New York, NY (Top40 Charts) WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE release their debut self-titled album (2/12) on Curb Records. Buzz and anticipation has been building for some time and the music is speaking loudly. Rave reviews are flooding in (see below) with critics calling this arguably the best album of her career, describing the music as raw, rootsy, joyful, tough and tender, noting that this project marks the beginning of a new chapter in the American music icon�s 30+ year career.
Following a one week streaming preview on NPR�s �First Listen,� the album is available now in digital, CD and vinyl formats at Amazon and iTunes.
Special guests on WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE include Susan Tedeschi, Jason Isbell, Timothy B Schmit and Derek Trucks. It was produced by Cactus Moser, WYNONNA�s husband and longtime drummer and includes cuts written by the band, as well as Americana innovator
Julie Miller to R&B�s
Raphael Saadiq to
Music Row legend John Scott Sherrill and multiple CMA Awards-winner and Grammy nominee Chris Stapleton, coupled with WYNONNA�s commanding and incomparable voice.
The band made their national TV debut this week on �Late Night with Seth Meyers.� Watch WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE perform �Ain�t No Thing�: https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/wynonna-the-big-noise-performance-aint-no-thing/2983640
Media Praise for WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE:
��the self-titled
Wynonna & The Big Noise brings a raw, unvarnished approach to the album�s dozen tracks, which run the gamut from gutsy blues to sweet, Seventies-inspired country-pop. While the LP is a natural for the wide-open Americana format, Wynonna�s legions of country fans will feel right at home�� - Stephen L. Betts, ROLLINGSTONE.COM, November 6, 2015
�Wynonna & The Big Noise lays bare the joy that is Judd�s most potent gift as a vocalist�Wynonna�s in the big field now. But she was always there anyway, with her magnificently versatile alto and penchant for both belting and swooning. With her tight band behind her after touring together for several years, she just sounds like she�s home�You can just feel the grin on her face.� - Ann Powers, NPR, February 3, 2016
�Backed by a bluesy band that includes her producer-drummer husband, Cactus Moser, she�s hit on a sound that�s pure Wynonna: big, bold and irresistible�this set complements her southern R&B vocals with a rollicking roots-rock vibe, unleashed on the opener, �Ain�t No Thing,� and the stand out �Staying in Love.� If you want music with sass, soul and toe-tapping rhythm,
Wynonna is the one name for you.� - PEOPLE, February 22, 2016
�Singer
Wynonna Judd opens a new chapter in her long career with her forthcoming album
Wynonna & The Big Noise, her first with a full band of her own�the sound, however, is a departure, more stripped to the bone and rootsy, more contemporary American�� - Randy Lewis, LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 22, 2016
��a celebration of love. In talking with the country songstress, one gets the feeling she is at a blissful point in her life where she has wanted to be for a long time � and it can be heard glowingly on each track�What sets the disc � her first of non-covers since 2003�s What The World Needs Now Is Love � apart is that it is truly a band effort recorded with her four-man ensemble.� - Chuck Dauphin, BILLBOARD, January 29, 2016
�Although she�s never been away, this feels like a comeback for
Wynonna Judd�this is primarily
Wynonna and her band collaborating on a set of first-class songs that succeed by sounding far more rootsy, earthy and raw than in the past�it�s yet additional proof of her tough/tender, sassy/sensitive vocal prowess and arguably the finest release of her extensive career. 4 out of 5 stars.� - Hal Horowitz, AMERICAN SONGWRITER, February 12, 2016
�The long-awaited return of one of country�s best voices�she has a new approach to country here�Wynonna finds the groove on �Staying in Love� from R&B singer
Raphael Saadiq, playing up the rock edge and showing off her soulful falsetto. It shares a great strutting vibe with the sultry �You Make My
Heart Beat Too Fast,� a
Julie Miller single that features Moser playfully keeping up with Wy on backing vocals�Wynonna is still best when she�s taking a pretty folk song to church, like she does on the gorgeous �Things That I Lean On� with
Jason Isbell or the soothing �Jesus and a Jukebox.�� -
Glenn Gamboa, NEWSDAY, February 11, 2016
��she�s reinvented herself again. The self-titled album with her new band is a mix of country, soul, rock, blues, mountain and just plain attitude�Wynonna & the Big Noise just may be her best album ever. Which is saying a lot.� - Chuck Yarborough, CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, January 26, 2016
��never better than on
Wynonna & the Big Noise, the eye-opening debut from the latest configuration she leads with husband, co-producer and drummer Cactus Moser.
Wynonna has never sounded looser or more confident than on this 12-song set that rocks as much as, if not more than, it twangs and positions her firmly as a heavyweight in the Americana ranks. Virtually everything clicks here�It�s a big, and beautiful noise for sure. Grade: A� - Gary Graff, THE OAKLAND PRESS, February 12, 2016
�Wynonna�s voice grabs a hold of these lyrics and simply slays / seduces / captivates each line as she never has before�the singer manages to not only sing the words of those songs � she is the lyrics of those songs � which makes the music all the more powerful�When you listen to this album, you drink in the music as if it�s your own personal meeting with the singer. And, what could be any cooler than that?� - Chuck Dauphin, SOUNDSLIKENASHVILLE.COM, February 8, 2016
TRACK LISTING AND SONGWRITER CREDITS:
�Ain�t No Thing��featuring Susan Tedeschi (Written by John Scott Sherrill, Chris Stapleton)
�Cool Ya� (Written by Lisa Carver, Andrew Ripp)
�Things That I Lean On��featuring
Jason Isbell (Written by
Travis Meadows,
Daniel Sanders)
�You Make My
Heart Beat Too Fast��featuring Cactus Moser (Written by
Julie Miller)
�Staying In Love� (Written by Rapheal Saadiq)
�Keeps Me Alive��featuring Derek
Trucks (Written by
Sarah Siskind)
�Jesus And A Jukebox� (Written by
Travis Meadows, Jeremy Spillman,
David Tolliver)
�I Can See Everything��featuring Timothy B Schmit (Written by Timothy B. Schmit)
�Something You Can�t Live Without� (Written by
David Lee Murphy, Cactus Moser)
�You Are So Beautiful� (Written by Ashley Warren, Cactus Moser)
�Every Ending (Is A New Beginning)� (Written by Doug Johnson, Billy Montana, Wynonna, Cactus Moser)
�Choose To Believe� (Written by Charlie White,
Kevin Welch)
For more information on WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE, visit:
www.wynonnaandthebignoise.com
www.facebook.com/wynonnajudd
www.twitter.com/WynonnaMusic
www.instagram.com/wynonnajudd
