Sunday, March 10, 2024

Psychedelic Rockers HOWLIN' JAWS Infuse 60s Pop and Fuzz w/ Cosmic Banger, 'THROUGH MY HANDS' from Sophomore LP, "Half Asleep Half Awake"


Parisian psych-rockers Howlin’ Jaws, the dynamic trio known for their captivating blend of 60s garage and pop rock that meets psychedelic soundscapes, have dropped their latest single "Through My Hands" .. The track is taken from their highly-acclaimed album 'Half Asleep Half Awake,' which was recorded at Liam Watson’s renowned Toe Rag Studios in London.

Drawing inspiration from the golden era of rock 'n' roll, Howlin’ Jaws effortlessly transport listeners to a bygone era with their fuzzed-out guitars, infectious 60s pop melodies, and mesmerizing vocals. With tracks like "Mirror Mirror" and "Lost Songs" already making waves among fans of psychedelic rock music worldwide, "Through My Hands" promises yet to be another cosmic kaleidoscope banger.
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Reflecting on the creative process behind 'Half Asleep Half Awake,' Howlin’ Jaws shared: “Two years ago, we didn’t think we’d be experimenting so much and incorporating so many effects into our music. But now it seems self-evident to use them to flesh out the sound spectrum.” This experimentation has resulted in a truly immersive sonic experience that resonates deeply with both old-school enthusiasts as well as those discovering this genre for the first time.

"With 'Half Asleep Half Awake' receiving critical acclaim and gaining momentum within the indie music scene, Howlin’ Jaws are poised to make an indelible mark on the global psychedelic rock landscape. Their ability to seamlessly blend vintage influences with contemporary sensibilities sets them apart as true torchbearers of the genre.

Swedish fuzz rock outfit Guenna launch the pre-order for their debut album!


"Peak of Jin’Arrah"; the debut album by Guenna, can now be pre-ordered! Hailing from the southernmost part of Sweden, this 4 piece offers a thrilling take on fuzzy, progressive and heavy rock with vocal harmonies, perhaps described best by Nick Oliveri during a night when Guenna opened up for his band Stöner in Malmö; “Guenna sound like if YES played heavy stoner music, with all the harmonies and stuff. And I mean the good part of YES! It’s fucking rad!”

"Peak of Jin’Arrah" offers 8 new tracks recorded in Tambourine Studios, Malmö. The album is released on the 19th of April and will be available on 300 copies on black vinyl and 200 copies on transparent green vinyl. The album will also be available on most digital platforms.

“The completion of this album has been a much bigger project than we had initially prepared for and it has been clear that we have not done anything of this magnitude before. But FINALLY after many months of work, we now have a record that we are incredibly proud to be able to share.Though each member in the band has their own way of writing music and concepts for songs, we all have a shared affinity for adventure, sci-fi and the mythical unknown. That is something that heavily influences our creative process from beginning to end. Several songs has started as a concept before a single note has even been written. Ideas and musical motifs are usually written individually, presented infront of the band and then, as a group, we build, write, and arrange concepts, themes, and storys together."



Guenna are four guys who met when they studied music together in 2018/2019. After they all realized they miss cranking their amps and smashing the drumheads with raw power, Robert suggested starting a stoner band! While Robert were newly in love with stoner rock, his and Albin’s top three list of bands both included AC/DC and Black Sabbath, while Viktor and Oskar don’t even have a top list of bands, but some of their mutual favorite bands include Rush, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. The result of their creativity and widely mixed influences became, to quote Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, QOTSA): “Guenna sound like if YES played heavy stoner music, with all the harmonies and stuff. And I mean the good part of YES! It’s fucking rad!”. Others say “Progressive Stoner Rock”.

While none of the members originally are from Malmö, Guenna is now based in Malmö, Sweden, the best geographically place in the country to connect with Europe. Guenna is ready to go intercontinental to share their art!


Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Drowns Release Video For "Ketamine & Cola"


The highly anticipated new album from THE DROWNS called “Blacked Out” is finally here, and to celebrate the occasion, the band has released a brand new hilarious and riveting video for “Ketamine & Cola!” In addition to the video, the band has released a “Ketamine & Cola” flexi that is available for free with any purchase on our webstore. Click here to get “Blacked Out.”

Frontman Rev recalls how he came up with the concept for the video: “The main character wakes up upset and then just runs through the entire video. He’s trying to get somewhere quickly and ruining peoples day is along the way. The final destination is just getting to a bar for a beer. I told the concept to our friend Doug, who is a videographer, and then we ended up shooting the majority of it on the road on our last west coast tour.”

Fans of The Drowns have come to expect a few good laughs from their videos, but they truly may have outdone themselves with this one. From the ridiculous visual of the middle finger mask to the minor bouts of upsetting chaos the masked man causes throughout, you can tell the fellas had a blast making this one. And while at first glance the song may seem like an anthem of self-medication, Rev says it's actually about a much more positive outcome for the friend that inspired the song.

“I think at first listen, someone might assume it’s about recreational ketamine use. This song was actually inspired by a conversation I had with a very good friend of mine, who was able to be off of anti-depressants now for the first time in his adult life by successfully doing legal ketamine treatment. I was so blown away by his progress it inspired me to write the song,” says Rev.

As for the middle finger mask? Well…we’ll just let Rev explain that one too. “I was actually looking for a mask for Halloween a couple years ago and stumbled upon that. I saved the link to purchase it because I was like “oh, I’m definitely using this in the future for something.” It was just so hilarious that I couldn’t resist!”

Critics have been raving about the band’s new album for months now. New Noise Magazine said it’s “…a roaring blast of distorted guitars, rapid-fire drums, and brilliant sing-alongs that manage to be both giddy fun at one moment and surprisingly sincere the next.” Goldmine Magazine declares “No doubt the album’s sonic electricity should stick with you throughout the course of the year.”

The band will be touring across the United States in March supporting the new record! See tour dates below and let us know if you’d like to speak with the band or check out a show.


THE DROWNS TOUR DATES:

02/16/2024 - Seattle, WA - Clock Out Lounge (w/ NOi!SE)

03/01/2024 - Morro Bay, CA - The Siren (w/ AGENT ORANGE)

03/02/2024 - Palmdale, CA - Transplants Brewing (w/ AGENT ORANGE)

03/01/2024 - Morrow Bay, CA - The Siren

03/02/2024 - Palmdale, CA - Transplants Brewery

03/03/2024 - Tempe, AZ - Yucca Tap Room

03/04/2024 - Albuquerque, NM - The Launchpad

03/05/2024 - Denver, CO - Moe’s

03/06/2024 - Lincoln, NE - The Swamp

03/07/2024 - Chicago, IL - Reggie’s

03/08/2024 - Detroit, MI - Sanctuary

03/09/2024 - Pittsburgh, PA - Cattivo

03/11/2024 - Brooklyn, NY - Gold Sounds

03/13/2024 - Boston, MA - Deep Cuts

03/14/2024 - Portland, ME - Geno’s

03/15/2024 - Philadelphia, PA - American Legion Post 214

03/16/2024 - Baltimore, MD - Holy Frijoles

08/01/2024-08/04/2024 - Blackpool, UK - Rebellion Festival

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Sun Ra And His Arkestra Featuring Pharoah Sanders And Black Harold (Color Vinyl)


We're excited to announce a repress of Sun Ra And His Arkestra Featuring Pharoah Sanders And Black Harold.

Originally released on El Saturn in 1976, this is the only Sun Ra title to include Pharoah Sanders. Recorded in New York in the last days of 1964 as part of the Jazz Composers Guild's festival Four Days In December.

As John Corbett writes, "It fulfilled Ra's wish 'to show what the pre-Coltrane Sanders was like,' with all the electrifying intensity and guttural power that he would come to represent." Limited edition color vinyl.

Pre-order here

Friday, March 1, 2024

Punk Mafia Presents: Radio Silence EP on Earth Program/Virgin Music


March 1st, 2024, Punk Mafia presents their Radio Silence EP, the first of a series, to Spotify and all the major services via Earth Program/Virgin Music. Sample the record here.

Inspired by Joy Division, The Ramones, Type O Negative, Ministry & The Deadboys, the recordings were produced by M.O.B. and R-Low, with all instruments/vocals + lyrics created by M.O.B. and mixed/mastered by R-Low.

M.O.B. & R-Low have produced over sixty hit songs with some of the biggest bands and rappers in the world, including artists such as Patrick Stump of Falloutboy, DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit, Fever 333, 311, Onyx, DMC of Run-DMC and death pop kings ORGY, Chali2Na of Jurassic 5 and DJ Kilmore of Incubus among others.



This initial EP consists of four tracks; entitled “Anarchy”, “Psycho”, “Rebel” and “Rock N’ Roll Disco”, with a stated plan to release an EP every two months.

Focused on turning a negative into a positive, this ambitious project contains twenty six songs recorded over a short period of time by M.O.B. in his apartment located in the very same Franklin Village, Los Angeles building as the infamous “Hillside Strangler'' once resided, with M.O.B. on Guitar, bass, synth, drums/programming vocals and lyrics.

His partner R-Low then flew in from Italy to track vocals, drums and some other overdubs and additional production on the vocals, and quickly flew back to Italy to mix and master the songs. A sign of the times, the two maestro’s have steadily built M.O.B. together remotely across the ocean from LA to Italy and back for ten years strong.





Recently, M.O.B. Left L.A. and is back in NY putting a band together to play the Punk Mafia songs live. "I was giving too much of myself to people who weren't respecting my love, talent, or well-being. When I give my heart, I give it all and I do not tolerate bullshit or f-around. This is real life. Real music. Now isolated away from all the posers and hookers, I feel like I finally got to address my personal mental health struggles. Getting to self-produce the music was really important to me to find the sound that best describes who I am, how I feel and what has happened in my journey of truth in music. I was able to channel my traumas and heartbreak into powerful, artistic, meaningful songs that I truly feel will help others. I am not alone in my feelings. These songs address the current political crisis, Love, Hate, heartbreak and healing, and I think many people will relate.”

Wu-Tang Clan Mastermind RZA to Receive 2024 NAMM Innovation Award at the Prestigious TEC Awards


Revered producer and the mastermind behind the influential hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, RZA (Robert Diggs) will be presented with the TEC Innovation Award at The NAMM Show’s 2024 TEC Awards on Saturday, January 27 in Anaheim, California. The award honors individuals that have set the highest standards of excellence in the creative application of recording technology.

“RZA’s formidable body of work and talent is unquestionable,” said John Mlynczak, NAMM president and CEO. “His legacy of accomplishments and lasting power on music inspires many music makers beyond hip-hop and he deserves this high recognition.”

Diggs is a trailblazer in culture and in hip-hop, having created the group’s widely imitated core sound consisting of stark, booming beats, and chilling samples heavily drawing from vintage soul records as well as kung fu movies, which set the backdrop for the crew’s gritty narratives.

The Staten Island group entered the music scene in 1993 with “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),” an album Rolling Stone dubbed one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (#27). The debut album included C.R.E.A.M.,” a track the magazine also feted in the #1 slot in its list of The 100 Best East Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time. Since then, the collective has sold more than 40 million albums globally.

Diggs’ renaissance career has also reached beyond recording with ventures into the world of television and films, earning him acting, directing, scoring, and producing credits on several notable projects. Diggs scored Jim Jarmusch’s “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” and soundtracks for “Kill Bill Volume 1” and “Kill Bill: Volume 2.” He stars in the comedy film “Problemista,” which premiered at SXSW. He is also an Executive Producer for, and directed several episodes of, the original Hulu series honoring his group called “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.”

This honor continues NAMM’s celebration of all genres of music that resonate across culture and society and follows The NAMM Show’s 2023 Hip-Hop 50 events that honored Chuck D and GrandMixer DXT. The NAMM Show will include many opportunities for live music and panels, including a performance by emerging female hip-hop artist Blimes, and sessions such as Innovate and Elevate: Exploring DJ Technology with DJ Hapa, as well as signature events such as the Parnelli Awards, She Rocks Awards, and many other industry gatherings.

Friday, February 23, 2024

ANNOUNCING F##KIN' UP PRE-ORDER


On April 20, 2024 a clear vinyl two-LP Limited Edition will include a litho print of the album cover art and will be available on Record Store Day and through The Greedy Hand Store via NYA only, which is a unique arrangement with the Record Store Day organization to allow a release to be sold outside of participating RSD stores.
On April 26, the black vinyl, compact disc and digital edition will be released. Hi-Res digital audio is available at the Xstream Store©️ at NYA and most DSP's. All Greedy Hand Store purchases come with free hi-res digital audio downloads.
Ticket buyers for the upcoming Neil Young + Crazy Horse Love Earth 2024 Tour can opt in to receive a physical CD of FU##IN' UP included with their tickets for no additional cost. General onsale begins Friday, February 16 at LiveNation.com.
In true Neil Young innovative approach, the songs on FU##IN' UP have been renamed in their ragged glory with new titles, allowing them to be here now. "Farmer John" is a song originally done by Don "Sugarcane" Harris and Dewey Terry in 1959, and soon covered in 1964 by East L.A. band The Premiers and remains as its original title.

FU##KIN' UP
Track listing:
8 City Life
7 Feels Like A Railroad
6 Heart Of Steel
5 Broken Circle
4 Valley Of Hearts
3 Farmer John
2 Walkin' In My Place
1 To Follow One's Own Dream
9 Chance On Love
In Neil Young's words in the sleeve notes: "Why do these old songs live so vividly now? They do to me."
Neil Young knows.

NEIL YOUNG + CRAZY HORSE
LOVE EARTH TOUR



NEIL YOUNG CRAZY HORSE LOVE EARTH TOUR DATES:

Wed Apr 24 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Thu Apr 25 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Sat Apr 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Wed May 01 - Austin, TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Thu May 02 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion
Sat May 04 – New Orleans, LA – Jazz & Heritage Festival
Sun May 05 - Huntsville, AL - Orion Amphitheater
Tue May 07 - Atlanta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Wed May 08 - Franklin, TN - FirstBank Amphitheater
Sat May 11 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
Sun May 12 - Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Tue May 14 - Queens, NY - Forest Hills Stadium
Wed May 15 - Queens, NY - Forest Hills Stadium
Fri May 17 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center
Sat May 18 - Bridgeport, CT - Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
Mon May 20 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
Wed May 22 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
Thu May 23 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Find Everything Neil Young @ NeilYoungArchives.com (NYA)

PEARL JAM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, DARK MATTER, OUT APRIL 19, 2024 PLUS WORLD TOUR


Pearl Jam will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on April 19, 2024 and launch a 35-date worldwide tour this May. The album’s title track is available now HERE. Produced by multi-GRAMMY® award winning producer Andrew Watt, Dark Matter, marks the band’s first release since critically-acclaimed Gigaton (2020).

In 2023, the members of Pearl Jam—Eddie Vedder [vocals], Jeff Ament [bass], Stone Gossard [rhythm guitar], Mike McCready [lead guitar], and Matt Cameron [drums]—retreated to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu where they simply plugged in and played with producer Andrew Watt at the helm.

The musicians faced one another in the same space and communicated sonically at the highest level. Writing and recording in a burst of inspiration, Dark Matter was born in just three weeks.

As a result, Dark Matter channels the shared spirit of a group of lifelong creative confidants and brothers in one room playing as if their very lives depended on it. All of the blood, sweat, tears, and energy of a storied career felt renewed and poured into this one body of work.

The band members personally previewed the record with a listening party at the iconic Troubadour in West Hollywood during GRAMMY® week:

Vedder said: “I’m getting chills, because I have good memories. We’re still looking for ways to communicate. We’re at this time in our lives when you could do it or you could not do it, but we still care about putting something out there that is meaningful and we hopefully think is our best work. No hyperbole, I think this is our best work.”

Ament added, “What Ed said about getting us in a room at this point, we felt like we were about to make a really important record. A lot of that had to do with the atmosphere Andrew set up. He has encyclopedic knowledge of our history, not only as a band and how we wrote songs, but as players. He could pinpoint things we did on old songs to the point where I was like, ‘What the fuck is he talking about?’ His excitement was contagious. He’s a force. I just want to say thanks for keeping us on track. I couldn’t be prouder of us as a band. I feel so grateful for the fans, but mostly for my brothers and these people I’ve made music with.”

The band is celebrating indie record stores with the release of a special edition of Dark Matter on April 20. Only at participating stores as part of Record Store Day. Get more information and find stores at www.recordstoreday.com

Dark Matter album packaging features light painting art by Alexandr Gnezdilov. Light painting is an artistic form of photography where images are created by adjusting a camera's exposure for an extended period and using a light source, such as a flashlight, to "paint" in the dark. The album cover art was crafted using a large self-made kaleidoscope. Each letter visible on the cover was individually captured and handwritten midair with a specially designed flashlight to create the pearlescent effect. See more info on Alexandr Gnezdilov below.



Dark Matter Tracklist
1. Scared of Fear
2. React, Respond
3. Wreckage
4. Dark Matter
5. Won’t Tell
6. Upper Hand
7. Waiting for Stevie
8. Running
9. Something Special
10. Got to Give
11. Setting Sun

In support of Dark Matter, Pearl Jam will head out on a world tour this year, marking the first time the band has announced a new album and tour simultaneously and first time the group has unveiled all worldwide tour dates at once. Their global tour, hitting nine countries and 25 cities, kicks off at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, and will cover much of North America including shows at Wrigley Field, Madison Square Garden, Fenway Park, and their first hometown performance in six years at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, the world’s first net zero certified arena.

The tour continues with performances in the UK and Europe, including their first performance at London’s brand new and state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, through September, followed by the group’s long-awaited ten-year return to New Zealand and Australia this November. Full routing below.

Special guests Deep Sea Diver (North America Leg 1), Glen Hansard (North America Leg 2), The Murder Capital (UK/EU), Richard Ashcroft (Dublin and London) and Pixies (Australia and New Zealand) will serve as support for these dates.

Tickets will be available two ways:

1. A Ten Club members-only presale will be held through Ticketmaster Request for eligible members. Only paid Ten Club members active as of Monday, February 12 are eligible to participate in this presale. More info at pearljam.com

2. Fans can register for a chance to participate in the Dark Matter World Tour 2024 registration sale at shops.ticketmasterpartners.com/pearl-jam by Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 PM local time for Europe, UK, Australia and New Zealand shows and by Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 pm PT for North America shows. This will be the only way for fans to participate in the onsale. Registration does not guarantee access to the sale.

The tour will use all-in pricing across all North America, Europe and UK shows to ensure the ticket price listed is the full out-of-pocket price inclusive of fees.

For fans in North America who can’t use their tickets, Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster will offer a Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange beginning at a later date to give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value. To help protect the Exchange, Pearl Jam has also chosen to make tickets for this tour mobile only and restricted from transfer. This applies to all shows except those in Illinois and New York where non-transferability is prohibited by law. You must have a valid bank account or debit card within the country of the event(s) in order to sell through the Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange.

Friday, February 16, 2024

Brooke Moriber’s “Nashville in New York'' Returns to The Bitter End on March 9th featuring Ian Flanigan, Toby Lightman and Jon Stone


On Saturday March 9th at 7pm, join former Broadway star and current Reviver Records Country music sensation Brooke Moriber and friends at the legendary The Bitter End on Bleecker Street in NYC for the second installment of new bi-monthly Songwriters in the Round series “Nashville in New York”. Get tickets on The Bitter End’s website here.

The New York native and current Nashville resident will host and perform at this intimate acoustic storytellers style performance event, also featuring performances by songwriters Ian Flanigan, Toby Lightman and Jon Stone.



Brooke Moriber is a singer/songwriter who has paved an unconventional path for herself in Country music. After getting her start at a young age professionally as a native New Yorker performing on Broadway, Brooke turned to songwriting as a teenager to cope with losing her eyesight to a rare eye disease. When the disease went into remission after a difficult four years, Brooke began traveling to Nashville to tell her own stories, later signing with Nashville’s Reviver Records.

Praised for her “clarion voice” (Associated Press), Moriber’s music has been in rotation on many Music Choice channels and has been featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday Country playlist (“Little Bit of You”, “Down to Nothing”), CMT online and the Music Row Country Breakout radio chart. Recently, the New York City girl performed her hometown anthem “This Town Made Us” on Today in Nashville. Brooke’s self-titled debut album also features “Holy Ground”, a soulful duet with The Voice’s Ian Flanigan, who joins her on March 9th at The Bitter End. Brooke’s latest single Half A Heart is now available as well.

Sunny Day Real Estate add a trio of dates to newly announced 'Diary' tour


Sunny Day Real Estate released their first new track, "Novum Vetus", in a decade last week, the band also shared a run of dates celebrating the 30-year anniversary of Diary.

Three of the dates sold out over the week and the group has added a second show for Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles.



03/13 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
03/14 Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall
03/16 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
05/01 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
05/03 Gainesville, FL @ High Drive
05/05 Atlanta, GA @ Central Park
05/07 Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
05/09 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts
05/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts (NEW)
05/12 Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
05/15 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
05/16 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza (NEW)
08/14 Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
08/17 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
08/20 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
08/21 Portland, OR @ Pioneer Courthouse Square
08/23 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
09/25 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
09/28 Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
10/15 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
10/18 Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco Theater

Monday, February 12, 2024

These Voices : Lead Single From Upcoming Dead Superstar EP - Rid The Fear


Hard rockers Dead Superstar present the bone crushing new track “These Voices” to Spotify and all the major services. This is the first single from their forthcoming EP entitled “Rid The Fear”, which is set for release later this Spring.

Recorded at JustDefy Studios and Produced by Corey Lowery, best known from the band Seether. The band members Justin Golddat (Guitar), Michael Bohm (Guitar), Charlie O’Neil (Bass) and Jess DeBellis (Keys and Knobs) assembled sounds that intrigue all flavors of the aural dimensions of music. Joining “These Voices” on the EP are additional tunes “Loose Strings”, “Without You”, the two-step “Firewoman”, "The Anthem" & the bonus song "Our Life As We Know It"

Band Founder and vocal virtuoso Terence Keith explains, “In the cover art for the song, the finger in the TV that is pointing at the screaming face symbolizes all these authoritarian voices we deal with on a daily basis that are dictating their poisonous views upon us all. Continually dragging society down with unnecessary turmoil, unreasonable demands and hard core restrictions that weigh heavy on every person's mind and spirit”.

In support of the record, Dead Superstar are gearing up for a slew of 2024 tour dates beginning in March - major announcement coming soon.



The long standing New York based Dead Superstar is a heavy yet melodic rock machine and they’re here on business. The band bunkered in the jam room for the duration of the pandemic and came out with a polished live performance and catalog of crushing new songs. The band led by vocalist Terence Keith have cut their teeth on the road sharing the stage with heavyweights like Buckcherry, Sevendust, Five Finger Death Punch, Alesana and many others.

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Ride announce new album 'Interplay,' share "Peace Sign"


After hints we would be getting this news soon, Ride have announced their new album Interplay, which will be released March 29 via Wichita Recordings/PIAS. This is their seventh album and third since reforming a decade ago, and they co-produced it with Richie Kennedy.

“This album has taken a long time to make, and has seen the band go through a lot of ups and downs; maybe the most of any Ride album,” notes Andy Bell. “But it has seen us come through the process as a band in a good place, feeling able to shake off the past, and ready to celebrate the combined musical talents that brought us together in the first place.”

The first single is “Peace Sign,” which the band debuted live at the first gig of their North American tour last week and has nearly all the swirling Ride earmarks. “‘Peace Sign’ started life as a jam recorded at Marks’ OX4 studio, in early 2021,” says Bell. “We called it ‘Berlin’ and initially it featured Loz on drums, Steve on bass, and myself on a prophet 5 synth. About six months later I got hold of the recording and wrestled it into song form. Lyrically I was inspired by a film called ‘The Alpinist’ about the visionary free climber Marc-André Leclerc. Soon after I’d finished working on the song I remember I was raving to my bandmates about Leclerc at OX4, and a good memory of that time was us all watching that film at Mark’s studio.”

Ride’s tour with The Charlatans, where they are respectively playing Nowhere and Between 11th & 12th in full, hits Austin tonight (1/11) and rolls into NYC next week for a show at Webster Hall on January 18.



Interplay

1. Peace Sign
2. Last Frontier
3. Light in a Quiet Room
4. Monaco
5. I Came to See the Wreck
6. Stay Free
7. Last Night I Came
8. Sunrise Chaser
9. Midnight Rider
10. Portland Rocks
11. Essaouira
12. Yesterday Is Just a Song