Candlebox launches new track “I’ve Got a Gun”
Candlebox, the influential, multi-platinum rock band from the powerful ’90s Seattle music movement, will release its sixth studio album Disappearing in Airports on April 22 via Pavement Entertainment. Today, the band has teamed up with Loudwire to stream a brand new track entitled “I’ve Got a Gun” at: http://loudwire.com/candlebox-ive-got-a-gun-exclusive-song-premiere/.
“‘I’ve Got a Gun’ is inspired by the constant small-mindedness of people who think you’re trying to take their guns away from them,” commented vocalist Kevin Martin. “If you know anything about me as a person, you know that I’m highly political; you know that I’m a firm believer in people’s rights 100% and I don’t believe that anyone should take your guns from you. I’m saying is, gun control is an issue and these mass shootings need to stop and that’s the approach of the song.”
Disappearing in Airports will be available on all digital platforms (iTunes, Amazon, YouTube Red, Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music) and distributed by MRI/Sony RED. iTunes pre-orders are live now at: https://goo.gl/xy96Zi with Instant Gratification downloads of “Vexatious” and “Supernova.” The first single “Vexatious” is streaming on YouTube at: https://goo.gl/a8hJ0s.
Disappearing in Airports showcases the group’s introspective and poetically candid songwriting with its signature musical immediacy. Candlebox worked with producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland (August Burns Red, Everclear, Rivers of Nihil), cutting the record at Think Loud Studios in York, Penn. With Kevin Martin, Dave Krusen on drums, Adam Kury on bass and the addition of guitarists Mike Leslie and Brian Quinn, the recommitment to creating music that is ‘pissed and urgent’ as well as bringing a new energy to the live show is at this record’s core.
“I want to take Candlebox into a new world, and this record is very different, very diverse for us,” added Kevin Martin. “It’s about growth and pushing the band in the direction for a new audience.”
1. Only Because of You
2. Vexatious
3. Supernova
4. Alive at Last
5. I’ve Got a Gun
6. I Want It Back
7. The Bridge
8. Spotlights
9. Crazy
10. God’s Gift
11. Keep on Waiting *
*digital only bonus track
Candlebox will head out on a headlining U.S. tour in anticipation of its long overdue sixth album. The “Disappearing in Airports Tour 2016” will kick off on April 1 in Louisville, Ky. and continue through the first week of May, including festival stops at Welcome to Rockville and Carolina Rebellion. Indie singer-songwriter Pete RG will perform in support. A full list of tour dates can be seen below.
“Disappearing in Airports Tour 2016” dates:
4/01 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
4/02 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
4/03 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
4/05 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
4/07 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
4/08 – San Antonio, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
4/09 – Tyler, TX @ Click’s
4/10 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Backroom
4/12 – El Paso, TX @ Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
4/13 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
4/16 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
4/19 – Butte, MT @ Butte Depot
4/20 – Billings, MT @ Pub Station
4/22 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
4/23 – Pueblo, CO @ Pueblo Memorial Hall
4/26 – Little Rock, AR @ Metroplex
4/27 – Monroe, LA @ Live Oaks
4/28 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Varsity Theatre
4/30 – Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
5/03 – Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head Tavern
5/05 – Nashville, TN @ 12th and Porter
5/06 – Charlotte, NC @ Carolina Rebellion
5/07 – Marietta, OH @ The Adelphia Music Hall
5/19 – Bethlehem, PA @ Sands Bethlehem Center (w/ 3 Doors Down) *
6/12 – South Bend, IN @St. Joseph County Fairgrounds *
*No LullWater / Pete RG
About Candlebox:
Formed in Seattle in 1991, Candlebox went quadruple platinum with their 1993 self-titled debut and released two more acclaimed and top-selling albums (1995’s Lucy and 1998’s Happy Pills) before going on a hiatus in 2000. Candlebox regrouped with a 2006 tour, then put out Into the Sun in 2008, followed by 2012’s Love Stories & Other Musings. Candlebox remains one of the most highly requested and played groups on radio, including the band’s mega hits “Far Behind” and “You.”
Candlebox is:
Kevin Martin – vocals
Dave Krusen – drums
Mike Leslie – lead/rhythm guitar
Brian Quinn – lead/rhythm guitar
Adam Kury – bass
Source: www.candleboxrocks.com
