New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On June 17, the Wyoming-born, Nashville-based ranch hand turned troubadour Luke Bell will release a self-titled album via Thirty Tigers. Today, Zane Lowe premiered "Where Ya Been" on his Beats 1 show.
His forthcoming Thirty Tigers debut is a collection of 10 songs produced by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes,
Benjamin Booker, Hurray For The Riff Raff) at The Bomb Shelter studio in East Nashville, TN.
Fresh off the heels of a performance at the Stagecoach Country
Music Festival, Bell will perform at the Bonnaroo
Music and Arts Festival on Saturday June 11 on the Who Stage.
Since the announcement of his new album, Bell has been embraced by NPR Music, The Fader, The Los Angeles Times, The Bluegrass Situation, and Rolling Stone, who named him one of "10 New Country Artists You Need To Know."
The taste-making website Saving Country
Music said "This is the way it felt when Sturgill Simpson�s first band Sunday Valley showed up in the inbox..."
Acclaim for Luke Bell:
"A rough-around-the-edges return to country traditionalism, full of honky-tonk shuffles, steel solos and the big, booming baritone of a former ranch hand who's actually lived the cowboy lifestyle." - Rolling Stone
"...Raw and energetic, rooted in country tradition with a strong dose of the literate facet of the folk tradition." - The Los Angeles Times
"Luke Bell has a classic, brassy country voice that conjures images of both dimples and tears in a beer. His songs exist somewhere in the same arena, because just as easy as it to be charmed by Bell's clever turns of phrase, he'll hit you upside the head." - NPR Music
"...His music sounds like you could have heard it in the same honky tonk Hank Williams used to play (with the exception of a little profanity)." - The Fader
"Swirling
Buddy Holly quirk and
Elvis Presley quivers into his classic country constructions, there's a freshness to his interpretation of the genre..." - The Bluegrass Situation
Tour Dates:
6/11: Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
Music and Arts Festival
6/14: New York, NY - Rockwood
Music Hall Stage 2
6/17: Nashville, TN - The Basement
6/18: Nashville, TN - Corneila Fort Pickin' Party
9/20-9/25: Nashville, TN - AmericanaFest
