Radio add date:
January 9th, 2017
"I LOVE this album. The songs, the musicianship and production values. Awesome!!"
—MarySue Twohy, SiriusXM Program Director
“The Stringdusters
are the Star Wars of bluegrass and this is their Return of Jedi.
Stop fiddling with your lightsaber and get this album.” —Ryan Adams
Stop fiddling with your lightsaber and get this album.” —Ryan Adams
"The first
listen persuaded me that I had just heard the first entry on my Best of
2017 list. Really strong work!”
—Keith Dudding, KDHX St. Louis
—Keith Dudding, KDHX St. Louis
“‘Gravity’ is a
‘straightforward love song’ perfectly complemented by intricate banjo melodies
and sweeping fiddles. It’s The Infamous Stringdusters at their
best, with all of the band’s members playing to their strengths, adding their
own unique elements to a song that feels at once dynamically multilayered and
pure-and-simple bluegrass...Indeed, gravity is a strong theme, not just in the
Stringdusters’ new single but in their upcoming new album as a whole.” —The Boot
"The
Stringdusters has quickly found its way onto my playlist. Great to see the band
(with Long Island's own Andy Falco) in fine form on these thirteen tracks with
"I Run To You," "Gravity" and "1901: Canyon
Odyssey" (the true story of the incredible Torrence & Fellows
expedition in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River) as personal
faves."
—Charlie Backfish, WUSB (Stony Brook, Long Island, New York)
—Charlie Backfish, WUSB (Stony Brook, Long Island, New York)
“With it’s
world-class playing, This Ol’ Building…is a powerful
wake-up call.” —Rolling Stone Country
“With a nod to the
past and a firm foot down on the gas toward the future, the ‘Dusters…
don’t leave bluegrass behind; they’re stretching it from within.” —New York Times
don’t leave bluegrass behind; they’re stretching it from within.” —New York Times
January 5th, 2016 - Nashville, TN
Bluegrass virtuosos The Infamous Stringdusters have announced details
about their upcoming new album and an extensive supporting tour. As first
revealed on Rolling Stone Country, the new album LAWS OF
GRAVITY marks a return to form for the Grammy-nominated acoustic
five-piece, whose widely acclaimed 2016 album LADIES & GENTLEMEN featured
all female singers (like Joss Stone, Lee Ann Womack, Nicki Bluhm,
etc). LAWS OF GRAVITY is all new original Dusters
music--perhaps the most "Infamous" record they've done in their
decade together.
The Infamous Stringdusters--Andy Hall (dobro), Andy Falco (guitar), Chris Pandolfi (banjo), Jeremy Garrett (fiddle), and Travis Book (upright bass) recorded the album in Nashville and co-produced it with Billy Hume (Ludacris, Ying Yang Twins). “This is an important record for us, coming off the LADIES & GENTLEMEN project,” says Falco. “That album exposed us to a lot of new fans and we toured so hard this year, it really feels like a great time in the history of the band. We think LAWS OF GRAVITY is a quintessential Stringdusters record, and that all facets of the group are represented on the album in a cohesive way.”
The Infamous Stringdusters: "Gravity" from album Laws Of
Gravity
Saw you from a distance/ Swingin' from the high
line/ All that was before you vanished in a moment’s time
We thought the race was a long run/ We didn’t
know that we’d win it/ We thought the good times were yet to come
We didn’t know we were in it/ Oh gravity/ Oh gravity/ Don’t let go/ Don’t let go
Pulled back the curtain/ Climbed up on the sky line/ I could see forever/ Out beyond the end of time
We thought the game was a long one/ We didn’t know that we’d won it/ We thought the path was a straight line
We didn’t know we were on it/ Oh gravity/ Oh gravity/ Don’t let go/ Don’t let go/What could go wrong
If you hold on/ Hold on to me/ Oh gravity..Oh gravity..Oh gravity..Don’t let go..
We didn’t know we were in it/ Oh gravity/ Oh gravity/ Don’t let go/ Don’t let go
Pulled back the curtain/ Climbed up on the sky line/ I could see forever/ Out beyond the end of time
We thought the game was a long one/ We didn’t know that we’d won it/ We thought the path was a straight line
We didn’t know we were on it/ Oh gravity/ Oh gravity/ Don’t let go/ Don’t let go/What could go wrong
If you hold on/ Hold on to me/ Oh gravity..Oh gravity..Oh gravity..Don’t let go..
LAWS OF GRAVITY is The Infamous Stringdusters at their finest, with honest songs and a fresh yet familiar bluegrass/Americana/progressive feel. “You write what you know,” says Falco. “We're on the road all the time and there's always gravity that's keeping you grounded, and pulling you home. The themes on this album stem from things that happen out on the road, and the freedom we have to make music. There's nothing freer than being on stage and making music. We're telling these stories of musical nomads, all the stuff we like to do.”
Of the recording process, Pandolfi
adds, “We had a lot of good energy stored up as we were getting into
production, as well as a few more years of experience with the studio. We had
much more of a vision for how we wanted this album to come together than we did
with past projects. We know that capturing the live, collective sound always
opens a door for the listeners, as opposed to building and crafting something
that you can only make in the studio. We are a band. We play live together, and
more than any one song or achievement, this is what we do. Now we have an album
that captures that.”
LAWS OF GRAVITY will be released January 13th, 2017 on Compass Records.
Behind The Scenes: Making of 'Laws Of Gravity'
Album Art:
TRACK LISTING:
Freedom, Gravity, A Hard Life Makes A
Good Song, Vertigo, Maxwell, Black Elk, This Ol’ Building, Soul Searching
1901: A Canyon Odyssey, Sirens, Back
Home, Let Me Know, I Run To You
FOCUS TRACKS:
Gravity, This Ol’ Building, I Run To
You
Recommended for fans of O' Brother, Where Art
Thou?, Dan Tyminski, The Earls Of Leicester
(13 Jan
2017) The Infamous Stringdusters -
Laws Of Gravity (Compass Records)
13
Tracks/ Time: 54:04 Bluegrass / Americana
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