GET A FOUR-TRACK
SAMPLER FROM SLIGHTLY STOOPID'S NEW ALBUM
NEW ALBUM
TOP OF THE WORLD WILL BE RELEASED AUGUST
14TH
ALBUM INCLUDES
GUESTS BARRINGTON LEVY, G. LOVE, ANGELO MOORE OF FISHBONE, AND
OTHERS
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With
their highly anticipated new album Top of the
World set for release on August 14th,
California's own Slightly Stoopid are providing their
fans with an early treat. They are giving away a four-song
sampler for free on their website.
Slightly
Stoopid | Top of the World Sampler
The
sampler contains a radio edit of the album's title track, plus
the album tracks "Don't Stop," "Just Think" (featuring
ex-Jurassic Five emcee Chali 2na) and "Pon Da Horizon." These
four tracks are a clear indication of how the band's legendary
mash-up of sounds and good-time grooves has amassed them a
dedicated worldwide following.
Released on the band's own label,
Stoopid Records, Top of the World is the
seven-piece band's lucky seventh studio release. An all-star
crew of guest artists gathered to appear on the record,
including reggae legends like Don Carlos of Black Uhuru and
Barrington Levy, "unofficial 8th member" Karl
Denson (of Greyboy Allstars,) longtime band friend and touring
partner G. Love, Angelo Moore (frontman of legendary
funk/rock/ska band Fishbone,) Dumpstaphunk's Ian Neville, and
hit-making singer/songwriter Angela Hunte. It's the first Slightly Stoopid
album to be created at the band's own recording studio and
rehearsal clubhouse, within the warehouse district of Mission
Valley (just inland of Ocean Beach.)
"In the past two years, we started
our own studio, which really enabled us to make the record at
our own pace, and to make the right record for us at this time
in our career," multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Miles
Doughty (who co-founded the band with Kyle McDonald) says.
"What's nice about it is having our own environment to
record in and analyze the music, and it really lets you keep
an organic feel. For us, I feel like it's a step into the next
level, as far as understanding the process of recording,
understanding the process of songwriting. We took everything
that we've learned over the years and really put it into this
record."
Riffing on some of the album's
highlights, Doughty excitedly says "I really love
'Hiphoppablues,' the song G. Love did. I love the song 'Way
You Move,' Ian Neville did a great guitar line throughout the
whole song. We worked with Barrington Levy on 'Ur Love,' he is
a true architect of the dance hall! Definitely 'Ska Diddy'
with Angelo-it's a fun rant and shout out to a lot of the
nooks and crannies we play across the country."
Since
forming in 1995, Slightly Stoopid has toured virtually
non-stop, and this summer is no different. Doughty says:
"This summer, we're doing The Unity Tour with 311. That was
really cool-those guys approached us about doing a tour with
them. For the last five years, we've been headlining all the
amphitheater tours, so it's kind of nice that we're going to
co-headline with them. It's a good chance to not only play for
our fans, but to play for 311 fans and show them the new
direction of the new record. After the summer tour, we're
going to do a fall tour and a winter tour, stay on the
road as much as possible, promote the record, and keep making
more music."
Previously,
Slightly Stoopid's annual summer amphitheater tours
have been supported by Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Ozomatli, Sly
& Robbie and Stephen Marley, at venues including Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Berkeley's Greek Theater and NYC's Central
Park, as well as festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza,
Austin City Limits, and New Orleans Jazz
Fest.
Slightly Stoopid's current line-up, featured on the Unity
Tour 2012, consists of Doughty (guitar, bass,
vocals) and McDonald (guitar, bass, vocals), along with Ryan
"Rymo" Moran (drums), Oguer "OG" Ocon (congas, percussion,
harp, vocals), C-Money (trumpet), Dela (saxophone) and Paul
Wolstencroft (keyboards).
Slightly
Stoopid "Unity Tour" dates (with 311, except where
indicated:)
8/14
Indianapolis, IN - The Lawn at White River State
Park
8/15
Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/17
Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
8/18
Bonner Springs, KS - Cricket Amphitheatre
8/19
Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8/22
Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
8/24
Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/25
San Diego, CA - Cricket Amphitheatre
8/28
Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
8/29
Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara County Bowl
8/31
San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
9/01
Las Vegas, NV - The Beach at Mandalay Bay
9/02
Reno, NV - Lawler Events Center
9/04
Portland (Ridgefield), OR - Sleep Country
Amphitheatre
9/05
Seattle, WA - Marymoor Amphitheatre
9/06
Jacksonville, OR - Britt Pavilion (no 311)
