Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum selling rock band WOLFMOTHER have announced a February 19th release date for their highly anticipated new album, VICTORIOUS.
The follow-up to 2009’s Cosmic Egg and 2014’s New Crown, the much-anticipated VICTORIOUS is an electrifying testament to the range and depth of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Andrew Stockdale’s artistry. Recorded at Henson Studios in Los Angeles with 2X Grammy winning producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, AC/DC, Chris Cornell, Bruce Springsteen), the songs are edgy, inventive and uncompromising and rank among the band’s best ever.
Stockdale began working on the record this past January at his Byron Bay studio in New South Wales, writing on every instrument and embracing the same creative approach he used on the band’s debut album a decade ago.
“Back in the early days, I’d play guitar, bass, and drums and then present the ideas to the band and we’d work on the arrangement together,” he says. “I thought it would be cool to get back to demoing ideas by myself and playing everything. It’s a good way to do things because it can make the style more cohesive.”
In addition to vocals, Stockdale played guitar and bass and brought in Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Bruce Springsteen, A Perfect Circle) and Joey Waronker (Air, Beck, REM) to split drum duties.
“We wanted to get back to that big sound,” says Stockdale. “The album is a balance of garage-y energy and big production. It’s wild, energetic and,” he muses, “perfect for a festival main stage.”
Ten years after their arrival, Wolfmother have returned with what could arguably be called their best work to date. With VICTORIOUS, Stockdale once again arrives right on time: in an era dominated by single-song downloads, this is an album worthy of repeat listens from top to bottom.
Title: Victorious
Format: CD
Release Date: 19 Feb 2016
Artist: Wolfmother
Sku: 2308374
Catalogue No: 4764868
Category: Rock
Disc Count: 1
Transfer Format: Compact Disc
Video Format: Rock
Primary Audio: 4764868
Language: 0602547648686
Subtitles: Universal Music
DISC 1
The Love That You Give
Victorious
Baroness
Pretty Peggy
City Lights
The Simple Life
Best Of A Bad Situation
Gypsy Caravan
Happy Face
Eye Of The Beholder