New Music: The Hives, Social Distortion & Cherrie Currie/Essex
The Hives
Roll Out The Red Carpet
The Hives: Roll Out The Red Carpet
The song is off the Hives seventh album, last year’s “The Hives Forever/Forever The Hives.”
According to the band the “record so full of energy, joy, anger and life that you will be questioning reality as you have known it… a direct hit in the face of the man.”
The album was recorded in Stockholm at Riksmixningsverket, a studio owned by ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
Over the course of their career, The Hives have sold millions of albums and received platinum certifications and numerous awards — Swedish Grammis Awards, MTV Awards, NME Awards.
Social Distortion
Born To Kill
Social Distortion: Born To Kill
The title track was the lead single from the band’s long-awaited eighth album and first set in fifteen years. The album, signature blend of defiance and world-weariness, is due May 8th.
Social Distortion will support “Born To Kill” with an extensive North American tour (23 shows in 21 cities). The trek will kick off August 25th in Phoenix and conclude October 3rd in San Diego.
Social Distortion’s debut album, “Mommy’s Little Monster” dropped in ’83. “Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes” was an ’11 release.
The band’s self-titled third album was their first to chart on the Billboard 200 (#128) and was certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies.
Cherie Curry/Essex
When You’re Young
Cherie Currie/Essex: When You’re Young
“When I was approached to sing ‘When You’re Young’ I thought it was business as usual until (it was) decided this was to be a duet with a new, up-and-coming talent named Essex,” recalls Currie.
“It was an unbelievable honor to work with somebody that has inspired me since I was a kid.” offers Essex. “Working with her was insanely easy. we got along just naturally.”
“When we met for the music video, I was completely convinced of his talent,” adds Currie. “By the time the shoot was finished, I was in love! What a talented, and beautiful human being. After 50 years in this crazy biz, it’s a breath of fresh air to find such a grateful and gracious man. He gives me hope for this nutty music business.”
Currie was the lead vocalist of The Runaways (with Joan Jett), in the mid-to-late 1970s before becoming a solo artist.
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