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Bluestown Music reviews DUTY TO WARN from GravelRoad

"Joe Johnson (bass), Jon Kirby Newman (guitar, vocals), Martin Reinsel (drums) and Stefan Zillioux (guitar, vocals) once again opt for an unpolished mix of influences such as the Velvet Underground, Canned Heat, The Jesus on their latest album. & Mary Chain, Neil Young and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Raw and sometimes very oppressive.


It opens with the gritty, vicious rocker Get It Together . A garage blues song with unpolished riffs and languid vocals. This is followed by the dirty abrasive riffs of Jailhouse Limp . In the sultry Traveler you will encounter psychedelic blues influences a la Canned Heat. Lazily swaying with an unpolished edge.

Storm's Coming takes you in an intoxicating way in a Jesus & Mary Chain-like manner. World On Fire is a burning fuzz rocker in which you encounter the sound of Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

After the scrappy swaying My Love, Oceans once again sounds intoxicating and sultry with the message “come on fuckers, show me the way, come on you devils kneel down and pray to the oceans of rain”. You Ain't Shit is a gritty variation on the Bo Diddley beat. Dirty and angular at his Jon Spencer best. Wired To Rust has a high Blue Cheer-like fuzz content, which is mixed with a Sonic Youth-like impetuosity.

Manimal Farm is the acoustic closing track of the album. An instrumental with a cozy fireplace and bizarre animal sounds.

It is my Duty To Warn you that with this album you are getting an intense and gritty album!..."

 

https://www.bluestownmusic.nl/review-gravelroad-duty-to-warn/

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New GravelRoad Fall European Tour Dates Announced!

GravelRoad Fall 2023 European Tour

November 8 GravelRoad at De Vette Os - Alveringem, Belgium

November 9 GravelRoad at Misery Beer - Aywaille, Belgium

November 10 GravelRoad at Honky-Tonk Custom Garage - Mönchengladbach, Germany

November 11 GravelRoad at Bessunger Knabenschule Tanksgiving Festival - Darmstadt, Germany

November 12 GravelRoad at Muziekcafe De Giraf - Zwalm, Belgium

November 13 GravelRoad at TBA - Germany

November 14 GravelRoad at Reigen Live - Vienna, Austria

November 15 GravelRoad at TBA - Germany

November 16 GravelRoad at Blues Alive! Festival, Šumperk Czech Republic

November 17 GravelRoad at Jazz Club Pod Filarami - Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

November 18 GravelRoad at Torun Blues - Torun Poland

November 19 GravelRoad at Batory Blues - Chorzów, Poland

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GravelRoad DUTY TO WARN album release show

GravelRoad at The Tractor Tavern

On Friday June 9, GravelRoad will be releasing their ninth studio album, DUTY TO WARN via Knick Knack Records.  The album was engineered, mixed and mastered by the legendary Jack Endino in Seattle and the vinyl lacquers were cut by the incredibly talented Jeff Powell at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis.  

Please join us at the Tractor Tavern on June 9 for a celebration of this new music with special guest Lady A, "The Hardest Workin' Woman in  Blues, Soul, Funk & Gospel".  CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

The album will be available starting June 9 through knickknackrecords.com/ as well as retail outlets across the US and Europe.  Wholesale orders can be accepted through Cobraside Distribution in Glendale, California.

GravelRoad at The Tractor Tavern

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New Single from GravelRoad - WIRED TO RUST

SethGravelRoad Wired To Rust
The second single from the new album by GravelRoad, Wired To Rust is out now on all streaming services.  Recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundhouse in Seattle by Jack Endino.
GravelRoad Wired To Rust

GravelRoad's ninth studio album DUTY TO WARN will be released in the late spring of 2023.  The vinyl lacquers were cut by Jeff Powell at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis and the records were pressed in Milwaukie, Oregon by Cascade Record Pressing.  Art work by Darwin Rodriguez.
GravelRoad Duty To Warn
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New Single from GravelRoad - GET IT TOGETHER

The first single from the new album by GravelRoad, Get It Together is a full tilt rocker featuring guest vocalist Taryn Dorsey (Night Train, Wiscon, Fly Moon Royalty).  Recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundhouse in Seattle by Jack Endino.

GravelRoad Get It Together

GravelRoad's ninth studio album DUTY TO WARN will be released in the late spring of 2023.  The vinyl lacquers were cut by Jeff Powell at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis and the records are being pressed in Milwaukie, Oregon by Cascade Record Pressing.  Art work by Darwin Rodriguez.

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GravelRoad in the Studio with Jack Endino Working on Album Number Nine.

In March of 2022, GravelRoad returned to the studio to start work on their ninth studio album with legendary recording engineer and producer Jack Endino.  This will be their fourth album working together and is expected to be complete by early summer.  Stay tuned for the first single as well.  

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