Release Date: 29 June 2018
Label: Ruf Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 710347203315
Description
It had to be a train. The name of Victor Wainwright’s new band – and the sleeve image of their debut album – is also the most fitting of metaphors. At a sweet-spot in his career, where most established stars would rest on their laurels, Victor Wainwright & The Train instead rips up all that has gone before. These twelve tracks are originals in every sense, written by Wainwright, pricking up ears in a sterile music industry and stretching the concept of roots in bold directions. “I wanted to write this new music mostly on my own, as it was coming and speaking to me,� explains this multiple BMA-winner and frequent infiltrator of the Billboard Top 10. “I believe that for roots music to grow, and reach out to new audiences, we have to push it forward.�
The result is an album that walks a tightrope between scholarly respect and anarchic irreverence. It’s a musical cocktail served up by Wainwright’s inimitable gravel-flecked vocal. “I’ve tried to write songs that remind us to love ourselves,� he considers. “It doesn’t matter who voted for who, what your religion is, who you love…�
On this white-knuckle ride, only The Train could keep the material on the tracks. “I ended up with a hit-squad of downright amazing musicians,� he reflects, “that shared my curiosity for all corners of the roots genre. We wanted to capture how we feel performing, right smack-dab on this record, and I believe we’ve done that. Now I just try to keep up…�
Tracklisting
Roger Chapman
Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado
Krissy Matthews
Canned Heat
Dani Wilde, Victoria Smith & Samantha Fish
Eddie 9V
Oli Brown
Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado
Victor Wainwright
