Austin's most talked about music duo BLACK BONE CHILD, whose debut album from last year garnered rave reviews worldwide from fans and critics alike, are back with not one but two new CDs scheduled for release on 9th March. The partnership of Donny James and Kenneth M has yeilded a fusion of styles that has been captivating audiences across the US. Between an exciting fresh take on slide guitar and driving distorted bass lines, this energetic and rhythmically based rock is sure to keep the dance floors packed and listeners hanging on every note. And now BLACK BONE CHILD has done it again with their two new albums. The first of the two entitled "Alligator" is a swampy, sweaty, and sexy celebration of rock as it should be. Fully electric and ready to party, "Alligator" delivers the same carefree vibe as the debut, but with a higher dose of energy. The other half of BBC's two disc release entitled "Take You Blind" is a complete departure from the fully electric sound. Stripped down to just acoustic, harmonica, percussion, and vocals, "Take You Blind" is sparse sonicly, but hardly lacking. Songs like "Baby Baby" and "By My Hand" exemplify the vibe of this stripped down fun and groove oriented album. The albums together, although very different from each other, maintain a cohesive sound that is undeniably BLACK BONE CHILD.
"Our first of the two records "Take You Blind" is bit of a departure from our regular rock-n-roll electric sound," says Kenneth M. "It's stripped down but still full. We wanted to capture the 'porch' sound of us just sitting outside playing these songs acoustically to just bring a whole new perspective on what it is that we do. Our biggest fear in doing this was that it would turn out to be just a boring album of acoustic versions done poorly, but the new format has breathed a fresh air onto some older songs as well as fresh interpretations of songs from our other new record "Alligator". On the contrary to "Take You Blind", "Alligator" is a fully electric album more from the vein of our first album, but more guitar driven and 'rocked out.' We tried to capture the more live element of the band with this record. We tracked the album live in the studio with our live band, which didn't exist during the sessions for our first album. The result has been a more explosive, energized performance which translated to the other side of the microphone and into the final product. People should look for a no holds, electric, enegized, example of rock and roll in its purest form. We are pretty proud of both, and to present them together shows a diversity in us that many bands today haven't shown yet. It's an exciting release for us." "We spent the majority of the winter in the studio," adds Donny James. "The two records were recorded pretty much during the month of November. The goal was to have a recording that represented what the live band sounds like and have one that went into other areas that we hadn't touched on before."
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In support of the two new BLACK BONE CHILD releases, Kenneth, Donny, Steve and Jason will be performing several select dates:
19 March - Austin, TX Threadgills Opening for BOB SCHNEIDER (SXSW) 11:30PM
2 April - TBA, Dallas, TX
3 April - The Deadhorse, San Angelo, TX, 9pm
9 April - Encore, Austin, TX 9pm
23 April - Click's, Tyler, TX 9pm
24 April - The Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS 9pm with THE BAD REEDS
30 April - Stubb's, Austin, TX Midnight after party for THE DEAD WEATHER (Jack White's new band)
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