LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Mercenary Publicity) Chuck Ragan kicks off his European tour next week in support of his 5th solo album, 'Till Midnight' which was released on March 24th 2014 via Side One Dummy Records.
"…an impassioned, undeniable shot of sing-along Americana." -RollingStone
"...rock as well as roots…big and impassioned" - Mojo
"Simple, organic songwriting" - Rock Sound
The former Hot Water
Music front man brings his all-star backing band The Camaraderie, Jon Gaunt (fiddle), Joe Ginsberg (bass), Todd Beene of Lucero and Glossary (pedal steel, electric guitar) and
David Hidalgo Jr. of
Social Distortion (drums) for the five-week trek which kicks off on May 27th at Nottingham's Rock City. They then head out to mainland Europe, before concluding at The Brudenell in Leeds on June 26th. (full dates below).
The video for the life-long love story behind his second single "Something May
Catch Fire" was filmed at The Carnivale House on the foothills of Big Sky Movie Ranch in Los Angeles, CA and produced by Dannel Escallon and Anthem Films. It can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2B2TvdW7jk
"I felt they captured an essence of love that we've all have either known ourselves or have dreamed of knowing one day" explains Ragan.
UK dates are:
May 2104
Tues 27 May Nottingham, Rock City
Wed 28th May Bristol Thekla
Thurs 29th May London Garage
June 2014
Tues 24th June Brighton The Haunt
Weds 25 June Manchester Gorilla
Thurs 26th June Leeds Brudenell
Till Midnight was produced, engineered, and mixed by multi-instrumentalist
Christopher Thorn of
Blind Melon within the walls of Fireside Sound and Fonogenic Studios in Los Angeles. From the captivating fiddle and drums on the upbeat lead off track "Something May
Catch Fire", to the steel guitar and harmonica-laden "Bedroll Lullaby", to the heartwarming "Wake With You", to the mesmerizing solo acoustic ballad "For All We Care", this album propels Ragan to a whole new level musically. Guest vocalists include Rami Jaffee of The
Wallflowers and
Foo Fighters (accordion, glockenspiel, organ),Lucero frontman Ben Nichols, Jenny O., Dave Hause, and Chad Price and Jon Snodgrass of Drag The River.
The full album is streaming on the website: www.chuckraganmusic.com
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