Wade Bowen's 'Solid Ground' Pre-Order Live Now

Country rocker Wade Bowen's upcoming album, SOLID GROUND (Feb. 9, 2018 / Thirty Tigers) is now available for pre-order at http://smarturl.it/wbsolidground. RollingStone.com today premiered "Day of the Dead," one of the album's instant grat tracks, writing that "most notable on "Day of the Dead" is the mariachi influence, with accordion, Spanish guitar and a horn section augmenting Bowen's more familiar Red Dirt shuffle." The new song is a melancholy, south-of-the-border lament for a lost love punctuated by trumpets, mariachi strings, and bone chilling gritos.

SOLID GROUND was produced by Keith Gattis and includes contributions from Andrew Combs, Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Waylon Payne, Angaleena Presley, Jon Randall, Lucie Silvas, and Charlie Worsham among others.

"I started working with Wade knowing two things: One, this isn't a guy who was going to rest on his laurels, he wanted to respect tradition but shake it up. Two, he earned his rep as a rocker and entertainer years ago...this album is about Wade as a musician and songwriter," said producer, Keith Gattis.

He continued, "While writing we reminisced a lot about a festival down in Lajitas. That vibe snuck into the writing so it definitely isn't an "any town" album. It's about where Wade's from and who he is but the honest storytelling makes it relatable. We also had the benefit of a band of players and songwriters who are rockstars themselves. Audley Freed (Black Crowes) on guitar brought his roots rock approach, as did Jeff Trotts (Sheryl Crow) on guitar and lapsteel, Fred Eltringham (Wallflowers, Willie Nelson, Robert Plant) on drums, Billie Mercer (Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams) on bass, and great players on keys like Jenn Gunderman (Sheryl Crow), Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers, Foo Fighters), John Henry Trinko (Randy Houser)."

SOLID GROUND is Bowen's first release with Thirty Tigers, who have been champions of his sound and vision.

"I've been a fan of Wade's since Lost Hotel," says Thirty Tigers' Co-founder and President David Macias. "I've dutifully asked over the years about Wade coming into the family, and I could not be more excited about him and his team finally saying yes! He's a gifted storyteller and a great performer. And the new album is fantastic."

From the cover of SOLID GROUND, which depicts a weathered map stamped into the cracked red dirt of Texas, to its not-quite-country, not-quite-rock sound, Wade Bowen has readied an album fit for fans for whom Springsteen, Tom Petty and Mellencamp are as influential as Guy Clark.

SOLID GROUND TRACK LIST:

1. "Couldn't Make You Love Me" written by Wade Bowen, Keith Gattis and Audley Freed
2. "Day Of The Dead" written by Keith Gattis
3. "So Long 6th Street (with Jack Ingram and Miranda Lambert)" written by Wade Bowen and Keith Gattis
4. "Broken Glass (with Lucie Silvas)" written by Wade Bowen
5. "Death, Dyin' And Deviled Eggs (with Jon Randall)" written by Wade Bowen and John Randall
6. "7:30" written by Wade Bowen, Angaleena Presley and Waylon Payne
7. "Acuña (with Lucie Silvas)" written by Wade Bowen, Keith Gattis and Audley Freed
8. "Compass Rose" written by Wade Bowen and Andrew Combs
9. "Anchor (with Lucie Silvas)" written by Wade Bowen and Jeremy Spillman
10. "Fell In Love On Whiskey" written by Wade Bowen and Charlie Worsham
11. "Calling All Demons" written by Wade Bowen and Seth James

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

Dec. 07th - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
(Tall Tales and the Truth Tour with Kip Moore and Randy Rogers)

Dec. 08th - Lincoln, NE - Rococo Theatre
(Tall Tales and the Truth Tour with Kip Moore and Randy Rogers)

Dec. 13th - Washington, DC - The Lincoln Theatre
(Tall Tales and the Truth Tour with Kip Moore and Randy Rogers)

Dec. 14th - New York, NY - Town Hall
(Tall Tales and the Truth Tour with Kip Moore and Randy Rogers)

Dec. 31 - Royse City, TX - Southern Junction

Jan. 1 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom

Jan. 4 to 9 - Steamboat Springs, CO - MusicFest at Steamboat

Jan. 11 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note

Jan. 12 - Sioux City, IA - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Casey Donahew)

Jan. 13 - Manhattan, KS - The Hat (with Flatland Cavalry)

Jan. 20 - Ft. Worth Texas - Billy Bob's Texas

Jan. 25 - San Marcos, TX - Cheatham Street Warehouse

Feb. 7 - Key West Florida - Mile 0 Fest
(Turnpike Troubadours, Cody Jinks, Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Old 97s, and more)

Feb. 10 - Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley

Feb. 24 - Bay City, TX - Matagorda Co. Fair and Rodeo

Mar. 7 - Atlanta, GA - City Winery

Mar. 8 - Washington, D.C. - Gypsy Sally's

Mar. 9 - New York, NY - Terminal 5

Mar. 16 - Concan, TX - Rio Frio Fest

Mar. 17 - Helotes, TX - John T. Floore Country Store

Apr. 13 - Hitchcock, TX - Galveston County Fair & Rodeo

Apr. 14 - Conroe, TX - Montgomery County Fairgrounds

*Photo courtesy of Wade Bowen's Facebook Page

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