NIGHT HORSE Completes Work On New Album

June 4, 2010

Los Angeles, California rock 'n' roll band NIGHT HORSE has completed work on its sophomore album, "Perdition Hymns", for an August 3 release date via Tee Pee Records. The CD was recorded in East L.A. at Infrasonic Sound (BECK, THE MARS VOLTA, NO AGE) and was produced and mixed by Matt Bayles (MASTODON, PEARL JAM, ISIS). According to a press release, "the record is a classic for current times, made up of all the peaks and valleys, textures and nuances that timeless records yield over repeated listens. Songs like 'Choose Your Side' and 'Shake Your Blues' demonstrate guitarists Justin Maranga (ANCESTORS) and Greg Buensuceso's flair for intricately weaving guitar leads and rhythmic patterns, much like their classic predecessors THIN LIZZY or the MC5 did, while vocalist Sam James Velde (ex-BLUEBIRD) invokes the ghosts of every classic rock singer you've ever loved by flat-out refusing to hold anything back; the singer teeters on the edge of total abandon while the band pushes him closer to the brink."

"Writing and recording 'Perdition Hymns' was an amazing experience," says Velde in a statement. "The collaborative effort and the productivity we all showed were intense, but fun. Everyone was so focused and enthusiastic. The songs just came to us so quickly. We'd start with a riff, then POW, it was on! Same went for writing the lyrics. I'd get a few words or ideas stuck in my head and then the melody was just there. It was magical, really."

"Perdition Hymns" track listing:

01. Confess to Me
02. Angel Eyes
03. Rollin' On
04. Good Bye Gone
05. Black Clouds
06. Come Down Halo
07. Blizzard of Oblivion
08. Hard to Bear
09. Shake Your Blues
10. Choose Your Side
11. Same Old Blues

NIGHT HORSE will offer fans a free digital EP (via Topspin). Beginning June 15, the "Sympathy Ain't Free" EP — consisting of the new NIGHT HORSE tracks "Rollin' On" (from "Perdition Hymns"),"Sympathy Ain't Free" and "Black Clouds" (acoustic) — will be available for free download at www.nighthorsemusic.com.

"Recording the B-sides for 'Sympathy Ain't Free' seemed so laid back in comparison to the energy we had during the 'Perdition Hymns' sessions," Velde offered. "We wrote the title track 'Sympathy Ain't Free' just a day or so before we recorded it. I wrote the vocal melody and lyrics the night before the session. But in true NIGHT HORSE fashion, it all flowed very organically."

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