The Black Crowes Drop Second Track 'Cross Your Fingers' Off Their Forthcoming Album 'Happiness Bastards'
The album is set for global release on March 15.
By: Michael Major Feb. 16, 2024
Legendary rock band The Black Crowes debut “Cross Your Fingers,” their second release from their highly anticipated new album Happiness Bastards, dropping March 15th via the band's own Silver Arrow Records. An electrifying plea against a toxic lover “Cross Your Fingers” couples' romantic agony with a killer guitar riff, emphasizing the blistering heat of a fraught relationship.
Following the exhilarating lead single “Wanting and Waiting,” from the forthcoming album Happiness Bastards, “Cross Your Fingers” packs on the momentum with the urgency of a band who is just getting started. A delicate acoustic introduction makes way for an explosive, guitar-tearing drop and rhythmic chorus infused with the funk and soul of the Robinson Brothers' Georgia roots. Since its release in January, “Wanting and Waiting” has dominated the airwaves – already top 10 at four radio formats, including AAA, Americana, Active Rock, and Canadian Active Rock.
2024 marks 40 years since the inception of The Black Crowes, and the Robinson Brothers are claiming this momentous year as their own. A salute to their past and a celebration of the present and future, Happiness Bastards is The Black Crowes' tenth studio album and their first original music in 15 years. Produced by GRAMMY Award-Winning producerJay Joyce, the album includes ten new tracks, with a very special feature from GRAMMY-winning superstar Lainey Wilson. Pre-Order Happiness Bastards HERE.
In celebration of the forthcoming new record, The Black Crowes will be returning to the road this Spring with the 35-date Happiness Bastards Tour. Limited tickets are available HERE.
HAPPINESS BASTARDS 2024 TOUR DATES:
April 2, 2024 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House
April 3, 2024 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
April 5, 2024 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
April 6, 2024 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
April 8, 2024 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
April 10, 2024 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
April 12, 2024 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
April 13, 2024 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
April 15, 2024 Seattle, WA McCaw Hall
April 16, 2024 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 19, 2024 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
April 20, 2024 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
April 23, 2024 Montreal, QC MTELUS
April 24, 2024 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
April 27, 2024 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
April 28, 2024 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
April 30, 2024 Washington, DC The Anthem
May 1, 2024 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
May 3, 2024 Bethlehem, PA The Wind Creek Event Center
May 4, 2024 Atlantic City, NJ Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
May 7, 2024 Philadelphia, PA The Met Philadelphia
May 14, 2024 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo
May 15, 2024 London, UK Eventim Apollo
May 17, 2024 Newcastle, UK O2 City Hall
May 18, 2024 Wolverhampton, UK The Civic at The Halls
May 21, 2024 Brussels, BE Ancienne Belgique
May 22, 2024 Amsterdam, NL AFAS Live
May 24, 2024 Paris, FR L'Olympia
May 27, 2024 Milan, IT Teatro Arcimboldi Milano
May 29, 2024 Frankfurt, DE Alte Oper
May 30, 2024 Stuttgart, DE Liederhalle
June 1, 2024 Berlin, DE Verti Music Hall
June 4, 2024 Copenhagen, DK Falkonersalen
June 5-8, 2024 Sôlvesborg, SE Sweden Rock Festival**
June 9, 2024 Mérida, ES STONE & MUSIC Festival**
July 19, 2024 St. Paul, Minnesota Minnesota Yacht Club**
**Festival Date
About The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are leaving the bulls in the past. 15 years after their last album of original music, the Robinson Brothers present Happiness Bastards - their 10th studio album. Some may say the project has been several tumultuous years in the making, but we argue it's arriving at just the right time.
Call it brotherly love or music destiny that brought them back together, the highly anticipated record consecrating the reunion of this legendary band just may be the thing that saves rock & roll. In a time where the art form is buried beneath the corporate sheen of its successors, The Black Crowes are biting back with the angst of words left unsaid penned on paper and electrified by guitar strings, revealing stripped, bare-boned rock & roll. No gloss, no glitter, just rhythm and blues at its very best - gritty, loud, and in your face.
Since The Black Crowes reunited in 2019, they've made a triumphant return to form with over 150 shows spanning 20 countries worldwide, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Shake Your Money Maker, the album that put them on the map. Upon their return from the road, they knew they needed something new to show for their lost time.
The Robinson Brothers and longtime bassist Sven Pipien headed to the studio with producer Jay Joyce in early 2023 and the experiences of years past transcribed themself through the music as the band found their way back to their roots. And it's finally here - Happiness Bastards is out March 15, 2024.
Credit: Ross Halfin
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