New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Health&Beauty are as proud as a dog in shoes to announce they have signed to Wichita Recordings, who will release their sixth full-length studio album,
NO SCARE on August 5, 2016.
Today the Chicago-based three-piece share the first cut from their new record, a track entitled "Wartime." The original version of the song featured a lyric and melody borrowed from Neil Young�s �Hey Babe� (from American Stars and Bars) which Neil would not clear for usage and which were replaced instead with a killer pedal steel solo, played by Matt Schneider of Moon Bros, and new vocals sung by Emme Williams of Fastness. Brian J Sulpizio said the following about the track:
�A young man who lived in my neighborhood in
Chicago was about to graduate high school and he was telling me about how the best option for him was to sign up for the Army. He was also considering becoming a truck driver but I never saw him after the one time so I don't know what he decided. I wrote the song with the volunteer army in mind. I really liked having the
Neil Young line at the end; tied it together in a way. We're still doing that live, which I think is legal.�
The blistering track is available to stream via Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/wichita-recordings/healthbeauty-wartime/s-WnCVg
Health&Beauty is the name under which Brian J Sulpizio has released music since 2003. The current lineup of the group has been playing together since 2012, featuring pianist Ben Boye (a constant collaborator since 2009, who also plays with Will Oldham,
Angel Olsen and many others) and drummer Frank Rosaly (a regular collaborator with
Peter Brotzmann and many other jazz and experimental music greats). This version of the group along with bassist Anton Hatwich, made up the band on Ryley Walker's Primrose Green.
NO SCARE is the most euphoric listening experience presented yet in the band�s catalogue, where darkness and light can't help but complement each other in the short comedy of the human experience.
Health&Beauty recently completed a run of very well received mainland
Europe shows with
Kevin Morby, and will announce UK shows soon.
NO SCARE will be available on LP, CD & Digital. Pre-order the album HERE with an instant grat of �Wartime�. The full tracklisting is as follows:
1) Back To The Place
2) Wartime
3) Asunci�n & Dayanara
4) No Scare
5) Beyond Beyonc�
6) Im Yr Baby (for
Aaron Swartz)
7) Riverside Cemetery
Physical pre-order via Wichita store: https://smarturl.it/hbnoscare
Digital pre-order: https://hyperurl.co/NoScare
Health&Beauty social links:
https://twitter.com/wealthandduty
https://www.facebook.com/WealthDuty/
https://healthbeautyband.com/
