NO ONE LOVES ME
BETTER
OUT APRIL 5 ON RED PARLOR RECORDS
USA Today called him an “ace songwriter”
Shane
nails life to the wall like a WANTED sign out in the wild west.
Critically acclaimed blues maverick, Shane Dwight, will pull
you into his house by the ear after the first chord of No One Loves
Me Better out on Red Parlor Records out on April 5, 2019. This
esteemed independent label has long been a champion of music’s best
songwriters, and Dwight is no exception. This new collection of songs is some
of his most personal yet – gut-wrenching, and heartbreaking to date. The
story of a man finding love, committing a crime, and wanting redemption runs
deep in Shane’s songs.
From the heartwarming “No One Loves Me Better” to the dark
“Bullets & Gasoline” to the sassy “Sucker,” Shane nails life to the
wall like a WANTED sign out in the wild west. Shane’s songwriting has
evolved so far that he may be untouchable for a while, and fans won’t be able
to get it out of their heads, critics won’t know what to do with him. But one
thing’s for sure; he’s here to stay.
Recorded at Grammy Award-winning Kevin McKendree’s studio in
Franklin, TN with a mega all-star cast of players the sounds of this album, are
slick, powerful and groove driven. The heartbeat of the drums and the
entanglement of guitars mix well with Shane’s raspy voice. The eccentric guitar
tunings bring the haunted voices to life; you can almost see the movie. “You
will hear some of my friends, Bekka Bramlett (Elton John), Kenneth Blevins
(John Hiatt), and Rob McNelley (Bob Seger) who all came to the table that day
to be a part of this story. The story is of a misunderstood man, his trials and
tribulations over the perils of whiskey, women, and the music business.” –
Shane Dwight
No One Loves Me Better, ends with “The Trial
Of A Poet” – a haunting resonator and background vocals from the renowned Bekka
Bramlett; it’s filled with fog, crunchy leaves, and a flashlight. There are
blues, rock, soul, country and a little bit of hip-hop that shows his
California roots. It’s heavy, it’s deep, and it’s a swamp full of characters
that show up at the fight.
“Exceptional talent…. it’s clear this cat can sing
anything he wants.” – Blues Revue Magazine
Shane grew up on a ranch in Morgan Hill, CA a few hours from
San Jose and Monterey, where the air was fresh, and the sun was hot. At the age
of nine, he was diagnosed with Perthes bone disease in his hips that prohibited
from him walking for about a year as a young boy. Since then, the debilitating
illness does go into temporary remission but when it returns it forces Shane to
live with severe chronic pain. Shane began to learn how to play guitar back in
high school, playing with friends and bands along the way, he started The Shane
Dwight Blues Band at 28. His musical roots were FM radio, Album Oriented Rock
artists like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He dug
deep into their influences and found a stack of others, Muddy Waters, John Lee
Hooker, and Albert King; those gave him the nod to take it even further.
Sometimes standing on the rock where Moses stood is vital to
get the energy of the ground into your soul and when Shane stood on the same
burn spot where Jim Hendrix once stood at the famed Monterey Blues Festival, he
felt the mysterious aura seep into his bones. Bones that once were strong get weakened
at times when you need to fill your cup.
Where do you go to get it filled up? At the well of course,
and for Shane that well is his fans. He has crisscrossed this country and the
world many a time, to bring the people what they want, his music – a blend of
rock and blues with a little dash of country. His band went on to win the
Monterey Blues Festival Battle of the Bands in 2001, and that’s when it began.
He caught fire that day in Monterey, and never stopped except to get gas. His grassroots approach to his career has also been crucial for he has built it fan by fan, show by show and album by album. From What You Need to Gimme Back My Money to A Hundred White Lies, Shane has conquered it all; festivals, CD sales, radio and press accolades galore from rock to country to blues and back again. Dwight’s most successful to date has been A Hundred White Lies, which received praise from publications like, USA Today, Guitar World, and Living Blues Magazine. It charted on several popular radio lists, XM/Sirius Satellite’s Channel, “Bluesville,” Living Blues Magazine, Route 66 – an Americana radio show chart for a total of about six months together. Then, in Spring 2018 he went into Greaseland Studios with Kid Anderson and did a fresh set of his favorite blues covers with another all-star cast of players, called High Time I Got Mine which is only sold at his live shows.
Shane’s
hectic touring schedule reads like an airplane flight plan. He keeps it real
with a bi-coastal routing to festivals, winery series and of course, he will
show up at his favorite dive bar to croon. He has performed over 3500 shows
over the past 20 years, headlining at some of music’s most significant events;
Beale Street Festival, Portland Waterfront, Reno Blues Festival, Legendary
Rhythm and Blues Cruise, Ottawa Blues Fest; sharing the stage with household
names such as Blake Shelton, The Doobie Brothers and B.B. King. He’s backed off
the 200 dates a year he once did, but he still brings the rock to the table and
the blues to the dance floor.
Country and blues music is about the same. You see, they are rooted from the same soil with a Bible and bottle in each hand. And that’s why Guitar World said that Shane Dwight, “rocks hard.”
