{"id":6091,"date":"2016-07-01T07:25:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T07:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/07\/01\/rocker-thadeus-gonzalez-to-drop-new-record-729\/"},"modified":"2016-07-01T07:25:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T07:25:33","slug":"rocker-thadeus-gonzalez-to-drop-new-record-729","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2016\/07\/01\/rocker-thadeus-gonzalez-to-drop-new-record-729\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocker Thadeus Gonzalez to drop new record 7\/29"},"content":{"rendered":"


Oakland-based artist Thadeus Gonzalez will release his sophomore, self-titled album on July 29, 2016. In the 9-track collection, Gonzalez returns to his hard rock roots with precision and focus.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w3FhJFmFCM8&feature=youtu.be<\/a> (promo video)<\/p>\n

The album not only illustrates Gonzalez\u2019s intent to tweak the hard rock genre, but also to fuel his live show. Taking cues from his songwriting as well as his dynamic touring band,\u00a0 \u201cthis album will be rad to listen to in your car AND to see live,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Case in point is \u201cDiamond High,\u201d an explosive track that perfectly displays Gonzalez\u2019s approach to music: intense musicianship, impeccable production, and weighty lyrics. \u201cI was thinking about the saying \u2018the grass is always greener on the other side.\u2019 Anything that makes me ooh and ahh only lasts for a short time and I tend to ignore the things that shine the brightest.\u201d A free download is available here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/spinner-pr\/diamond-high-thadeus-gonzalez\/s-afvnf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cStand On Ceremony,\u201d the album\u2019s only ballad, is about not following tradition (religious, political, societal). \u201cTimes change, views change; you have to adapt and believe in yourself.\u201d About his favorite song on the album, Gonzalez explains, \u201c\u2019The Surgeons\u2019\u201d is a song about people who cut and remove things from other\u00a0people’s lives for their own gain,\u00a0whether it’s emotional, political or physical.\u201d<\/p>\n

TRACK LIST<\/p>\n

Diamond High
The Surgeons
A Murder When I Sing
Bite it
Silver Inside
Bat Snake Tiger
It\u2019s A Sure Thing
A Real Class Act
Stand On Ceremony<\/p>\n

All songs written by Gonzalez except \u201cA Real Class Act,\u201d co-written with Scott Reategui Richards. Guitars and bass were played by Gonzalez, Richards and Dennis Hill. Nathan Walker (Lit) was on drums. Hill (Hagar\/Satriani, Lit, Good Charlotte) also produced and Kyle Homme (Matt Costa, Sugarcult, Reel Big Fish) recorded and mixed the record at The Lodge.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez earned international critical acclaim with Electric Sister, and has been called \u201ca frontman to watch\u201d with \u201can arena looking and sounding attitude.\u201d He\u2019s opened for KISS, Motley Crue, and Slash. He released his debut solo record, \u201cUtopian Society,\u201d in 2014. Well-received for being evocative and vulnerable, and for its resistance to genre tropes, it was reviewed as “around each corner a total surprise, which keeps “Utopian Society” fresh and relevant sounding from track to track.”<\/p>\n

THADEUS GONZALEZ will be available on July 29 at iTunes, Amazon, and other online retailers and at the artist\u2019s site, thadeusgonzalez.com.<\/p>\n

Upcoming events include:
July 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oakland CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Radio Bar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 listening party
July 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Long Beach CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Que Sera
July 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Burbank CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Park
July 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Benders<\/p>\n

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Source: http:\/\/www.thadeusgonzalez.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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