LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Universal
Music Enterprises) - Mixing introspective singer-songwriter sensibilities with a commitment to genuine roots rock, The
Wallflowers have released five studio albums, sold more than eight million copies of their catalog, topped the Billboard charts, scored a multiplatinum album, several
Modern Rock hits, two Grammy(R) awards and a legion of fans. The
Wallflowers will release a 'retrospective' set entitled A Collection: 1996-2005 on June 16, 2009 (Interscope/UMe). The disc brings together fourteen of the Los Angeles group's hit songs - from their 1996 breakthrough quadruple platinum album Bringing Down The Horse all the way through to their most recent full-length, 2005's critically acclaimed Rebel, Sweetheart - plus two unreleased tracks.
With leader Jakob Dylan overseeing its production and compiling the track list, the 16-selection A Collection: 1996-2005 is the definitive look at a critically-acclaimed favorite of the past decade, whose tales of disillusionment and perseverance were wrapped in a sound both gritty and polished, melancholy and aggressive.
An extensive US summer tour will feature Rami Jaffee (keyboards) and Greg Richling (bass) along with Jakob Dylan (vocals/guitar), Fred Eltringham (drums/vocals), and Stuart Mathis (guitar). The Wallflowers three-month trek is set to begin in mid-June and last through August.
After a 1992 major label album, The Wallflowers broke through with 1996's Bringing Down The Horse, produced by the renowned T-Bone Burnett with the Top 10 Modern Rockers "One Headlight" (No 1), "6th Avenue Heartache" (which guested Adam Duritz of Counting Crows), and "The Difference," plus the Top 20 track "Three Marlenas." A Collection: 1996-2005 also includes "Invisible City" from the same album.
Reaching No 4 on the charts and certified quadruple-Platinum, Bringing Down The Horse spun off Grammys for "One Headlight" for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song. For 1997, its video was voted No 1 on VH1 and No 5 on MTV.
The follow-up, 2000's (Breach), went to No 13 and Gold, with the Top 40 Modern Rock "Sleepwalker." A Collection: 1996-2005 also includes its "Letters From The Wasteland," "Hand Me Down," and "I've Been Delivered." 2002's Red Letter Days, which spotlighted Dylan on lead guitar, reached Top 40. Culled for A Collection: 1996-2005 are "When You're On Top," "How Good It Can Get," and "Closer To You." One of the collection's bonus tracks, "Eat You Sleeping," was originally recorded in 1999 for (Breach) but never released.
The Wallflowers' final Interscope album, 2005's Rebel, Sweetheart, again was Top 40. Produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), the album featured "Beautiful Side Of Somewhere" and "God Says Nothing Back," whose demo version is also included as the second previously-unreleased bonus track.
In addition to recording and touring with the Wallflowers, Dylan has also launched his solo career, releasing his debut album, Seeing Things, in May 2008.
The Wallflowers
A Collection: 1996-2005
One Headlight - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)
6th Avenue Heartache - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)
Three Marlenas - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)
The Difference - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)
Invisible City - Bringing Down The Horse (1996)
Letters From The Wasteland - (Breach) (2000)
Hand Me Down - (Breach) (2000)
Sleepwalker - (Breach) (2000)
I've Been Delivered - (Breach) (2000)
When You're On Top - Red Letter Days (2002)
How Good It Can Get - Red Letter Days (2002)
Closer To You - Red Letter Days (2002)
The Beautiful Side Of Somewhere - Rebel, Sweetheart (2005)
God Says Nothing Back - Rebel, Sweetheart (2005)
Eat You Sleeping - Previously unreleased
God Says Nothing Back (demo) - Previously unreleased
Discography:
The Wallflowers - 1992
Bringing Down the Horse -1996
(Breach) - 2000
Red Letter Days - 2002
Rebel, Sweetheart - 2005
TOUR DATES:
Tues, June 16, 2009 Anaheim CA House of Blues
Wed, June 17, 2009 Saratoga CA Montalvo
Thu, June 18, 2009 Napa CA Napa Valley Opera House
Fri, June 19, 2009 Portland OR Wonder Ballroom
Sat, June 20, 2009 Spokane WA Woldson Theatre
Sun, June 21, 2009 Seattle WA Showbox at the Market
Sun, June 28, 2009 Chicago IL Taste of Chicago
Mon, June 29, 2009 Grand Rapids MN Frederik Meijer Gardens
Tue, June 30, 2009 Interlochen MI Interlochen Arts Fest
Thu, July 2, 2009 Philadelphia PA Keswick Theatre
Fri, July 3, 2009 Atlantic City NJ Borgata
Sat, July 4, 2009 West Hampton NY Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
Mon, July 6, 2009 New York NY The Fillmore
Wed, July 8, 2009 Morristown NJ Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
Thu, July 9, 2009 Virginia Beach VA Neptune Park
Fri, July 10, 2009 Atlanta GA Botanical Garden
Sat, July 11, 2009 Myrtle Beach SC House of Blues
Sun, July 12, 2009 Orlando FL House of Blues
Mon, July 13, 2009 Jacksonville FL The Florida Theatre
Fri, July 17, 2009 Ft. Collins CO Lincoln Center
Sat, July 18, 2009 Alta WY Targhee
Sun, July 19, 2009 Salt Lake City UT Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
Mon, July 20, 2009 Aspen CO Belly Up
Tue, July 21, 2009 Denver CO Botanical Gardens
Sat, July 25, 2009 Stillwater MN Lumberjack Days
Sun, July 26, 2009 St. Louis MO The Pageant
Mon, July 27, 2009 Kansas City MO Voodoo Lounge
Sat, August 1, 2009 Bethlehem PA Muslkfest w/Chris Isaak
Wed, August 12, 2009 West Allis WI Wisconsin State Fair
Fri, August 14, 2009 Lowell MA Boarding House Park
Sat, August 15, 2009 Freeport ME LL Bean Summer Concert Series
Sun, August 16, 2009 Ridgefield CT Ridgefield Playhouse
Fri, August 28, 2009 Louisville KY Kentucky State Fair
Sun, September 6, 2009 Ft. Worth TX Red Dirt Round Up
