SLASH
and his band,
SLASH FT MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS
release their highly-anticipated third album titled
LIVING THE DREAM
today, September 21 via
SLASH’s
own label
Snakepit Records
, in partnership with
Roadrunner
Records
.
Early reviews are pouring in for
LIVING THE DREAM
(see below) which is available digitally and physically now. Purc
hase the songs digitally
HERE
and pre-order Limited Edition merch bundles of the album
HERE
.
SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS
just launched their
North American headlining tour
and will visit 20 major cities before ending
October 16
back in
Los Angeles
at the
Hollywood Palladium
, (dates below) tickets
:
HERE
.
Last night (Sept. 20),
SLASH
joined comedian, actor and host
Marc Maron
for an in-depth interview on his show
“WTF with MARC MARON,”
listen to the full episode
:
HERE
.
The first single
“Driving Rain,”
is
Top 10
at
Rock Radio
this week,
#9 and climbing
.
“Driving Rain”
is now
the band’s 6
th
consecutive Top 10 single at radio
and
SLASH’s
fastest-rising single ever in his solo career, yet. Last week, the band performed
“Driving Rain”
-which
Rolling Stone
described as
delivering “bluesy riffs and solos throughout the blistering track”
(7/25/18) and
Revolver
hailed as
“smoldering”
(7/25/18)--on
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!
”
HERE
and
“Mind Your Manners”
HERE
.
Expect an official video for the song
“Driving Rain”
soon.
LIVING THE DREAM
is
the new full-length offering from the group
which, in addition to
SLASH
and
singer MYLES KENNEDY
, also includes
bassist
TODD KERNS
,
drummer BRENT FITZ
and
rhythm guitarist
FRANK SIDORIS
.
SLASH
and his band re-teamed with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Alter Bridge, Iggy Pop, Incubus) for their third album resulting in the band’s strongest collective statement to date following
World on Fire
and 2012’s
Apocalyptic Love
. From the
barnstorming, high-octane riffery
of opener
“Call of the Wild”
to the wah-drenched funk rock of
“Read Between the Lines,”
the
haunting majesty
of
“Lost Inside the Girl”
to
the swaggering deep-in-the-pocket Seventies grooves
of
“Serve You Right,” to
the
stately, quasi-classical melodic themes
of
“The Great Pretender,”
LIVING THE DREAM
packs a compendium of sounds and styles into
12 tightly arranged and sharply executed tracks
, all of it shot through with
SLASH’s trademark electrifying and dynamic riffing and high-wire, lyrical solos
.
Early critical reviews
SLASH FT MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS
and their new album
LIVING THE DREAM
are as follows:
“[On the]
bluesy new song, ‘Mind Your Manners,
’ from the group’s
upcoming album
Living the Dream
. The guitarist
alternates between ragged power chords and squealing solos throughout the song; on the chorus, Kennedy layers his voice into stacked harmonies
.”
--Ryan Reed,
ROLLING STONE
(8/17/2018)
“
a dynamic, high octane 12-song collection titled
Living The Dream
. It’s a mix of
straightforward, explosive riff-rockers (‘The Call Of The Wild,’ ‘Mind Your Manners,’ ‘Sugar Cane,’)
and more
epic and layered compositions (‘The Great Pretender,’ ‘The One You Love Is Gone,’ ‘Lost Inside the Girl’
); further studded with all manner of slight stylistic diversions, from
funky wah-drenched workouts (‘Read Between The Lines’)
to
swaggering, Seventies-style stomp rock (‘Serve You Right’)
and
hook-filled, soaring anthems (‘Boulevard of Broken Hearts’ and first single ‘Driving Rain’
).”
--Rich Bienstock,
GUITAR WORLD
, cover story (November 2018)
“…
Living the Dream
is arguably their best album yet
. ‘Call of the Wild’ accomplishes exactly what you'd want out of an album opener, grabbing your attention with some start-stop guitar licks. It's
a standout amongst many on the album
and a great way to kick things off.
‘Serve You Right’ keeps the energy level high
, but more slinks along with Slash's '70s-vibe guitar playing. It's a solid change of pace that leads into the
chugging rocker ‘My Antidote’
and
the album's most infectious, rock radio single ‘Mind Your Manners.’
Living the Dream
is filled with potential hits.
”
--Chad Childers
,
LOUDWIRE
(9/20/2018)
“
After eight years together Slash and Kennedy clearly have a musical bond and Slash, showing no rock star ego, let Kennedy and the band shine…
. All told, the band played five new tracks — the aforementioned ‘
Mind Your Manners,’ The Call Of The Wild,' ‘Driving Rain,' ‘My Antidote’ and ‘Serve You Right’ focusing on the fastest, harder-edged tracks from the Conspirators’ catalog
. The rest of the set included material from his Slash’s first solo album as well as the Conspirators’ World On Fire. The night’s one GNR track, ‘Rocket Queen,’
electrified the venue
as Kennedy more than held his own on the higher octaves.”
--Steve Baltin,
VARIETY
, live review (9/15/2018)
“It’s a statement that the man himself has lost none of his artistic spirit, his creative drive and, even in cleaner 50s, his famed rock & roll ‘tude;
its evidence that this group of musicians have evolved into a finely tuned machine
; and it just might be
the best full-length record that Slash has been involved with since the
Use Your Illusions
in ’91
. …” there’s
a genuine hunger, a raw energy on display on this album
…
[‘The Call Of The Wild’ is] proof he’s chomping at the bit, even now, to create
snarling, hard-hitting rock & roll
.”
--Brett Callwood,
LA WEEKLY
, cover story (9/13/2018)
“’The Call of the Wild’
blasts things off in spectacular fashion
,
while ‘
Mind Your Manners'
and ‘
Driving Rain’
feature the kind of unrelenting boogie rock’n’roll that would make the perfect accompaniment to a bar-room brawl
. …
fast, fun, filled with tasty licks
and imbued with its own brand of denim-clad authenticity.”
“On
’My Antidote’
from the upcoming collaborative record,
Living the Dream
,
a staccato rhythm section and clean vocals lay the groundwork for Slash's soloing to take front and center
per usual, and
the resulting product is off-kilter funk-rock with a soaring chorus
perfectly tailored for modern hard-rock radio.”
--Kelsey Chapstick,
REVOLVER
(9/17/2018)
“
’Mind Your Manners’ slithers and slides, a dirty boogie
…
’Driving Rain’ opens in similar fashion, providing an intangible thrill, before slipping into a strangely attractive kind of southern rock-cum-funk
.”
--Michael Hann,
THE GUARDIAN
(9/21/2018
)
