Old Crow Medicine Show Feat. Willie Watson - Phonosonics
Old Crow Medicine Show announces the August 25 release of their new album Jubilee via ATO Records. Arriving as the two-time GRAMMY award-winning band gears up to celebrate their 25th anniversary, Jubilee finds the group once again co-producing with Matt Ross-Spang (Drive-By Truckers, St. Paul & the Broken Bones) and recording at their own Hartland Studios.
The album features appearances from legendary soul singer Mavis Staples and singer/songwriter Sierra Ferrell. Along with the announcement, the band shares the debut single “Miles Away,” a sweetly reflective track co-written by bandleader Ketch Secor and bluegrass virtuoso Molly Tuttle, with guest vocals from Old Crow Medicine Show co-founder Willie Watson.
About the debut single, Ketch Secor explains: “This is one of those rearview songs where objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. 25 years of making music on the road means you’re always coming back to the same places as a different person; there’s a reminder of your past self and the choices you made back when. Molly Tuttle and I wrote this one together and when it was through, I asked my Old Crow co-founder Willie Watson to make his first appearance on an Old Crow record in years. After all, this is a song about amends, of bygones being bygones, and of renewal.”
“Miles Away” marks the first time Willie Watson has recorded with Old Crow Medicine Show in over 10 years. He will hit the road with the band this fall, performing as an opening act in addition to joining them on stage.
While songs like “Miles Away” embody a bittersweet gravity, much of Jubilee harnesses the unruly exuberance that Old Crow Medicine Show unfailingly channels into their live show. The new album finds the band doubling down on their commitment to creating roots music that bears an undeniable urgency, encompassing everything from jug-band tunes to Irish folk songs to exultant gospel jams. The result is a wildly expansive body of work showcasing the dazzling musicality and poetic yet powerfully trenchant storytelling that has made Old Crow Medicine Show one of the most potent and influential forces in American roots music for more than two decades.
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End of the World is the newest single from Canada’s West Coast Roots Reggae veterans, the Phonosonics. Historically focusing on Rocksteady and Early Reggae, the band began internalizing a more 80’s-inspired sound when they were tapped to backup Sister Nancy in 2019 and subsequently Yellowman in 2020 (sadly cancelled due to COVID 19). Rehearsing these sets allowed the band to branch out into a new vibe, and one inspired by the events of our time.
This new track is a darker one, but still with a positive and conscious message: “the sickness divides us, together the cure, no on should be alone at the end of the world.” With an infectious hypnotic rhythm, spacey dubbed-out harmonies and blazing horn lines, it is sure to please on the radio and in the dancehall.
The world has become divided, but we can still come together united. As the lyrics say “there’s no storm we can’t weather if we come together as one.” Hoping all of our beloved fans and DJ friends can come together and enjoy this new one from the Phonosonics.
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