Article Contributed by Vicious Kid PR
Published on 2026-10-02
Mother West has released an official video for “Come In From The Storm,” the sensational single collaboration from Sputnik the Band and Pamela Des Barres. The video features Sputnik the Band alongside Des Barres as she reads from her original 1970 journal.
Genie Morrow and Nigel Rawles of the aforementioned NYC-based indie pop group have a good friend in the legendary artist and muse Des Barres. They first connected at a James Dean event in Palm Springs hosted by Dean’s best friend and racing buddy, Lew Bracker.
“Lew introduced me to Pamela Des Barres by saying, ‘This is Pamela, the queen of the groupies,’” Genie reminisces. “We both smiled and then stayed in touch since that party!”
Genie had struck up a friendship with Bracker and found herself so inspired by his experiences that the band was moved to name its most recent long player The Lew Bracker Album—a record that delves into stories from Bracker’s experiences, translating them into haunting and resonant vignettes. It was inevitable that, at some point, said union would result in a meaningful collaboration.
Watch the official video for “Come In From The Storm”
Listen to “Come In From The Storm”
The song began in an unexpected, almost archival way. While visiting with Pamela, she pulled out a diary she had kept during her relationship with Jimmy Page. What followed wasn’t just storytelling—it was a return to a very specific emotional time and place.
“I wrote this song in early 1970 when I heard through the groupie tom-toms that my adored Jimmy Page had found someone new to love in London. And on his birthday yet! I hoped, prayed and wailed that it wasn’t true. I truly hoped that the people were lyin’ and I put it to music. So thrilled and honored that Genie Morrow & Sputnik the Band have given my youthful broken heart this groovy update!” says Pamela.
As she revisited the breakup, she shared that she had once written a song inspired by that moment and still had the original journal. She then invited Genie to help rework and expand it. The writing process became collaborative but also deeply immersive—rooted in her firsthand memories while allowing a new perspective to enter.
Genie contributed an additional verse centered around a vivid detail: a western shirt Pamela had made for Jimmy. The bridge grew out of another personal artifact—the cloisonné necklace he had given her for Christmas—adding a layer of intimacy and symbolism to the narrative.
Pamela was clear about the sonic direction. At the time, she had been listening to Gram Parsons’ “Cosmic American Music,” and she wanted that influence to carry through. With that in mind, the band leaned into a more country-tinged arrangement, eventually bringing in pedal steel to anchor the emotional tone.
The process felt less like writing a new song and more like stepping back into the late ’60s—reconstructing a moment, channeling the atmosphere and translating a real heartbreak into something immediate and alive. The result is a piece that blends memory and reinterpretation, where past and present coexist in the writing itself.
Emerging from the vibrant NYC music scene, Sputnik the Band compellingly explores the American pop tradition. Fronted by the ethereal and dreamy voice of singer-songwriter Genie Morrow and grounded by the versatile instrumental talents of Nigel Rawles and a rotating cast of New York’s studio and live musicians, Sputnik the Band creates music that feels like a beloved mixtape left by a gone but never forgotten friend.
Their discography, which includes the albums Meet Sputnik the Band, Shine On…, 333 and the latest, The Lew Bracker Album, showcases their ability to blend the familiar warmth of classic pop with fresh, innovative sounds. Each album offers a unique perspective, weaving rich narratives and evocative melodies into a cohesive, masterful study in pop’s enduring appeal. Sputnik the Band’s music caught the attention of renowned producer Carl Glanville, known for his work with legends like Keith Richards, U2 and Frank Sinatra. Glanville’s collaboration with the band has resulted in recordings that are nothing short of stunning, adding a chillingly beautiful dimension to their sound.
In 2024, the band reunited with longtime friend and producer Charles Newman, aka Cottage Sounds, and his Mother West label. Over the past year, they spent time in Los Angeles collaborating with Newman and an array of fellow songwriters and musicians, recording a new batch of songs that would become Global Positioning System, their forthcoming album due out June 5.
“Come In From The Storm” is the fifth single from the album, with the newly premiering official video continuing the rollout ahead of the release. A music video for “Long Wolf Party,” directed by Alejandro Montoya Marin, is also set to arrive soon.
