The Strumbellas released their highly anticipated fourth album
Rattlesnake on Glassnote Music. Listen to the album
here. Produced by Tim Pagnotta (Elle King, Walk the Moon), co-produced and engineered by Brian Phillips, the album was recorded on the band’s home turf, at the legendary Bathouse Recording Studio outside of Kingston, ON and at Revolution Recording in Toronto, ON.
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This album is about one main character: this guy, me, who’s out there following his dream to have his music heard, but at the same time, he’s just trying to get home,” says lead singer Simon Ward. “
The reason it’s called Rattlesnake is because it’s about him facing his fears head on. Shedding his skin, evolving, and realizing he’s got these three kids that he’s responsible for. Little humans, they’re more important than anything. They have a way of really anchoring you.”
The Strumbellas will perform their Top 20 Alternative hit “Salvation” on Late Night with Seth Meyers next Wednesday, April 3
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To celebrate the release of the album, the band shares the video for their anthemic next single “I’ll Wait” via Billboard who said “…
they leave nearly everything they’ve got on-stage with just enough left in the tank at the end of the party to prove that they’re company worth counting on.” The video, directed by Christopher Warre Smets and produced by Black Fawn Creative, was shot in Hamilton, Ontario with the band performing in the exciting, vulnerable way fans have come to expect from the band. Watch
here.
For The Strumbellas, though, accolades are secondary to the connection that their music has with their fans. “
I think it’s important that people feel something when they listen to music,” says Ward. “That’s my favorite thing: When I put my headphones on and it triggers something in me. It’s my hope that this music makes people feel something they may not have otherwise felt that day.”
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We’ve heard from people previously that our songs have helped people through difficult times, times when they felt alone, times when they felt not quite right for the world,” says keyboardist Dave Ritter. “I hope this record continues to do that, nestles into the nooks and crannies of someone’s life exactly the way they need it to.”
The Strumbellas are Simon Ward (vocals, acoustic guitar), David Ritter (keys), Jeremy Drury (percussion), Isabel Ritchie (strings), Jon Hembrey (guitar) and Darryl James (bass).
In 2017, they won the iHeartRadio Music award for Best New Alternative Rock Artist of the Year, and collected the JUNO Award for Single of the Year ahead of Drake, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes. From the onset the band received critical praise from the press,
“With this amazing track [Salvation], the band gets us hooked and inspired to look out into the world and see all the beauty that dwells in it,” wrote
Wolf in a Suit and
“The Strumbellas aren’t just taking on the US, they are taking on the world,” declared
Forbes.
The Strumbellas US Headline Tour
Wednesday, May 1: Boston, MA – House of Blues
Thursday, May 2: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Friday, May 3: Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Saturday, May 4: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Monday, May 6: Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Wednesday, May 8: Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
Friday, May 10: Dallas, TX – Canton Hall
Saturday, May 11: Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
Monday, May 13: Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Tuesday, May 14: San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Thursday, May 16: Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Friday, May 17: Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
Saturday, May 18: Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Sunday, May 19: San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
Tuesday, May 21: Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Wednesday, May 22: Seattle, WA – Neptune
Monday, June 3: Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
Tuesday, June 4: Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
Thursday, June 6: Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
Friday, June 7: Minneapolis, NM – Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday, June 8: Omaha, NE – Slowdown
Monday, June 10: Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
Wednesday, June 12: St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room
Friday, June 14: Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Saturday, June 15: Tinley Park, IL – 101 WKQX Piqniq
Saturday, June 29: Syracuse, NY – Sharkey’s Bar and Grill