy tunes.

“Pretty much, ‘Smoke Signals,’ the EP and a couple new songs,” he said, not wanting to give away too much. “We don’t really dip into anything too far back because we’re still a pretty new band.”

Contact reporter Raychel Johnson at 801-625-4279 or rajohnson@standard.net. Follow her on Twitter @raychelNEWS.

PREVIEW

• WHAT: Resinated
• WHEN: 9:30 p.m. Aug. 12
• WHERE: Lighthouse Lounge, 130 Historic 25th St., Ogden 
• ADMISSION: Free; 21/older