Louisiana Slide – Sonny Landreth

The Louisiana slide guitar icon Sonny Landreth will be releasing his new studio album ‘Blacktop Run’ on 21st February via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. ‘Blacktop Run’ follows his previous Grammy nominated album ‘Recorded Live In Lafayette’ (2017) and his back-to-back Blues Music Awards for Best Guitarist and Best Blues Album for ‘Bound by the Blues’ (2015).

His groundbreaking work has long mixed familiarity with
experimentation, and his latest ten-song collection stretches from
hard-edged electric instrumentals to wistful acoustic ballads. The
project’s range is the fruit of a renewed collaboration. Producer RS Field – who
helmed Landreth’s trio of breakout albums – joined the six-stringer and
co-producer Tony Daigle to finish the record.

“His brilliance and creative energy recharged us,” Landreth said of
reuniting with Field. Most of the tracks were recorded live at famed Dockside Studios
on the Vermilion River south of Lafayette, LA. “We came up with new and
better ideas, and that’s what you want,” he added. “It couldn’t have
gone better.”

 Watch the Official
Lyric Video for the title track here:
https://youtu.be/LvOz99HqiCA

A quartet of instrumentals highlights the expressive power of bassist David Ranson, drummer BrianBrignac and multi-talented keyboardist/songwriter Steve Conn. The sultry, slow zydeco pulse of “Lover Dance With Me” features Landrethtrading in his signature glass slide for his guitar’s tremolo arm and a rotating Leslie speaker cabinet. “Mule” follows, with its tailgate
rhythm bouncing through a his-and-her tale of unrequited love.

“Groovy Goddess” takes the listener into harder-edged jazz-rock
territory, showcasing his slide guitar prowess.“Honestly, I think the
purest form of music is improvised,” the bandleader says. “When it
flows, it’s exhilarating. It just seems to come out of nowhere and
connect your heart and soul to your fingertips.”

The first of two Conn compositions follows with a new arrangement built
around a guitar tuning Landreth developed but had not yet used in the
studio. “Somebody Gotta Make A Move” also features its composer on
Wurlitzer electric piano and Hammond B-3 organ. “Beyond Borders” picks
up the pace and features Conn in a role originally envisioned for
Carlos Santana. Landreth composed the instrumental for From The Reach, his
2008 release featuring guest artists Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Vince
Gill and others. “It’s complex,” Landreth says, “and now seems tailor-made
for Steve.” “

“The Wilds of Wonder” is a cinematic tribute to the brave folks working
on the front lines of our planet’s environmental crises. And the
shape-shifting instrumental “Many Worlds” builds on the previous
number’s rich textures to bring the record to its final cut, “Something
Grand,” the first Landreth recording in years without a guitar solo.

“Sonny Landreth is probably the most underestimated musician on the planet, and also probably one of the most advanced.” Eric Clapton

After two Grammy nominations, multiple appearances at Clapton’s
Crossroads Guitar Festival and wide-ranging acclaim from fellow players
and fans worldwide, Landreth is looking forward to playing the new
material live. “It’s all about telling the story,” Landreth says, “and
as long as I can find my way up that path, I’m all in.” As the
songwriter’s narrator sings in the title number of Blacktop Run, “A new
day is dawning and I have never felt so alive.” 

Track Listing
1. Blacktop Run
2. Lover Dance With me
3. Mule
4. Groovy Goddess 
5. Somebody Gotta Make A Move
6. Beyond Borders
7. Don’t Ask Me
8. The Wilds Of Wonder
9. Many Worlds
10. Something Grand

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album HERE 

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