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April 24th, marks the release date for contemporary guitar legend Walter Trout's passionate new album Blues for the Modern Daze. His 21st studio album, Blues for the Modern Daze returns Trout to his blues roots and finds his songwriting at a creative and personal zenith. The album, released through Provogue Records/Mascot/MRI, is currently streaming in full as part of MSN Music's Listening Booth series, and you can also check out the lyric video for the first single, "Lonely."
"I thought it would be exciting to make a blues album now," Trout explains. "I liked the idea of capturing the energy of my touring band playing live in the studio, and in terms of subject matter, the state of the world is perfect for writing blues songs."
Trout spent five years in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and was a member of Canned Heat, two supremely influential blues rock bands. He's also supported a slew of classic artists including John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton and Joe Tex. As a front man the six-string virtuoso developed a reputation for tornado-strength live shows that led famed BBC disc jockey Bob Harris to call him "the world's greatest rock guitarist" in his influential book The Whispering Years and won Trout the sixth spot on BBC Radio One's list of the Top 20 guitarists of all time.
Blues for the Modern Daze was recorded at Entourage Studios in North Hollywood, California, with Trout and engineer Eric Corne producing. It's the fifth time Trout has collaborated with Corne, who contributed to the arrangements and sonic palette of the songs that Trout wrote and demoed on acoustic guitar during the year before the sessions.
"Not only does Blues for the Modern Daze capture my interest in exploring a side of my music that's rooted in my first musical love, it reveals something about me, too," he explains. "It sums up the thoughts and attitudes of somebody who is getting a little older and is feeling a little like he's a part of another era, with different values and a different perspective on life than often seem to be prevalent today. And I stand behind those values, like compassion, authenticity and honesty, as strongly as I stand behind my music."
Walter Trout's tour kicks off later this week in Solana Beach, CA, and continues through September. Dates can be found below.
Walter Trout Tour Dates
04/25/12 Solana Beach, CA | Belly Up Tavern
04/26/12 Las Vegas, NV | Boulder Station Casino
04/27/12 Santa Ana, CA | The Observatory
04/28/12 Los Angeles, CA | Simi Valley Blues Festival
05/05/12 Bixby, OK | Bixby Blues Festival
05/06/12 Kansas City, MO | Knucklehead's Saloon
05/09/12 Collinsville, CT | Bridge St. Live
05/10/12 Bethlehem, PA | River Jazz Fest @ ArtsQuest Center (Musikfest Café)
05/11/12 Shirley, MA | Bull Run
05/12/12 Stanhope, NJ | Stanhope House
05/14/12 Buffalo, NY | The Tralf
05/16/12 Fall River, MA | Narrows Center for the Arts
05/17/12 Fairfield, CT | Stage One
05/18/12 New York, NY | Iridium Jazz Club
05/21/12 New York, NY | Iridium Jazz Club
05/23/12 Charlotte, NC | Double Door Inn
05/24/12 Asheville, NC | Orange Peel
05/25/12 Atlanta, GA | Smith's Olde Bar
05/26/12 Biloxi, MS | MS Gulf Coast Music, Art, Craft & Seafood Festival
05/27/12 Biloxi, MS | MS Gulf Coast Music, Art, Craft & Seafood Festival
05/30/12 Dayton, OH | Gilly's
05/31/12 Auburn Hills, MI | Callahan's
06/01/12 Blawnox, PA | Moondog's
06/02/12 Hagerstown, MD | Western Maryland Blues Festival
06/05/12 Rockford, IL | The Adriatic Cafe
06/06/12 Davenport , IA | Redstone Room
06/07/12 Milwaukee, WI | Shank Hall
06/08/12 Canton, OH | Canton Blues Festival
06/09/12 Minneapolis, MN | Famous Dave's Blues Festival
06/10/12 Des Moines, IA | House Of Bricks
06/12/12 Lincoln, NE | Zoo Bar
06/13/12 Kansas City, MO | Knucklehead's Saloon
06/14/12 St. Louis, MO | Old Rock House
06/15/12 Chicago, IL | House Of Blues
06/16/12 Henderson, KY | W.C. Handy Blues Festival
06/30/12 Silverado, CA | Irvine Lakes Blues Festival
07/14/12 Tacoma, WA | Jazzbone's
07/19/12 San Francisco, CA | Biscuits & Blues
07/21/12 Point Arena, CA | Arena Theatre
07/22/12 Seaside, CA | Sunday Blues Concert Series
08/03/12 Kansas City, MO | Knucklehead's Saloon
08/10/12 N. Sioux City, SD | Skyline Bar & Casino
08/11/12 Minneapolis, MN | Famous Dave's
08/12/12 Duluth, MN | Bayfront Blues Festival
08/18/12 Thornton, NH | White Mountain Boogie & Blues Festival
08/26/12 Marshfield , MA | North River Blues Festival
08/31/12 Peoria, IL | Illinois Blues Festival
09/02/12 Laramie, WY | Snowy Range Music Festival
09/16/12 Ventura, CA | California Beer Festival