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GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule front man Warren Haynes will be releasing his new solo album, Million Voices Whisper, this fall and in its support, his Warren Haynes Band is on the road on a 16-date headlining tour that stops locally inPhiladelphia on Wednesday, October 9 at The Fillmore Philadelphia. Tickets and various VIP packages are on sale now – visit www.warrenhaynes.net more info.
Due out November 1st,Million Voices Whisper(Fantasy Records) was produced by Haynes and marks his first solo album in almost a decade and the fourth solo collection in Warren’s esteemed career catalog. With the album’s official announcement, Haynes released the first single “This Life As We Know It.” The new song, nowimpacting at Triple A radio, is Warren’s universal message for embracing the positivity of change and looking forward through a new lens – one that starts within. PRESS HERE to listen and PRESS HERE to watch the in-studio performance video featuring behind-the-scenes content from the recording of “This Life As We Know It” at Power Station New England. Last week, Warren released another offering from Million Voices Whisper with the new single “Day of Reckoning” featuring Lukas Nelson and Jamey Johnson. Co-written with Nelson, “Day of Reckoning” is a forceful call for change nodding to the rebellious late ‘60s and early ‘70s. The track’s lyrics also supply the album’s title: “Million voices whisper, getting louder when they sing / Million spirits waiting on a day of reckoning.” Million Voices Whisper will be released digitally and on CD and vinyl. Vinyl will ship on November 15th. A deluxe CD version will also be available including four bonus songs.PRESS HERE to pre-save and pre-order.
Accompanying Haynes (vocals, guitar) for the new all-star lineup of the band, both on tour and on the forthcoming album, is longtime friend and famed keyboardist John Medeski (most notably known as one-third of the groundbreaking trio Medeski, Martin & Wood), Gov’t Mule bassistKevin Scott, veteran WHB member and two-time Grammy Award-winning drummer Terence Higgins, recognized for his work with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ani DiFranco and others, and the venerable Greg Osby on sax. The Warren Haynes Band made their live debut this summer on a European tour and a 7-show run directly supporting Slash on the West Coast dates of his blues-infused S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival, which received critical acclaim and saw Slash join the WHB for an impressive take on the Haynes classic “Soulshine” at various shows.
On Million Voices Whisper, Haynes sounds as energetic and focused as ever, powering throughan 11-song set of soulful blues-rock. In addition to his band members, the album features guestappearances from Warren’s Allman Brothers Band compatriot Derek Trucks, whose unmistakable guitar sound toughs up three tracks on the album that were co-produced with Haynes, and his Last Waltz Tour co-stars Lukas Nelsonand Jamey Johnson, who are featured on the forceful “Day of Reckoning.” Joining Haynes in the studio for the first time since the final sunset of the ABB, one of the featured tracks withTrucks on guitar is “Real Real Love,” a song initially co-written with Gregg Allman that Warren finished in Allman’s style and methods as if Gregg were singing it to honor his friend.Million Voices Whisper is a set of powerful, soulful tracks that combine the eloquent musicianship of a triple-threat blues-rocker with the glowing spirit of a vital creative artist at the peak of his powers. It is Warren Haynes’s best album yet.