{"title":"Rival Sons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRival Sons is a band from Long Beach, Southern California. The band consists of Jay Buchanan on vocals, Scott Holiday on guitar, Michael Miley on drums, and Dave Beste on bass. With their unique blend of rock and blues, Rival Sons has gained a loyal following and critical acclaim. Their powerful performances and soulful lyrics have made them one of the most exciting bands in the music industry today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lightbringer","title":"Lightbringer","description":"\u003cp\u003e2x Grammy-nominated band Rival Sons release of their much-anticipated new album,\u003ci\u003e Lightbringer\u003c\/i\u003e. It notably marks the group’s second full-length offering to be unveiled in 2023, following June’s critically acclaimed companion album Darkfighter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eLightbringer\u003c\/i\u003e, guitarist Scott Holiday said, “When you do two albums back-to-back like this, there are a lot of things to think about. The first record has to pack enough of a punch and tell enough of a story for the second half to have an even bigger impact. We balanced them out with energy and meaning, but the follow-up always needed to deliver a bigger blow. I think Lightbringer provides this.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e          Vocalist Jay Buchanan added, \"\u003ci\u003eDarkfighter\u003c\/i\u003e is a new Rival Sons, and\u003ci\u003e Lightbringer\u003c\/i\u003e is the clear definition of what we are now. We broke ground on \u003ci\u003eDarkfighter\u003c\/i\u003e, but \u003ci\u003eLightbringer\u003c\/i\u003e is a step beyond the personal innovation and exploration. It goes a little further. We really took everything into our own hands and pushed to see how far we could go. It was a self-exploration to see who we were and who we’ll be now. We had more friction and compromise than ever, because we isolated the bare essence of where we needed to go—and then we went there.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The band set the stage for \u003ci\u003eLightbringer \u003c\/i\u003ewith a rollicking, roaring, and righteous new single entitled “Sweet Life”. From the jump, a frenetic drumbeat gives way to a rip-roaring riff. Meanwhile, Jay’s bluesy wail bounces between a cathartic hook and boogie-down groove as he bemoans, “I’ve got to shake, shake, shake the bad rhythm for good,” shimmying in lockstep with the guitar.    Regarding “Sweet Life,” Jay promised, “It’s the most old-school Rival Sons song on either of these two records. It has all of the early elements of what Rival Sons is and was. It was born out of my love mid-sixties rock like The Animals, The Kinks, and the bands I was raised on. It’s a bit of a break from all of the heavy subject matter too; it’s a barnburner.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Rival Sons crafted both records during the same sessions over the course of 2021. 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Head Down, includes the hit single and fan favourite Keep On Swinging, plus poppy retro dance numbers “Until The Sun Comes” and “Wild Animal.” An album that showcases the versatility of Rival Sons, Head Down also includes the classic ballad of death and loss “Jordan” and Manifest Destiny Parts 1 \u0026amp; 2, an epic stonking room shaker of betrayal and revenge of the Native American People\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacred Tongue Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Grey LPx2","offer_id":50417892196683,"sku":"2197932","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50417890492747,"sku":"2197915","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Head_Down_2d7023ef_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726737581"},{"product_id":"great-western-valkyrie-4","title":"Great Western Valkyrie","description":"\u003cp\u003e2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the 3rd studio album Great Western Valkyrie. 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Beyond sharing stages with everyone from Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, AC\/DC to Guns N Roses, they’ve ignited television shows such as The Late Late Show with James Corden and BBC2 Later Live with Jools Holland. Along the way, they’ve architected a critically acclaimed back catalogue that has earned them multiple Grammy® nominations and 100s of million of streams. \u2028\u20282024 marks the 10th anniversary of the 3rd studio album \u003ci\u003eGreat Western Valkyrie\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally released in June 2014, this album propelled Rival Sons to Rock N Roll royalty featuring the fan favourites ‘Electric Man, ‘Open My Eyes’ ad ‘Good Things’ . It became the first Rival Sons album to achieve Top 20 status in the UK Album charts (peaking at #14). 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Produced by longtime collaborator and multi Grammy Award-winner Dave Cobb, \u003ci\u003eDarkfighter \u003c\/i\u003eis led by the explosive single “Nobody Want to Die”. The track notably marks the first new music from Rival Sons since the release of 2019’s \u003ci\u003eFeral Roots\u003c\/i\u003e, which earned the band two GRAMMY Award nominations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegarding “Nobody Wants to Die,” vocalist Jay Buchanan shares, “You live your life knowing that the sword of Damocles is hanging over your head by a thread. You’re fully aware of the impermanence of your existence, but you can’t think about it all the time—or it’ll fuck your life up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI used to work in a mortuary as a service advisor for a few years, driving and opening the hearses. I’d attend three funerals per day. Sometimes, they would be filled over capacity. Other times, it would just be me, a priest, and a hole in the ground. 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