Colchester blues legend JAMES HUNTER and his band have dropped another new single from their forthcoming new album.
'Ain't That A Trip' is taken from OFF The Fence, THE JAMES HUNTER SIX's debut for Dan Auerbach's Easy Sound Label, and features a guest appearance by Van Morrison, with whom Hunter has worked on various occasions since the early 90s.
“I’ve always reckoned Van’s voice, right from the paint-stripping howls of the Them days to the Smokey Robinson-esque ‘Crazy Love'," says Hunter. "It’s a real kick having him sing on something I wrote. Is that a trip or what?
“This song is the result of a suggestion that I write something in the style of Jimmy Reed," he adds. "It’s rather more verbose than Jimmy’s style but his heartfelt simplicity isn’t easy to emulate.”
Set for release on 16 January, Off The Fence is available to pre-order here.
The James Hunter Six head out on a European Tour in the New Year. Catch them live at...
January 16 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
January 17 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
January 19 – London, UK @ 229
January 20 – Colchester, UK @ Colchester Arts Centre
January 26 – Glasgow, UK @ Òran Mór
January 28 – Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny
January 29 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
January 30 – Cambridge, UK @ Storey's Field Centre
January 31 – Birmingham, UK @ The Crossing
February 7 – Paris, FR @ New Morning
February 9 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Tolhuistuin
February 10 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust
February 11 – Berlin, DE @ Hole44
February 13 – Munich, DE @ Ampere
Pic by Jim Herrington