LEDFOOT & RONNI LE TEKRĂ – Hot Bubblin’ Blues
US Gothic blues artist Ledfoot and Norwegian guitar legend Ronni Le Tekrø have today issued a new single entitled âCryingâ.
Taken from an upcoming second collaborative album of bluesy Americana, the song is a philosophical rumination on love won and lost that is reminiscent of both Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison (not that âCryingâ).
Written by Ledfoot (aka Tim Scott McConnell), he explains its message by simply stating that âthere are two reasons someone stops crying because of you. They either give up on youâŚ.or you do right.â Le Tekrø adds: âI loved this song when Ledfoot presented it and we put some dark mojo into its message about treasuring love when you have it.â
âLimited Edition Lava Lampâ is the intriguing title of their new album, which comes two years after the critically acclaimed ‘A Death Divineâ. It sees the duo joined by veteran producer/musician HP Gundersen and a crack team of reinforcements on a record of shapeshifting Americana that also nods to the likes of Johnny Cash and Iggy Pop.
Ledfoot (aka Tim Scott McConnell) states that âRonni and I decided it was time to get serious and put a band together… AND WHAT A BAND! The result is âLimited Edition Lava Lampâ….get ready for a wild ride.â Le Tekrø concurs, adding that âwe have been digging deeper, exploring and uniting our different styles, while the production has been pushed into territory we have never been before. This album will take you to Twin Peaks. Let your ears take you above and below.â
Recorded over the course of a magical week at Studio Studio Nyhagen (owned by Le Tekrø), âLimited Edition Lava Lampâ consists of four songs written by Ledfoot, four co-writes, plus a cover of âSisterâ from the Quincy Jones-helmed soundtrack of âThe Color Purpleâ. The nine tracks see an inspired Ledfoot singing better than ever, while Le Tekrø’s unique guitar skills find their natural home in the soundscape created with the aid of Gundersen (who also contributes guitar parts), Anders Odden (bass), Trond Augland (drums) and Markus O Klyve (keyboards).
âLimited Edition Lava Lampâ will be released on LP, CD and digital formats, plus a limited LP edition pressed on 180g lava lamp (orange) vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.
LEDFOOT –Â Born in Florida but based in Norway for many years, Ledfoot has been especially busy recently, having released the solo album âCoffin Nailsâ in December 2022 that has just been nominated for the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the Blues category. It is the follow-up to 2021âs Black Valleyâ, which was also nominated, while his ‘White Crowâ was released just before âA Death Divineâ and won the same Award in 2019, a year that saw him write most of the music for the hit Norwegian TV series âExitâ and act as a mafia hitman in the show.
Adopting the stage name Ledfoot in 2007, he had actually begun his musical career at the age of 15 as Tim Scott and had major deals in the 1980s-â90s that included solo albums on Sire, Geffen and Warners and a further record on Elektra as frontman of The Havalinas sandwiched between the latter two of these.
One of his early songs was covered by Sheena Easton on her 1984 US smash album âA Private Heavenâ and released as a spin-off single. while three decades later Bruce Springsteen covered his ‘High Hopes’ and made it the opening song and title track of his eighteenth studio album.
RONNI LE TEKRĂ – Ronni Le Tekrø is a guitar legend in his home territory. Founder and leader of the ongoing Norwegian hard rock institution TNT while still in his teens, but also a regular collaborator with esteemed jazz guitarist/composer and compatriot Terje Rypdal (ECM Records has issued several albums by the pair), he is renowned for his unique playing style and has often been ranked among the world’s best guitarists regardless of genre. Le Tekrø has also released several solo records, with the most recent being ‘Bigfoot TV’ in 2022.
LIMITED EDITION LAVA LAMP
TRACKLISTING
1Â Little Rosie
2Â Crying
3Â The Ego In The Coffin
4 Â How Hard It Is
5Â Never Use Your Eyes
6Â Sailor
7Â Limited Edition Lava Lamp
8Â Sister
9Â This Hurtful Game
 Produced by HP Gundersen
Engineered and Mixed by Kjartan Hesthagen
Mastered by Winter Lazerus
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