Australian Singer/Guitarist Claude
Hay Says, I Love Hate
You, on New CD Coming
October 16 from 128 Records, Distributed by Burnside
Distribution
NASHVILLE, TN – Australian singer/guitarist Claude Hay, whose last CD, Deep Fried Satisfied, became an international sensation with his ultimate Do-It-Yourself musicianship, is back for another round of amazing stomping blues/rock/funk on his new CD, I Love Hate You, set for release October 16 on 128 Records, distributed by Burnside Distribution. To listen to the title track, click on this link: http://snd.sc/OMuP3s
Hailing from the Blue Mountains near Sydney, the award-winning
solo artist blends slide guitar, sitar, bass and drums to create a DIY
masterpiece of music that is both highly creative and energized. Claude forges
his live sound on the back of looping technology which allows him to create a
band vibe without the band. This approach has seen this fiercely independent
artist build an audience for his music globally with the release of his three
home-made albums. To view a video of Claude’s live looping demonstration, click
on this link: www.youtube.com/claudehay
Taking DIY a step further than most, Claude has built
all his own equipment: there’s “Betty,” his double-necked guitar which he made
out of a kitchen bench top; and “Stella,” his new Cigar Box guitar, which
started its life as a six dollar baking tin. He’s also built his own dome house
and studio from the ground up, and pimped out his tour van with a shower and bar
(a great move when you consider how much time he spends on the
road).
I Love Hate
You is Claude Hay’s brand new third album and was recorded
and mixed at Vader Studios (his home studio, with a huge back-lit Darth Vader
mask overseeing production), and continues Claude’s move away from traditional
blues and back to his love of rock – both alternative and hard – with his
childhood love of 80s rock starting to show its influence. As on his last CD, he
pays tribute to one of his influences; this time it’s a roaring take of The
Beatles’ “Come Together,” which sits quite nicely among the album’s 11 other
original songs. The signature slide is still there, along with the
four-on-the-floor rhythms and gut-bucket sensibility, but new to the mix on
album number three is an increased focus on guitar riffage, along with a more
refined approach to songwriting and production.
This new release sees Claude in a rare collaborative
mood on three tracks, with the addition of drums on one tune, the rhythm section
of Sydney band Chase The Sun on another and a guest cello on yet a third song.
The new CD was mastered by Australia’s acclaimed William Bowden.
I Love Hate
You is a concept album – dealing with the things Claude loves,
hates and loves to hate. From loved ones, great gigs, motor vehicles and
treacherous trans-continental bus rides, bad customer service and indifferent
radio programmers.
I Love Hate
You follows up Deep Fried Satisfied
(2010), a very successful album for the indie artist that allowed
him to get a foot in the door overseas. While promoting the launch of the album
in the USA, Claude performed on National
Public Radio and Deep
Fried Satisfied promptly shot to number nine on the Billboard blues
charts in response. The album went on to rank number five on Amazon’s top ten
blues albums of 2010, with the track, “Miss You So,” polling third in the Best
Blues Song of the Year category.
Claude’s affection for New York-style pizza was the
inspiration for that album’s lead track, “Get Me Some,” which won the Australian
Blues Music (Chain) Award for Best Song of 2011. A track about the aggravation
caused by faulty printers, “How Can You Live with Yourself,” hit number one on
the Australian radio chart around the same time. Kiss The Sky
(2007), Claude Hay’s debut lo-fi masterpiece which began his solo career, still
sells like hotcakes whenever Claude Hay performs at festivals and venues around
the world.
Claude Hay will be touring in support of the new CD,
with fall dates scheduled for Europe, followed by the USA in the spring of 2013, as well as numerous
shows throughout Australia. For more information,
visit www.claudehay.com.au.
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