THE BONNEVILLES New Studio LP DIRTY PHOTOGRAPHS Available Tomorrow 3/16

Northern Ireland rockers The Bonnevilles are renowned for both their incendiary live shows and soulful song-writing skills. Their music is full of heart, smart, and always fun. On Dirty Photographs, their second studio album for Alive, they display their love for gritty blues, primitive rock 'n' roll and Irish folk.

While their new effort still traffics in a similar garage-blues-rock vein as their previous 2016 studio album, ARROW Pierce My Heart, the mood has shifted as Dirty Photographs is more of an upbeat affair. As singer-songwriter-guitarist Andrew McGibbon Jr. reveals, "There's an emotion of positivity on these songs, rather than the usual tales of woe. Most of the tracks are upbeat, or have a positive message, a message of love or even just plain old fashioned sex. I know others have written a world of songs about those things but we haven't, so we thought it was our time to jump in."

And as far as the album's title track is concerned, McGibbon is quick to admit, "It's a poem of tribute to my wife's bum. She's very pretty and does have a lovely one."

The Bonnevilles' Dirty Photographs will be available tomorrow (March 16th) on Limited Edition Vinyl, CD, digital and streaming formats via Alive Naturalsound Records. Click here to order the limited starburst vinyl.

"Today Glide is excited to premiere 'The Rebels Shrug,' a dirty punk blues number that starts off quiet and acoustic before growing into a dark, cello-driven meditation. The song captures a more intimate side of the band, showcasing not only their more vulnerable vocals and lyrics, but their ability to actually arrange songs that are nuanced and layered instead of straight up rocking out. Of course, both of those things are good and lucky for us The Bonnevilles know how to nail them." - GLIDE MAGAZINE

"... takes the bluesy swing of groups like The Stooges and MC5 and adds just a touch of honky tonk crunch." - PUNK NEWS

"Something beyond punk blues, the duo takes their sound from the true blues elders, then combining classic rock knowledge with modern day, DIY stylings. If a young Van Morrison, Iron Butterfly and Led Zeppelin were to cut a jam album produced by Jack White, with a portrait of Robert Johnson on the studio wall, one would begin to define the sound of The Bonnevilles." - AMERICAN BLUES SCENE

[8.5/10] "... for every dirty, grooving rocker here, there is something like 'By My Side' which sounds as if they have just marched into Sun Studios in the late '50s, elbowed Elvis off the mic and laid down their own jam." - MAXIMUM VOLUME MUSIC

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