JD & The Straight Shot Announces Album Release and January 2016 UK Tour
On February 26th, 2016,
Americana blues band, JD & The Straight Shot, will release their latest
project,Ballyhoo!, on CD and Vinyl to UK music lovers.
Leading up to the release,
the band will be sharing some of their favourite Ballyhoo! tracks during
their UK tour with performances at The Convent in Stroud on 1/27, The Rocking
Chair in Sheffield on 1/28, Oran Mor in Glasgow on 1/30, The Empire in Belfast
on 1/31, and The Forge in London on 2/1. The band will also play the Cornbury
festival in July.
While lead-singer, JD,
started JD & The Straight Shot in 2000, he isn’t alone in his deep-rooted
passion for music. He fronts an accomplished four person band, including guitarist
Marc Copely (Rosanne Cash, McCrary Sisters, Billy Squier), guitarist Aidan Dolan, bassist Byron House (Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris), and violinist Erin Slaver (Rod Stewart,
Trace Adkins, Martina McBride), all of whom alsocontribute to
songwriting.
In their stunning new
album Ballyhoo!, the band explores a stripped-down version of
its distinctive sound. The completely acoustic project is storytelling at its
finest, steeped in the quiet fire of Americana with elements of blues and
rustic New Orleans roots music.
The songs are built on
emotion with musical arrangements that mellifluously interweave and
effortlessly paint lyrics.
The dark and evocative
track “Under That Hood” describes the unforgettably callous murder of Trayvon
Martin. The title track, “Ballyhoo”, is entrenched with circus-inspired
theatrics with JD positioned as the ringmaster that prompts listeners to limit
their own biases, embrace individuality, and keep the “circus” alive. “Glide”, a sure to be fan-favourite, evokes “the child
that’s inside” with its galloping guitar melody and soaring harmonies,
reminding listeners to tap into their own boundless child-like wonder.
This breadth of range and
the clarity that the music brings to some universal issues and hardships are
part of what makes this band unique.
Watch the video for ‘Better Find A Church’ now!
For more details please go
to: www.jdandthestraightshot.com
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