Signs To Be
Released On September 8th In North America
Available For
Pre-Order Beginning Today
2017 World Tour
Dates On Sale Now
First Track
“Make It Move” Now Available On All Streaming Services
Los
Angeles, CA --- Jonny Lang’s brand new studio album, Signs, will
be released in North America on September 8th via Concord Records. The
album (his sixth major label release) is his first in four years. The album is
now available to pre-order beginning today: http://amazon.com/dp/B071FPWNS6
The
European release for Signs will be on August 25 via Provogue Records /
Mascot Label Group.
Fans
can now get an inside look at the making of Signs here:
North
America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx_R2U8h_9E
Anyone
who originally discovered Jonny Lang through his searing instrumental work will
revel in the huge guitar tones and go for broke solos on Signs, while
those who have appreciated his growth as an honest and passionate songwriter
will find that honesty and passion unabated. Though he long ago left blues
purism behind, Lang has never abandoned its spirit of universal catharsis
through the relating of personal trials. Signs reaffirms his commitment
to the blues and the guitar without sacrificing the modern approach that has
made him such a singular artist.
It
is hard to believe that at only 36 years old Jonny Lang has already had a successful
career for two decades. Easier to believe when you learn he released his first
platinum record at 15—an age when many young people are just beginning to play
music. Lie to Me revealed a talent that transcended the crop of blues
prodigies floating around in the late Nineties. No flashy re-hasher of classic
blues licks, even at that early age Lang was a full-blown artist with a style
of his own. Also, setting Lang apart from the wunderkind crowd was a
15-year-old voice that sounded like a weathered soul shouter. Actual life
experience was yet to come, and has been subsequently chronicled in a series of
five uniformly excellent recordings.
What
began as a bluesy sound, influenced by electric pioneers like Albert Collins,
B. B. King, and Buddy Guy, evolved over those recordings into a modern R&B
style closer to Stevie Wonder and contemporary gospel music. Lang’s
distinctive, blues-inflected licks appeared on every album, but became one
element in a sea of passionately sung and tightly arranged songs.
Signs is not merely a
return the artist’s guitar-based beginnings, but an embodiment of an even more
elemental sound. Beyond focusing attention on his soloing prowess, it is about
recapturing the spirit of the early blues, where the guitar was front and
center, fairly leaping out of the speakers. “A lot of my earlier influences
have been coming to the surface, like Robert Johnson, and Howlin’ Wolf,” he
reports. “I have been appreciating how raw and unrefined that stuff is. I had
an itch to emulate some of that and I think it shows in the songs. Still, I let
the writing be what it was and that was sometimes not necessarily the blues.”
The
record, which features funk, rock, and blues elements, is held together by
Lang’s distinctive playing and singing, and the lyrics, which center on themes
of embattlement and self-empowerment. “Some of the songs are autobiographical,
but not usually in a literal way,” Lang explains. “The main goal is for folks
to be able to relate to what I went through. If I can’t make it work using just
my personal experience, I use my imagination to fill in blanks.”
Signs
was
produced by Lang, Drew Ramsey, and Shannon Sanders. Josh Kelly helmed “Bring Me
Back Home.” Lang offers, “Josh and I cut six or seven songs together and had a
blast doing it. I am saving the other ones for who knows what, but I
definitely wanted that one to be on this record.”
Since
the release of his debut album, Grammy Award winning Jonny Lang has built a
reputation as one of the best live performers and guitarists of his
generation. The path Lang has been on has brought him the opportunity to
support or perform with some of the most respected legends in music. He
has shared the stage with everyone from The Rolling Stones and B.B. King to
Aerosmith and Buddy Guy, who he continues to tour with today.
JONNY
LANG - SIGNS WORLD TOUR
6/10
Birmingham,
AL
Alys Stephens Performing Arts
6/11
Nashville,
TN
Schermerhorn
Symphony Center
6/16
Riverside, IA
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
6/17
Aurora,
IL
Blues on the Fox
Fest
6/18
Moorehead,
MN
Bluestem for
the Arts Amphitheatre
6/22
Columbia, MO
The Blue
Note
6/23
Wichita,
KS
Orpheum Theatre
6/24
Okmulgee,
OK
Musogee (Creek)
Nation Festival
7/06
Lexington, MI
Lexington Village Theater
7/07
Kent,
OH
Kent Stage
7/09
Rochester, MI
Meadowbrook
7/13
Peoria,
IL
Riverfront
7/14
Minneapolis, MN
Music In The
Zoo
7/15
Sioux Falls,
SD
Sioux Falls
Jazz Fest
7/20
Tucson, AZ
Rialto
theatre
7/21
Chandler,
AZ
Chandler
Center
7/22
Las Vegas,
NV
Boulder
Station
7/28
Saratoga,
CA
Mountain Winery
7/29
Lincoln,
CA
Thunder
Valley Casino
8/11
Los Angeles,
CA
Teragram
Ballroom
8/13
Arlington,
WA
Stillaguamish Festival
8/19
North Thornton,
NH
White
Mountain Boogie
8/20
Alexandria,
VA
Birchmere
8/22
New York,
NY
Highline Ballroom
8/23
Philadelphia,
PA
World Café
Live
8/25
Toronto,
ON
Danforth
Music Hall
8/26
Trois-Rivieres,
QUE
Trois-Rivieres en Blues
9/08
Aspen,
CO
Belly Up
9/09
Boulder,
CO
Boulder Theater
9/10
Arvada,
CO
Arvada Center
9/14
Dallas,
TX
House of Blues
9/15
Houston,
TX
House of
Blues
9/16
Austin,
TX
ACL Live
9/18
Kansas City,
MO
Knuckleheads
9/19
St. Louis,
MO
Pageant
9/21
Milwaukee,
WI
Potawatomi
Casino
9/22
Milwaukee,
WI
Polawatomi
Casino
9/23
Chicago,
IL
House of
Blues
9/24
Louisville,
KY
Bourbon
& Beyond Festival
9/26
Indianapolis,
IN
The Vogue
9/29
Huntington,
NY
Paramount
9/30
Hartford,
CT
Infinity
Hall
10/01
Fairfield,
CT
Warehouse
10/03
Boston,
MA
The Wilbur
Theater
10/04
Portland,
ME
Aura
10/06
Cranston,
RI
Park Theatre
10/07
Hampton Beach,
NH
Hampton Beach
Casino
10/22
Zwolle,
NL
Hedon
10/23
Cologne, DE
Gloria
10/25
Berlin, DE
Columbia
Club
10/27
Hamburg, DE
Mojo
10/29
Copenhagen, DK
Amager Bio
10.30
Oslo,
Norway
Rockafeller
10/31
Stockholm, SE
Nalen
11/04
London,
UK
SBE (London
Folk and Roots Fest)
11/05
Leuven, BE
Hep Depot
(Leuven Blues Festival)
11/07
Cleon, FR
La Travene (Blues
de Travene)
11/09
Marseille, FR
Espace
Julien
11/10
Six-Fours-les-Plages, FR
Espace
Malraux
11/11
Paris,
FR
La Cigale
11/13
Prague, CZ
Lucerna
11/14
Vienna, AU
Porgy and
Bess
11/16
Sumperk, CZ
House of Culture
(Blues Alive Fest)
ADDITIONAL
DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
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