The Wallflowers have announced their
long-awaited new studio album Glad All Over will be
released on October 2, 2012 by Columbia Records.
The band's new single, "Reboot The Mission," is a
Clash-inspired track with an unmistakable shuffle backbeat, featuring Mick
Jones on vocals and guitar. The song will be available for FREE beginning
this Tuesday, July 24th at www.thewallflowers.com.
The single is set to impact radio on July 23rd.
Recently wrapping recording in Nashville, TN at Easy
Eye Sound studio, the new album finds frontman Jakob Dylan joining
original band members Greg Richling (bass) and Rami
Jaffee (keyboards), with The Wallflowers' longtime guitarist Stuart
Mathis and drummerJack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl
Jam) rounding out the lineup. The album is being produced by Jay Joyce (Emmylou
Harris, Cage the Elephant) and mixed by Rich Costey(Bruce
Springsteen).
In addition to their new album, The Wallflowers have
announced a series of tour dates that will kick off in select U.S. cities in
July (please see dates below). On these dates the band expects to give fans a
preview of the new material, which finds them rediscovering their sound while
reflecting the varied influences they have accumulated over the years.
The Wallflowers Tour Dates
July
20 Dover,
DE Firefly
Music Festival
July
24 New
York,
NY Bowery
Ballroom
July
25 Ashbury
Park,
NJ Stone
Pony
July
27 Chicago,
IL Schubas
Formed in Los Angeles, The Wallflowers rose to fame with
their 4x platinum albumBringing Down The Horse, which featured four
top charting singles including "6th Avenue Heartache," "One
Headlight," "The Difference," and "Three Marlenas."
The two-time Grammy Award winners went on to sell over 7 million records
worldwide with a series of critically acclaimed albums before going on hiatus
in 2007. During the group's break from recording, Jakob Dylan released two solo
albums, which also garnered significant praise, 2008's Seeing
Things and 2010's Women and Country.
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Band Photo Credit: James Minchin
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