Memphis, TN-based four-piece Ingram Hill is set to release
their next album, Ingram Hill, on August 28, 2012, via Rock Ridge
Music. With more than a decade of recording and touring under their
collective belts, the new album marks a time of rebirth for the band: Ingram
Hilldrifts much deeper into the tones of traditional country than the outfit’s
more rock-influenced prior works. Entirely self-recorded, produced, and
mixed, and partially financed by many generous fans, the forthcoming release
captures Ingram Hill in their truly natural state.
“We weren’t really sure what vibe of a record we wanted to
make," says singer/guitarist Justin Moore. "And I think when
you put three kids from Tennessee in a room and leave us to our own devices, it
just naturally ends up sounding a bit country. This is the first record we’ve
put straight-up banjo and steel guitar on; that’s instrumentation we’ve never
used on a record before.”
“Justin and I have been working together for more than a
decade now, and this is the first time we’ve been completely left alone to our
own devices to turn out our product,” says guitarist Phil Bogard. “I think
we’ve grown enough in our songwriting that we’re pretty good at doing
pre-production ourselves at this point, and pretty good at tightening up each
other’s songs. We’ve got the drill down. I wouldn’t be lying to say I think
this is the best record we’ve done. As artists we’ve found a maturity level,
and have grown up in a sense where we’re able to lead ourselves onto the
battlefield.”
Ingram Hill was formed in Memphis, TN in the summer of 2000,
after lifelong friends Moore and Bogard attended the University of Memphis. The
band spent much of the next year and a half touring throughout the south and
southeast, and then released the EP Until Now in 2002. More
touring ensued, leading to the group’s 2004 full-length debut—the Rick
Beato-produced June’s Picture Show—which spawned Billboard Hot
Adult Contemporary Hits “Will I Ever Make it Home” and “Almost Perfect.” The
2006 Why The Wait EP tided over listeners eager for another
release, until the band dropped the 2007 full-length Cold In California.
The group’s ongoing partnership with Rock Ridge Music birthed the first Ingram
Hill release for the label—2010’s Look Your Best (again produced
by Rick Beato)—and the digital-only 2011 acoustic album,Blue Room Afternoon.
The band continues to tour relentlessly, to date sharing
stages with Hootie and the Blowfish, Johnny Lang, Maroon 5, Guster, Better Than
Ezra, and Hanson. Tour plans for the new album call for an East
Coast-Midwest run through September (with Sam Grow and Jared McCloud opening),
with more touring planned for the rest of 2012 (see below for list of all
currently confirmed tour dates). The group—which includes Moore, Bogard,
and bassist Zach Kirk (drummer Mic Capdevielle played on the new album)— is
eager to bring its latest music to fans everywhere.
INGRAM HILL TOUR SCHEDULE
9/5/2012
Raleigh, NC / Pour House
9/6/2012
Vienna, VA / Jammin' Java
9/8/2012
New York, NY / Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 2)
9/10/2012 New
York, NY / Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 2)
9/11/2012
Pittsburgh, PA / Club Cafe
9/13/2012 Akron,
OH / Musica
9/14/2012 Chicago,
IL / Double Door
9/15/2012 Nashville,
TN / 12th & Porter
9/18/2012
Birmingham, AL / Workplay Theatre
9/20-9/22/2012
Isle Of Palms, SC / The Windjammer – Hotel Carolina
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