SHOUT! – THE
BAND’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN FOUR YEARS – SET TO BE RELEASED ON 16 SEPTEMBER
June 11, 2013 –
Berkel, NL – Mascot Label Group will release Shout! – the group’s first studio
album in four years – on September 16. And in an unprecedented twist and gift to
their fans, a special bonus CD will also be included, which includes the 11
tracks from the album but in different versions with each one sung by a
different world class special guest and friend of the band. Further details will
be announced shortly, but see below for a track listing of Disc 1.
“The Mule holds a
unique and lofty berth. They have roots that run real deep — drawing from the
entire history of rock ‘n’ roll going all the way back to Robert Johnson and the
Delta,” noted (US label) Blue Note Records’ President Don Was. “Yet, despite
their mastery of past idioms, they have managed to rearrange those elements into
a whole new thing. On this new album, they've elevated their songwriting,
playing, and production values to a whole new plateau. It’s gonna blow people's
minds.”
Gov’t Mule –
co-founded by Haynes with drummer Matt Abts and featuring keyboardist Danny
Louis and bassist Jorgen Carlsson – has released nine critically acclaimed
studio albums and an assortment of DVDs and live albums. The band has sold more
than three million song downloads through their site MuleTracks and is the
consummate live act, with sold-out coast-to-coast tours.
The 11 original
songs on Shout! were written over the course of the past two years. The band
members first convened at Carlsson’s Los Angeles studio, where they wrote,
recorded and produced leadoff track “World Boss” and two other songs. Inspired,
they agreed to meet up on the East Coast to continue work on the album. They
recorded eight tracks at Carriage House Studios in Stamford, CT, with longtime
co-producer/engineer Gordie Johnson co-producing four of the songs with Haynes.
“This album puts the
spotlight on the new songs and the way that we interpret them, which hinges on
the unique chemistry we’ve developed as a band,” says
Haynes.
Gov’t Mules’ SHOUT!
Is released 16 September via Mascot Label Group/Provogue records/Warner Music
Finland.
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