New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Whitey
Morgan will release his new album 'Sonic Ranch' on May 19 by way of his own imprint, Whitey
Morgan Music. Called "rough-hewn and outlaw influenced" by Rolling Stone, the Flint, Michigan native practically bleeds into each of the album's 10 tracks, resulting in a rough-and-tumble honky-tonk noir song collection.
Recorded at Sonic Ranch in
Texas with producer Ryan Hewitt (The Avett Brothers, Red Hot
Chili Peppers), the album's fighting spirit reflects Morgan's childhood. "I got my ass kicked on a daily basis and fought like hell each and every time. A growth spurt eventually put a stop to all of that."
Morgan witnessed the toll the city's troubled economy had on the people closest to him and informs his musical stylings. "Growing up in Flint ignited the 'never give up' attitude I apply to every part of my life. That's what you learn when you grow up in that town. You also learn that you don't take sh*t from anyone, ever."
Perhaps it's what made Whitey "partial to the outlaw branch of country music, and unapologetic in his rendition of it," (Boston Globe) evident on tracks including the album's imposing opener "Me And The Whiskey" and formidable "Aint' Gonna Take It Anymore." Yet the artist who learned his first chords from his grandfather -- a life-long bluegrass picker - reveals depth and sensitivity on originals, "Leavin' Again" and "Good Timin' Man."
Of his musical inspirations - including Jennings, Cash and Paycheck -- Whitey shares, "I just always dug that sound. It was easy to grab onto those half-time grooves, and the more hard-hitting stuff, because I'd come from playing more rock & roll-type things."
Whitey
Morgan - the honky-tonk alter ego of Eric
David Allen - brings his undeniably powerful live show to more than 20 cities this
Spring with stops in Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and, of course, The Motor City, starting March 6 - see dates below.
'Sonic Ranch' Track Listing:
1. Me And The Whiskey
2. Low Down On The Backstreets
3. Waitin' 'Round To Die
4. Still Drunk Still Crazy Still Blue
5. Leavin' Again
6. Goin' Down Rocking
7. Good Timin' Man
8. Drunken Nights In The City
9. Ain't Gonna Take It Anymore
10. That's How I Got To Memphis
Whitey
Morgan Tour Dates:
3/6 - Valdosta, GA - Ashley Street Station
3/7 - Athens, GA - Lumpkin Street Station
3/13 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
3/14 - Atlanta, GA - The 120 Tavern &
Music Hall
3/20 - Austin, TX -
Pandora Americana
Music Showcase (SXSW)
3/21 - Manor, TX- BanditTown
Texas Bound
3/22 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse w/ Bob Seger
3/26 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills w/ Bob Seger
3/27 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In w/ Cody Jinks
3/28 - Louisville, KY - Headliners w/ Cody Jinks
3/31 - Washington, DC - Hill Country Live
4/1 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
4/2 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
4/3 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
4/4 - Syracuse, NY - The Lost Horizon
4/17 - Grand Rapids,MI - The Intersection
4/24 - Toledo, OH - Frankie's Inner City
4/25 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Altar Bar
5/1 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
5/2 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
5/6 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
5/7 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's w/ Cody Jinks
5/8 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze w/ Cody Jinks
5/9 - Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge w/ Cody Jinks
5/14 - New York, NY - Midtown Live w/ Cody Jinks
5/19 - 'Sonic Ranch' Release Day
5/23 - West Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go Go
