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Walter TroutWe're All In This Together
PRD75282
For immediate release June 28, 2017
WALTER TROUT RETURNS WITH BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM FEATURING 14 FRIENDS AND A-LIST STARS.TO BE RELEASED AUGUST 25, 2017 IN US AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 IN EUROPE.
Guests include: John Mayall, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Sonny Landreth, Joe Louis Walker and Warren Haynes.
Walter Trout is the beating heart of the modern blues rock scene. Respected by the old guard. Revered by the young guns. Adored by the fans who shake his hand after the show each night. After five decades in the game, Trout is a talismanic figure and the glue that bonds the blues community together, at a time when the wider world has never been so divided. He’s also the only artist with the vision, talent and star-studded address book to pull off a project on the scale of We’re All In This Together. “It was quite a piece of work to get this record together,” he admits. “But I guess I have a lot of friends, y’know…?”
Before you even hear a note, We’re All In This Together has your attention. Drafting fourteen A-list stars – including Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Mayall and Randy Bachman – and writing an original song for each, Trout has made the most tantalising album of the year, and found solace after a run of solo albums that chronicled his near-fatal liver disease of 2014. “Now was the right time for this record,” he says. “Battle Scars [2016] was such an intense piece of work, written with tears coming down my face. I needed a break from that, to do something fun and light-hearted. This album was joyous for me.”
Scan the credits of We’re All In This Together and you’ll find nods to every twist and turn of Trout’s electrifying backstory. There’s keys man and long-time friend Skip Edwards, who came up on the same early-’70s New Jersey circuit where Trout cut his teeth as the precocious lead guitarist for Wilmont Mews. There’s organ wizard Deacon Jones, the West Coast bandleader who brought a twenty-something Trout into the orbit of blues titans like John Lee Hooker and Big Mama Thornton. “Deacon sorta discovered me when I moved to LA in the ’70s,” reflects Trout. “So I owe him.”
Trout also welcomes a fistful of compadres from recent all-star project The Supersonic Blues Machine, in the form of Warren Haynes, Robben Ford and Eric Gales. Then there’s John Mayall: the ageless British blues-boom godfather who hired a troubled Trout for the Bluesbreakers in 1985 and now blows harp on Blues For Jimmy T. “Am I proud to call myself a former Bluesbreaker?” Trout reflects. “Yeah, of course. What a credential. That is a very exclusive club, and I know that when I’m gone, that’s gonna be one of the big things that they’ll remember me for: that I was a Bluesbreaker for five years.”
Since he struck out alone in 1989, Trout’s solo career has been every bit as celebrated. Touring tirelessly and spitting out classic albums that include 1990’s flag-planting Life In The Jungle, 1998’s breakthrough Walter Trout and 2012’s politically barbed Blues For The Modern Daze, he’s won international acclaim and enjoyed ever-growing sales in a notoriously fickle industry. Years on the road have also brought him tight friendships, as evidenced by 2006’s cameo-fuelled Full Circle album and this year’s unofficial sequel, We’re All In This Together. “The new album was originally gonna be called Full Circle Volume 2,” notes Trout, “but I wanted to make the title a positive statement in this time of madness.”
In another departure, whereas Full Circle saw each guest visit the studio to track their part, the advance of recording technology in the intervening decade meant Trout’s collaborators on We’re All In This Together were able to supply their contributions from afar. “In the studio, it was the core band of me, Sammy Avila [keys], Mike Leasure [drums] and Johnny Griparic [bass] on every cut, with Eric Corne producing,” he explains, “and then, for most of the tracks, people sent us their parts. But it’s very hard to tell we’re not in the studio together. If you listen to the Warren Haynes track, when we get into that guitar conversation on the end – it sounds like we’re looking each other right in the face, y’know?”
For further information and/or interview requests, please contact Ben Hofland at Mascot Label Group:Tel +31-10-5120384 [email protected]
Walter TroutWe're All In This Together
PRD75282
They say you can judge a man by the company he keeps. If that’s the case, then We’re All In This Together is further proof of Walter Trout’s position at the hub of the blues scene. This is the sound of an artist not just getting by with a little help from his friends, but positively thriving, on an album that is sure to light another rocket under his blooming late career. “I’m 66 years old,” considers Trout, “but I feel like I’m in the best years of my life right now. I feel better than I have in years physically. I have more energy. I have a whole different appreciation of being alive, of the world, of my family, of my career. I want life to be exciting and celebratory. I want to dig in. I want to grab life by the balls and not let go, y’know…?”
Press quotes:“He’s back and playing better than ever” Guitarist “Visceral, uplifting and searingly well-executed … Truly compelling” Classic Rock“This is Walter Trout at the top of his game” Rock Society
Walter Trout - We're All In This Together Track List Extra Information
1. Gonna Hurt Like Hellfeat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
2. Ain't Goin' Backfeat. Sonny Landreth
3. The Other Side of The Pillowfeat. Charlie Musselwhite
4. She Listens To The Blackbird Singfeat. Mike Zito
5. Mr. Davisfeat. Robben Ford
6. The Sky Is Cryingfeat. Warren Haynes
7. Somebody Goin' Downfeat. Eric Gales
8. She Steals My Heart Awayfeat. Edgar Winter
9. Crash And Burnfeat. Joe Louis Walker
10. Too Much to Carryfeat. John Németh
11. Do You Still See Me At Allfeat. Jon Trout
12. Got Nothin' Leftfeat. Randy Bachman
13. Blues For Jimmy T.feat. John Mayall
14. We're All In This Togetherfeat. Joe Bonamassa
Release DateUSA: August 25, 2017Europe: September 1, 2017
Available formats2LP+MP3CDDigitalMFiT Digital
Walter Trout Onlinehttp://www.waltertrout.com/https://www.facebook.com/waltertroutband/https://twitter.com/waltertrout
For further information and/or interview requests, please contact Ben Hofland at Mascot Label Group:Tel +31-10-5120384 [email protected]
Walter TroutWe're All In This Together
PRD75282
Tourdates 2017
July August 14 - Warehouse 23, Wakefield, UK 01 - Knuclehead's, Kansas City, MO, USA 05 - Bluesapalooza, Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA 15 - Preston Guild Hall, Preston, UK 02 - Old Rock House, St. Louis, MO, USA 06 - Mt. Baker R&B Festival, Deming, WA, USA 17 - Robin 2, Bilston, UK 05 - Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, USA 16 - Ram's Head, Annapolis,MD, USA 18 - Public Hall, Harpenden, UK 06 - Sellersville Theatre, Sellersville, PA, USA 17 - The Hamilton, Washington, DC, USA 20 - Bierkeller Theatre, Bristol, UK 07 - The Kate, Old Saybrook, CT, USA 18 - Somers Point Concert Series, Somers Point, NJ, USA 21 - Sin City, Swansea, UK 08 - Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA, USA 19 - Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival, Morristown, NJ, USA 22 - Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, UK 09 - Daryl’s House, Pawling, NY, USA 20 - Long's Park Concert Series, Lancaster, PA, USA 24 - Columbia Theater, Berlin, DE 10 - Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ, USA 22-23 - Peter’s Players, Gravenhurst, ON, CANADA 25 - Bluesgarage, Hannover-Isernhagen, DE 12 - BB King's, New York, NY, USA 26 - North River Blues Festival, Marshfield, MA, USA 26 - Zeche, Bochum, DE 13 - Bull Run, Shirley, MA, USA 27 - 2 Left Feet Blues Festival, Simsbury, CT, USA 27 - Markthalle, Hamburg, DE 14 - Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT, USA 30 - Callahan's, Auburn Hills, MI, USA 28 - B&W Rhythm´n´Blues Festival, Halle (Westfalen), DE 15 - Tupelo Music Hall, Derry, NH, USA 31 - Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA 30 - Gewerkschaftshaus, Erfurt, DE 16 - North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland, ME, USA September 31 - Lokschuppen, Dillingen-Saar, DE 19 - Blues On The Mall, Grand Rapids, MI, USA 02 - Peoria Blues & Heritage Festival, Peoria, IL, USA November20 - Club Soda, Toledo, OH, USA 07-08 - Big Blues Bender, Las Vegas, NV, USA 01 - Metropool - Hengelo, NL 21-22 Legends, Chicago, IL, USA October 03 - Kaufleuten - Klubsaal, Zurich, CH 23 - Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI, USA 06 - Worthing Pier Southern Pavilion, Worthing, UK 26 - Chrome Lounge, Omaha, NE, USA 07 - Chinnerys, Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, UK 27 - Famous Dave’s, Minneapolis, MN USA 09 - The Brook, Southampton, UK 28 - Fargo Blues Festival, Fargo, ND, USA 10 - Under The Bridge, Stamford Bridge, London, UK 29 - Arnolds Park Amusement Park, Arnolds Park, IA, USA 11 - Under The Bridge, Stamford Bridge, London, UK 30 - Lefty’s Live Music, Des Moines, IA, USA 13 - Central Station, Wrexham, UK
Editorial note/Not for publication:For additional information, stream links, and interview requests, please contact:
Mascot Label Group Ben Hofland | Office: +31 (0)10 512 03 84 | [email protected]
Mascot Label Group is a 100% independent record company specialized in guitar oriented music with a focus on rock, metal and (blues) guitar. The company has offices in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Cologne, Stockholm and Rotterdam (headquarters).
Artists on the roster and in the catalogue: Joe Bonamassa, Volbeat, Beth Hart, Black Stone Cherry, Ayreon, Robert Cray, Shaman’s Harvest, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Quinn Sullivan, Eric Gales, 10 Years, Little Hurricane, Gov’t Mule, Black Country Communion, Masters of Reality, Johnny Lang, Robben Ford, Walter Trout, Black Label Society, Sadus, Agent Steel, Eleven Pictures, Bootsy Collins, Monster Truck, The Rides, Warren Haynes, Flying Colors, Steve Lukather, etc.
Owned labels: - Mascot Records – Provogue – Music Theories Recordings – Cool Green Recordings -
For further information and/or interview requests, please contact Ben Hofland at Mascot Label Group:Tel +31-10-5120384 [email protected]
