Elin Larsson, singer for up and coming multicultural blues rockers BLUES PILLS, talks every song of the band's upcoming debut album in a new track by track video which also features short excerpts of every song. Check it out at:
Recently the band announced their upcoming European headlining tour in support of the band's forthcoming self-titled debut album. The quartet will be supported by icelandic label mates THE VINTAGE CARAVAN. Produced by renowned Don Alsterberg (GRAVEYARD, HORISONT), »Blues Pills« is set to be released July 25, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
The album is already being praised by pretty much every rock magazine out there and described as "the debut album of the year" (Boris Kaiser/ROCK HARD).
TOURDATES
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02.10.2014 DE – Leipzig, Moritzbastei, www.hardticket.eu
03.10.2014 CH – Pratteln, Up In Smoke Festival, www.z-7.ch
04.10.2014 DE – Nürnberg, Rockfabrik, www.hardticket.eu
06.10.2014 AT – Vienna, Arena, www.hardticket.eu
07.10.2014 AT – Innsbruck, Weekender, www.hardticket.eu
08.10.2014 DE – Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik, www.hardticket.eu
10.10.2014 BE – Antwerp, Desertfest, www.desertfest.be
11.10.2014 DE – Kaiserslautern, Kammgarn International Blues Festival, www.kammgarn.de
13.10.2014 NL – Nijmegen, Doornroosje, www.doornroosje.nl
14.10.2014 DE – Essen, Turock, www.hardticket.eu
15.10.2014 DE – Hamburg, Headcrash, www.hardticket.eu
17.10.2014 DE – München, Keep it Low Festival, www.keepitlow.de
18.10.2014 DE – Berlin, Bi Nuu, www.hardticket.eu
19.10.2014 DE – Frankfurt, das Bett, www.hardticket.eu
The band also released a workshop video feat. their gifted guitarist, Dorian Sorriaux, showing how to play parts of the first single, 'High Class Woman', off the band's upcoming self-titled debut album. Surf to http://smarturl.it/BPGuitarLesson
The song itself can be streamed at http://smarturl.it/HighClassWoman
The first limited edition of »Blues Pills« will also include a special bonus DVD which will feature the band's entire gig at 2013's installment of renowned German "Hammer Of Doom" festival as well as a video interview with Streetclip.TV - see tracklist below. A teaser video for the DVD can be viewed at this location: http://youtu.be/sTnVPajBWHo
DVD (Live @ Hammer Of Doom 2013):
01. Bliss
02. Dig In
03. Devil Man
04. Little Sun
05. Mind Exit
06. Astralplane
07. Black Smoke
+ Video interview with Streetclip.TV
The ten tracks of »Blues Pills« will also feature a cover version of the CHUBBY CHECKER classic 'Gypsy'.
“It's a song everyone in the band liked and we used to play it on our soundcheck. Slowly it worked itself into our set list, and now it's going to be on our debut album as well. Back in the days lots of bands covered each other to honor the other artist, and they did it with their own touch on it. Some examples are, JIMI HENDRIX 'All Along the Watchtower', JANIS JOPLIN 'Tell Mama', 'Summertime' and 'Ball and Chain', or JOE COCKER 'With a Little Help From My Friends', everyone was doing it with the right reason. For us, we want to honor CHUBBY CHECKER and also bring it back to life by doing the cover version the BLUES PILLS way. Hopefully people like both versions and, yeah, it's just a killer tune.“ - BLUES PILLS
»Blues Pills« can now be pre-ordered in various formats at this location: http://media.nuclearblast.de/shoplanding/2014/Blues-Pills/blues-pills.html
»Blues Pills« Tracklist:
01. High Class Woman
02. Ain't No Change
03. Jupiter
04. Black Smoke
05. River
06. No Hope Left For Me
07. Devil Man
08. Astralplane
09. Gypsy (CHUBBY CHECKER cover)
10. Little Sun
The cover art was created by legendary artist Marijke Koger-Dunham (THE BEATLES, CREAM) – find the artful piece below/attached.
Commented the band: „The artwork
