TITLE TRACK FROM NEW JOHN HIATT ALBUM,
TERMS OF MY SURRENDER, PREMIERING AT WSJ.COM
ALBUM DUE JULY 15 ON NEW WEST RECORDS; DELUXE PACKAGE WITH LIVE DVD AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH AMAZON.COM
UPCOMING FULL BAND DATES WITH BOTH THE
ROBERT CRAY BAND AND TAJ MAHAL TRIO
LISTEN TO "TERMS OF MY SURRENDER"
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LOS ANGELES, CA - May 29, 2014 - "Terms Of My Surrender," the title track to John Hiatt's upcoming 22nd studio album, is premiering at WSJ.com. Hiatt attributes the title phrase to a comment an old friend once made in reference to burning the candles at both ends for years saying he was "trying to negotiate the terms of my surrender" and according to theWall Street Journal "The spare, bluesy song emphasizes Hiatt's craggy voice and mordant wit." Terms Of My Surrender is due out July 15, 2014 via New West Records. A deluxe edition will be available in the U.S. exclusively via Amazon.com, featuring a bonus DVD of 10-songs filmed live in 2013 at Hiatt's hometown venue, the historic Franklin Theatre in Franklin, Tenn. Along with his band The Combo, Hiatt performs some of his biggest and most beloved songs, including "Crossing Muddy Waters," "Thing Called Love," "Have A Little Faith In Me" as well as several new ones. The album can be pre-ordered at the following links:
CD/DVD Deluxe Edition: http://amzn.to/1kgo5Jd
180-Gram Vinyl: http://amzn.to/1k1i8pv
For the new album production Hiatt had the notion of focusing on his vocals and guitar. Producer Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin, Jack Ingram) agreed and recorded much of the album with the full band (Lancio, Nathan Gehri, Kenneth Blevins, Brandon Young) in the room, live from the floor. This straightforward approach gave an implied intensity to Hiatt's vocal performance brought out even more by the instrumentation. Hiatt, a master lyricist and satirical storyteller, weaves hidden plot twists into fictional tales ranging in topics including redemption, relationships, growing older and surrendering, which he admits he does not like to do but that love especially requires it. The new record is musically rooted in acoustic blues, accentuated by Hiatt's soulful, gritty voice, which mirrors the gravity of his reflective lyrics.
Hiatt and his band, The Combo, just played a rousing set at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and will be embarking on a full summer tour playing shows with both The Robert Cray Band and Taj Mahal Trio. Full list of dates are below.
Hiatt's songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt ("Thing Called Love"), Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop, Rosanne Cash (#1 country hit, "The Way We Make A Broken Heart"), the Jeff Healey Band ("Angel Eyes"), and even the cartoon bear band of Disney's film, The Country Bears. He earned a Grammy nomination for Crossing Muddy Waters, while B.B. King and Eric Clapton shared a Grammy for their album Riding With The King, the title track from which was a Hiatt composition. Hiatt has received his own star on Nashville's Walk of Fame, the Americana Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting, has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and was saluted at the Indiana Governor's Arts Awards.
The rock-country-blues fusion album Bring The Family - performed with Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner - was Hiatt's first charted effort, and he was subsequently named Best Male Vocalist in Rolling Stone's annual Critics Poll. In the last few years Hiatt has releasedSame Old Man, The Open Road, Dirty Jeans & Mudslide Hymns and Mystic Pinball all to critical acclaim as All Music Guide declares "And for a guy who has cranked out four studio albums in five years, Hiatt is having a great run as a songwriter..."
JOHN HIATT AND THE COMBO ON TOUR
May 31 - Franklin, TN @ Americana's Cross-Country Lines at
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
June 21 - Des Moines, IA @ Amerigrass Fest
June 23 - Apple Valley, MN @ Minneapolis Zoo *
June 24 - Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads *
June 26 - Indianapolis, IN @ Murat *
June 28 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
June 29 - Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia *
July 1 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Taft Theater *
July 2 - Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall *
July 3 - Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse *
July 5 - Cohasset, MA @ South Shore Music Circus *
July 6 - Hyannis, MA @ Cape Cod Melody Tent *
July 8 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre *
July 10 - Shelburne, VT @ The Green at Shelburne Museum *
July 11 - Enfield, CT @ Enfield 4th of July Town Celebration *
July 12 - Newport, RI @ Newport Yachting Center *
July 13 - Hampton, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino *
July 15 - Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn's Peak *
July 17 - New York, NY @ Low Down Hudson Blues Festival *
July 18 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Casino *
July 19 - New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theater *
July 20 - North Bethesda, MD @ Strathmore *
July 23 - Glenn Allen, VA @ Innsbrook After Hours Concert Series *
July 24 - Greenville, SC @ Peace Center Concert Hall *
July 25 - North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center *
July 26 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Sandler Center For Performing Arts *
July 30 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
July 31 - Saratoga, CA @ Villa Montalvo **
August 1 - Mammoth Lakes, CA @ Bluesapalooza **
August 2 - Las Vegas, NV @ Vegas Bowl **
August 3 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte **
August 6 - Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater **
August 7 - Sunriver, OR @ John Gray Amphitheater **
August 8 - Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheater **
August 9 - Vancouver, BC @ Hard Rock Casino **
August 12 - Denver, CO @ Denver Botanic Gardens **
August 13 - Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Auditorium **
August 14 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
September 12 - Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheater #
September 20 - Anchorage, AK @ Atwood Concert Hall ^
Additional dates to be announced
* With The Robert Cray Band
** With Taj Mahal Trio
# Tedeschi Trucks Band with Special Guest John Hiatt
^ An Acoustic Evening w/ Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt
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