Courtesy: Medicine/The Prchard/Earshot Media
The Jab debuted the second single from its new album this week.
The band debuted the song ‘Dank Mississippi‘ Friday. The song is featured in the band’s forthcoming album Consume. The LP is scheduled for release Tuesday through Medicine/The Orchard.
‘Dank Mississippi’ presents a musical arrangement that will appeal to fans of the southern rock genre that is similar to the arrangement at the center of the album’s lead single ‘Riot.’ The first acts that come to mind in considering comparisons are Zakk Wylde’s very first band, Pride & Glory,’ ‘Black Stone Cherry’ and Charm City Devils, in examining the song’s arrangement. The song is available to stream and download now through Spotify, Apple Music and The Jab’s official YouTube channel.
The song’s lyrical content comes across as possibly a commentary of sorts. Front man Jam Alker sings in the song’s lead verse, “Tip my hand in the river/Make me quiver/Let it kiss me/On the banks of the dank Mississippi/Hold my hand till the preacher man gets me/On the banks of the dank Mississippi/Cold, dark, dank Mississippi.” He continues in the song’s second verse, “Hold my hand in the river/Make me shiver/Then deliver me/On the banks of the dank Mississippi/Give it to me slowly/Let the holy water hit me/On the banks of the dank Mississippi.” He adds in the song’s third verse, “Strip my bones in the river/Let me wither…/In the dank Mississippi/Carry me home/Who’s gonna carry me to the light in the dank Mississippi?”
The Jab will tour in support of Consume beginning Wednesday when it joins Crobot on the road. The tour is scheduled to run through Feb. 29 in Baltimore, MD. It features performances in cities, such as Ft. Collins, CO; Corpus Christi, TX and Monroe, LA. The tour’s schedule is noted below.
Upcoming tour with Crobot:
Feb 5 Scottsdale, AZ- Pub Rock
Feb 6 Las Vegas, NV- Counts V’amp
Feb 7 Los Angeles, CA- Viper Room
Feb 8 Reno, NV- Cargo
Feb 9 Sacramento, CA- Holy Diver
Feb 11 Fresno, CA- Strummers
Feb 13 Spokane, WA- The Pin
Feb 14 Seattle, WA- Funhouse
Feb 16 Boise, ID- The Shredder
Feb 18 Ft Collins, CO- Aggie Theater
Feb 19 Denver, CO- Lost Lake
Feb 20 Amarillo, TX- Hoots Pub
Feb 21 Dallas, TX- Gas Monkey
Feb 22 Corpus Christi, TX- House of Rock
Feb 23 Houston, TX- Acadia
Feb 25 Austin, TX- Come and Take it Live
Feb 26 Monroe, LA- Live Oaks
Feb 27 Nashville, TN- Basement East
Feb 28 Johnson City, TN- Capones
Feb 29 Baltimore, MD- Angels Rock Bar Power Plant
More information on Consume is available online along with The Jab’s latest news at:
Website: http://thejabmusic.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wearethejab
Instagram: http://instagram.com/wearethejab
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