CALIFORNIA BREED
FIRST SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “SWEET TEA”
PREMIERES TODAY (WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19)
ON USA TODAY
ALONG WITH Q&A WITH LEAD SINGER/BASSIST GLENN HUGHES
CALIFORNIA BREED FEATURES LEGENDARY VOCALIST-BASSIST GLENN HUGHES, DRUMMER EXTRAORDINAIRE JASON BONHAM AND
23-YEAR-OLD NEWCOMER GUITARIST-SINGER-SONGWRITER ANDREW WATT
SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
OUT MAY 16th in EUROPE (MAY 19th IN THE UK) AND MAY 20th ON FRONTIERS RECORDS IN THE U.S.
Hard-hitting new rock band CALIFORNIA BREED, together legendary vocalist-bassist GLENN HUGHES, drummer extraordinaire JASON BONHAM and 23-year-old newcomer guitarist-singer-songwriter ANDREW WATT. Today (3/19), the powerful trio have unleashed their first single and video “Sweet Tea” via USA TODAY. Check out the video and read the Q&A with GLENN HUGHES on USA TODAY, here: http://tinyurl.com/mmp7mxq.
Mixing massive riffs, gutsy vocals and gale force rhythms, the band will release their self-titled debut album on May 16th in Europe (May 19th in the UK) and May 20 on Frontiers Records. It was produced by Dave Cobb (Jamey Johnson, Rival Sons, Shooter Jennings), and was recorded at his Nashville studio and features equal co-writing credits among the three-man lineup (album cover art below).
CALIFORNIA BREED will be available as a CD, digital download and a Deluxe Edition CD + DVD featuring the bonus song “Solo,” two video clips and a documentary. Fans that pre-order the digital download on iTunes will receive an instant download of the first single, “Sweet Tea” upon ordering. The iTunes and Amazon pre-order links are as follows: iTunes: http://smarturl.it/CaliforniaBreed Amazon CD: http://smarturl.it/CB_AmzCD and CD Deluxe Edition CD + DVD: http://smarturl.it/CB_AmzCDDVD.
CALIFORNIA BREED (L-R): Andrew Watt, Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham. Photo credit: Austyn Weiner.
Photo link: http://msopr.com/files/ca_breed_photo.jpg
Above: Album cover for CALIFORNIA BREED’s self-titled debut album. Credit: Austyn Weiner
Album cover art link: http://msopr.com/files/california_breed_cover_art_low_res.jpg
For more information on CALIFORNIA BREED, visit:
www.californiabreed.com
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#CaliforniaBreed
About CALIFORNIA BREED:
Glenn Hughes has spent the subsequent years working with the biggest legends in music, as a solo star, and guesting with everyone from Black Sabbath to Earth, Wind & Fire � up to his most recent collaboration in rock supergroup Black Country Communion, which included Jason Bonham. When Black Country Communion disbanded Hughes and Bonham had a strong desire to keep playing together. They're only challenge was finding a new guitarist worthy of their musicality. Easier said than done for these stars who between them have worked with some of the greatest guitarists in history � including Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page and Joe Bonamassa, to name just a few. Then fate took a hand in things when Glenn’s friend Julian Lennon introduced him to the astounding talents of a New York City hotshot guitarist named Andrew Watt. “Literally, the first day me and Andrew got together we wrote two songs,” recalls Glenn. “One was ‘Chemical Rain’ and the other was ‘Solo’, both of which are now on the finished album. I was so moved by the music, I said, ‘We’ve got to record this!’ That’s when I called Jason.” Cut to autumn 2013. Recording with Dave Cobb at the producer’s own studio in Nashville, added all the finishing touches, says Glenn. At Cobb’s insistence, every vocal was recorded live as the band was playing. “Totally the reverse of what I’m used to,” says Glenn. “But I went into that aggressive rock soulfulness and everything down to the whispers, it was all done live! I enjoyed myself so much, just going for it. For what is on paper a three-piece, the sheer range of sounds and melodies you get from California Breed are breathtaking.
