New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On the heels of their 2018 GRAMMY Award-winning Bluegrass Album of the Year Laws of Gravity, The Infamous Stringdusters announce their newest record Rise Sun, due April 5 via Tape Time Records. In a break from past tradition, the band conceived the album's track listing before recording commenced, creating a compelling narrative that flows across the album's thirteen new, original songs.
The GRAMMY Award-winning quintet — Andy
Falco [guitar], Chris Pandolfi [banjo], Andy Hall [dobro], Jeremy Garrett [fiddle], and
Travis Book [double bass] — wrote or co-wrote all thirteen songs on Rise Sun, enlisting the help of maverick producer Billy Hume, whose credits range from bluegrass to hip hop, and contributing co-writers
Sarah Siskind (Alison Krauss), Kim Richey (Brooks & Dunn, Trisha Yearwood), and others.
"Rise Sun was sparked by the feeling of wanting something better for the world—more love, more awareness, and more compassion," says Hall. "It's a message of taking care of each other, our planet, and ourselves."
Introduced by the high energy, banjo-powered title-track, and culminating with a heartfelt send-off with the track "Truth and Love," the record sails into uncharted territory — moored by the group's expressive patchwork of rock, jazz, funk, country, old-time, and more.
"The world is polarized.
Everything is so extreme, and partisan politics have become a culture war," says Falco. "This is a reminder of what's truly important in life—seek the truth, find your love, look up high, and aim above. Our music gives us an opportunity to bring some light in a world that can be dark sometimes."
Encapsulating 13 years, eight studio projects, and nearly 1,000 shows, The Infamous Stringdusters have shared the stage with artists like
Ryan Adams and Phil Lesh, and headlined historic stages such as the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Roman Auditorium. Engendering a sense of impassioned fandom, the band has attracted a faithful audience that continues to grow. They'll return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre this spring, sharing the bill with Phil Lesh and make many festival appearances as part of a 40+ date tour that kicked off at the famed Troubadour in West Hollywood last night (full list of dates below).
'RISE SUN' TRACKLIST'
1. Rise Sun
2. Another Night
3. Planets
4. Long Time Going
5. Thunder
6. Comin' Again
7. Somewhere In Between
8. Carry Me Away
9. Last Of The Lucky Ones
10. If You're Gonna Love Someone
11. Wake The Dead
12. Cloud Valley
13. Truth And Love
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS ON TOUR:
Thurs., Jan. 17 /
Belly Up / Solana Beach, CA*
Fri., Jan. 18 / The Fillmore / San Francisco, CA*
Sat., Jan. 19 / Crystal Bay Club Crown Room / Crystal Bay, NV
Sun., Jan. 20 / McDonald Theater / Eugene, OR
Tue., Jan. 22 / Historic Ashland Armory / Ashland OR
Wed., Jan. 23 / Midtown
Music Hall / Bend, OR*
Thurs., Jan. 24 / Wonder Ballroom / Portland, OR*
Fri., Jan 25 / Wonder Ballroom / Portland, OR*
Sat., Jan. 26 / The Showbox / Seattle, WA*
Sun., Jan. 27 / Wild Buffalo / Bellingham, WA
Thurs., Feb. 14 / Rialto Theatre / Bozeman, MT
Fri., Feb. 15 / The Wilma / Missoula, MT#
Sat., Feb. 16 / The Commonwealth Room / Salt Lake City, UT#
Sun., Feb. 17 / Community Concert Hall / Durango, CO
Tue., Feb. 19 / Orpheum Theater / Flagstaff, AZ
Wed., Feb. 20 / Meow Wolf / Sante Fe, NM#
Thurs., Feb. 21 / Sheridan Opera House / Telluride, CO
Fri., Feb. 22 /
Belly Up Aspen / Aspen, CO#
Sat., Feb. 23-24 / WinterWonderGrass / Steamboat Springs, CO
Fri., Mar. 8 / Ponte Vedra Concert Hall / Ponte Vedra Beach, FL+
Sat., Mar. 9 / Revolution Live / Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sun., Mar. 10 / Gasparilla
Music Festival / Tampa, FL
Tue., Mar. 12 / The Englert Theatre / Iowa City, IA
Wed., Mar. 13 / The Bourbon Theatre / Lincoln, NE^
Thurs., Mar. 14 / Varsity Theater / Minneapolis, MN^
Fri., Mar. 15 / Granite Peak Ski Area (Sundance Chalet) / Wausau, WI^
Sat., Mar. 16 / Vic Theatre / Chicago, IL^
Wed., Mar. 27 / The Vogue / Indianapolis, IN°
Thurs., Mar. 28 / Headliners
Music Hall / Louisville, KY°
Fri., Mar. 29 / Marathon
Music Works / Nashville, TN°
Sat., Mar. 30 / Variety Playhouse / Atlanta, GA°
Sun., Mar. 31 / Greenfield Lake Amphitheater / Wilmington, NC
Tue., Apr. 2 / The Signal / Chattanooga, TN
Wed., Apr. 3 / Charleston
Music Hall / Charleston, SC
Thurs., Apr. 4 / Haw River Ballroom / Saxapahaw, NC‡
Fri., Apr. 5 / 9:30 Club / Washington, DC ‡
Sat., Apr. 6 / The
National / Richmond, VA ‡
Thurs., Apr. 11-14 / 2nd Annual Bender Jamboree / Las Vegas, NV
Sat., May 10-11 / North Carolina Brewers and
Music Festival / Huntersville, NC
Wed., May 29 / Red Rocks Amphitheatre / Morrison, CO
Fri., May 31 / Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain / Ozark, AR
Thurs., Jun. 13 / Blue Ox
Music Festival / Eau Claire, WI
Thurs., Jul. 25 / The Peach
Music Festival / Scranton, PA
* w/ Midnight North
# w/ Shook Twins
+ w/ Roosevelt Collier
^ w/ John Craigie
° w/ Great Peacock
‡ w/ Jon Stickley Trio
