Tedeschi Trucks
Band, the unstoppable GRAMMY-winning 12-piece musical juggernaut led by husband
and wife Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, have announced their new album
‘Signs,’ out February 15th, 2019 on Fantasy Records. Featuring 11 new original songs, the album
expands on the group’s omnivorous musical appetites, while facing down troubled
times with credence and conviction. The group’s world-class musicianship is on
full display in the genre-defying collection that runs the gamut from uplifting
soulful anthems to bittersweet ballads and driving rock and roll.
To accompany the announcement, Tedeschi Trucks Band have
released a new song “Hard Case,” which showcases Derek’s peerless guitar work
and Susan’s stunning, soulful vocals. NPR Music called the song, NPR Music
called the song “an upbeat, shuffling instant classic,” saying, “honesty and
authenticity...informs every second of ‘Signs.’”
‘Signs’ was a true band effort, with each of the supremely
talented twelve members playing a major role.
As with its predecessors, the album was recorded in Tedeschi and Trucks'
backyard studio Swamp Raga, with additional contributions from trusted TTB brethren
Warren Haynes, Oliver Wood, Doyle Bramhall II, and Marc Quiñones. Trucks shared
production and engineering duties with Jim Scott (The Rolling Stones, Tom
Petty) and Swamp Raga studio engineer Bobby Tis, and the band recorded live to
two-inch analogue tape for the first time, using their original Neve console
combined with a 70's Studer tape machine.
A sense of loss and frustration colors portions of
‘Signs.’ A number of tragedies hit home
during the writing and recording of the album, as the group said goodbye to
family members and friends including Derek’s uncle and Allman Brothers alumnus
Butch Trucks, founding Brother Gregg Allman, and mentors Leon Russell and Col.
Bruce Hampton. Political polarization,
intolerance, and threats to an environment they see as increasingly under siege
are also dealt with openly and honestly on the album.
“This is the first record we’ve made where, when I listen to
it, it puts me in a specific place,” explains Derek. “It puts me in a zone and
hits some raw nerves.”
Still, ‘Signs’ also beckons with the optimism and hope that
has become a signature part of TTB’s message in the studio and on stage. “We are very lucky to do what we do, and we
take responsibility for creating something positive to counter all the negativity,”
asserts Susan. “We all have to deal with tragic circumstances at times. As a musician, I feel it’s my job to go out
there, kick ass the best I can and offer inspiration.”
Tedeschi Trucks Band will celebrate the album’s release with
a performance at The Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 20th. The special
one-night performance follows a string of multi-night residencies at the
Chicago Theater, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the Saenger Theater in New
Orleans and the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. – and marks the band’s first
return to New York after their sold-out, six-night residency at the Beacon
Theatre in October, which has become a highly-anticipated fall tradition for
the band. Tedeschi Trucks Band will continue to tour through 2019, including a
spring run of shows in Europe, a return to the west coast, and their 5th annual
Wheels of Soul tour this summer featuring special guests Blackberry Smoke and
Shovels and Rope.
‘SIGNS’ TRACK LIST:
1.Signs (High Times)
2.I’m Gonna Be There
3.When Will I Begin
4.Walk Through This Life
5.Strengthen What Remains
6.Still Your Mind
7.Hard Case
8.Shame
9.All The World
10.They Don’t Shine
