Blacktop Mojo premiered the video for its latest single this week.
The band debuted the video for its single, ‘Darlin’ I Won’t Tell’ Wednesday. The premiere came less than a month after the band premiered the video for the video’s companion songs/video, for ‘Jealousy’ and ‘Make Believe.’
All three singles are featured in the band’s latest album, Blacktop Mojo. The band released the album last summer. The record is available to stream and download here. According to information provided about the videos and songs, they tell a “story of heartbreak, murder and deception”. The songs’ musical arrangements are deeply contemplative works, one being a heavy, melodic hard rock ballad type work while the other is far more contemplative albeit brief.
In other news, Blacktop Mojo is on the road in support of its album. The tour’s next date is scheduled to take place June 18 in Baytown, TX. The band’s current live dates are noted below.
Catch BLACKTOP MOJO Live! 06/18 @ Dirty D’s (Matt & Catt Acoustic) – Baytown, TX * 08/18 @ Northwoods Rock Rally – Glen Flora, WI * 09/10 @ Scorpions MC Annual Pig Roast – South Lyon, MI *
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Blacktop Mojo recently recently debuted a video for two singles from its latest album.
The band premiered the video for its singles, ‘Jealousy’ and ‘Make Believe’ April 29. The animated video is one part lyric video and one part story of someone going through a very difficult emotional time.
According to information provided about the video, the songs — and a video planned for another single, ‘Darlin’ I Won’t Tell’ — tell a “story of heartbreak, murder and deception”. The songs’ musical arrangements are deeply contemplative works, one being a heavy, melodic hard rock ballad type work while the other is far more contemplative albeit brief.
‘Jealousy’ and ‘Make Believe’ are featured in Blacktop Mojo’s latest album, Blacktop Mojo, as is ‘Darlin’ I Won’t Tell.’ The band released the album last summer. The record is available to stream and download here.
In other news, Blacktop Mojo is on the road with Buckcherry. The tour’s next date is scheduled to take place Tuesday in Hermon, ME. The tour’s remaining dates are noted below. Tickets are available here.
05/10 @ Morgan Hill Event Center – Hermon, ME 05/11 @ Aura – Portland, ME 05/13 @ Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY 05/14 @ Tally Ho Theatre – Leesburg, VA 05/16 @ Suck Bang Blow – Murrells Inlet, SC 05/17 @ Silverados – Black Mountain, NC 05/18 @ Georgie Theatre – Athens, GA 05/20 @ Welcome to Rockville 2022 – Daytona Beach, FL * 06/18 @ Dirty D’s (Matt & Catt Acoustic) – Baytown, TX * 08/18 @ Northwoods Rock Rally – Glen Flora, WI * 09/10 @ Scorpions MC Annual Pig Roast – South Lyon, MI *
* No BUCKCHERRY
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Blacktop Mojo debuted a “live” acoustic performance of its take of the Temptations’ hit single ‘My Girl’ March 4. Recorded in a church in Palestine, TX, the intimate performance makes the melancholy mood set by the cover all the deeper. The new presentation came less than a month after the band debuted its studio-recorded cover of the song.
Front man Matt James talked about recording the cover in the new setting.
”We wanted to play the song live in a place where you could really feel the dilapidation of a broken heart,” James said. “We snuck into this old church here in Palestine and the natural reverb in the room was incredible. The cracked stained glass and paint peeling from the walls of a place that was once so magnificent was definitely reminiscent of a love that had been lost.”
Additionally, he recently talked about the band’s decision to re-imagine the song.
“We all know this song,” said James. “It’s a song that comes on the radio or starts playing in the background as you’re in the grocery store and immediately you begin to hum along and have visions of the new girl you’re falling head over heels for, and you feel all the warm fuzzy feelings she gives you, welling up inside. Our version of the song is when you fast forward into that relationship with the same girl that gave you all that warmth and sunshine, but she’s up and left you and taken the ‘Month of May’ with her.”
In other news, Blacktop Mojo launched a series of live dates scheduled for the month of March Thursday. The tour’s current schedule is noted below. Tickets are available here.
Catch BLACKTOP MOJO Live! 03/12 @ 1867 Bar – Lincoln, NE 03/13 @ The Goss Opera House – Watertown, SD 03/15 @ The Original – Minot, ND 03/16 @ The Aquarium – Fargo, ND 03/18 @ The Marquee – Sioux City, IA 03/19 @ The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN 03/20 @ Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon – Iowa City, IA 03/22 @ The Token Lounge – Westland, MI 03/23 @ The Music Factory – Battle Creek, MI 03/25 @ Maxwell’s House of Music – Jeffersonville, IN 03/26 @ Red Flag – MJP – St. Louis, MO 03/27 @ Odyssey Lounge – Springfield, MO
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Seven Year Witch debuted the video for its latest single last month.
The band premiered the video for its single, ‘Cyanide‘ Jan. 28. The video features the band performing its single in a circus tent setting as a group of people and clowns watch. The song plays over the visual in the meantime.
Along with that presentation, the video features a secondary story that the band explained in a prepared statement.
“‘Cyanide’ is our most ambitious release to date,” the statement reads. “The song is telling a tragic love story, and the music video follows closely with it. It feels like a Seven Year Witch movie!” The lyrical theme featured in this song directly compliments the song’s video.
Courtesy: TAG Publicity
The blues-rock based musical arrangement that accompanies the song’s lyrical content is a rich composition that will appeal to fans of bands, such as Joyous Wolf, Blacktop Mojo, and Small Town Titans.
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Blacktop Mojo is taking on a classic song for its latest single.
The band debuted its take on The Temptations’ timeless classic ‘My Girl‘ Monday. The song will be available to stream and purchase starting Feb. 25.
Blacktop Mojo’s take of ‘My Girl’ is the second new single that the band has released so far this year. The group debuted its previously unreleased song ‘Strike Me‘ and its companion lyric video last month.
Blacktop Mojo takes the song in a direction completely direction from the original song. Instead of the light, upbeat mood exhibited in The Temptations’ original song, this song instead is much more moody and brooding in its sound and approach.
Front man Matt James talked about the band’s take on the song.
“We all know this song,” said James. “It’s a song that comes on the radio or starts playing in the background as you’re in the grocery store and immediately you begin to hum along and have visions of the new girl you’re falling head over heels for, and you feel all the warm fuzzy feelings she gives you, welling up inside. Our version of the song is when you fast forward into that relationship with the same girl that gave you all that warmth and sunshine, but she’s up and left you and taken the ‘Month of May’ with her.”
In other news, Blacktop Mojo has a series of live dates scheduled for the month of March. The tour’s schedule is noted below. Tickets are available here.
Catch BLACKTOP MOJO Live! 03/10 @ Stickyz Rock-n-Roll Chicken Shack – Little Rock, AR 03/11 @ Venue 1235 – Lawrence, KS 03/12 @ 1867 Bar – Lincoln, NE 03/13 @ The Goss Opera House – Watertown, SD 03/15 @ The Original – Minot, ND 03/16 @ The Aquarium – Fargo, ND 03/18 @ The Marquee – Sioux City, IA 03/19 @ The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN 03/20 @ Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon – Iowa City, IA 03/22 @ The Token Lounge – Westland, MI 03/23 @ The Music Factory – Battle Creek, MI 03/25 @ Maxwell’s House of Music – Jeffersonville, IN 03/26 @ Red Flag – MJP – St. Louis, MO 03/27 @ Odyssey Lounge – Springfield, MO
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Blacktop Mojo premiered the lyric video for its latest single this week.
The band premiered the lyric video for its new single, ‘Strike Me‘ Tuesday. Originally recorded during the sessions for the band’s self-titled record, which was released last August through Sandhill Records, the song did not make the album’s final cut.
Blacktop Mojo’s established audiences will find the musical arrangement featured in the band’s new album familiar. That is evidenced through its heavy, southern rock sludge sound and stylistic approach.
The band said of the song, “we had the privilege to add the background singing of the world famous McCrary Sisters on the track, who were an honor to work with. It was our first time bringing in outside background singing.”
The band talked about the song’s lyrical theme in a prepared statement.
“The song is a sardonic answer to living through the great many turmoils we’ve all dealt with, especially in the last two years,” the statement reads. “It’s essentially us observing the world around us and exclaiming, ‘I’m coming, Elizabeth!’ to quote the late, great Redd Foxx.”
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Independent hard rock band Blacktop Mojo recently released its fourth album. The band is on the road in support of the new, self-titled record. Amid it all, front man Matt James was nice enough to sit down and talk with Phil’s Picks about the album, as well as the band’s tour. The full interview is available below to read.
PP: First off, congratulations on the new album. How does it feel to finally have the album released?
Matt: It’s an exciting time. It’s a lot of work that goes into writing and recording. I think this particular album took us around 2 years from when we started writing until now, so we are elated to have it out.
PP: Your new album has already produced two singles, ‘Tail Light’ and ‘Wicked Woman.’ What is it about those two songs that really stood out to you to make them singles?
Matt: We chose those particular two songs because they bookend the album and we felt like sonically, they offered two extremes of the various sounds that are found on this record.
PP: With two singles already out, do you have plans for a set number of singles to promote the album or is just sort of going to be what it’s going to be? The reason I ask is that many of the artists and acts that I’ve had the honor to interview recently have offered some interesting takes on releasing albums versus singles. There seems to be a growing focus on singles instead of crafting albums, yet here you guys have made an album, and it’s obviously not your first. You’ve even put out an EP. So where do you sit on the discussion about whether we live today in more of a single or album driven music culture?
Matt: We enjoy crafting and making albums and releasing singles to promote those albums. That’s not to say that we wouldn’t ever release a stand alone single. We live in a very cool time where you can pretty much do creatively whatever you want as an artist. It’s cool you can put out new music in whatever format you want, whenever you want.
PP: Changing gears, you guys are now touring in support of your new album. How does it feel to be back in front of audiences after being away from the stage for such a long time last year and this year?
Matt: It is an amazing release to be back out in front of crowds. I feel like every band and everyone out in the crowds had a lot of pent up energy from everything being shutdown. It’s nice to feel that sense of community again.
PP: Staying on the matter of touring, you guys have three consecutive dates in North Carolina set for October (Oct. 7 at Amos Southend in Charlotte, Oct. 8 at the Blind Tiger in Greensboro, and Oct. 9 at Hooligans Music Hall in Jacksonville, NC) All three venues are very well-known and respected to say the least. Now this tour will hardly mark your first time visiting North Carolina. So, what is it about North Carolina that you all like so much? You clearly have an audience here, otherwise you wouldn’t be making stops here. So, talk to me about that.
Matt: We go where people want to hear us play. North Carolina seems to be one of those places.
PP: There’s been a lot of talk already this year about tours getting postponed because of the impact of the COVID-19 delta variant’s spread. Stevie Nicks just recently announced she was postponing her tour because of those concerns. Deftones has postponed theirs, too. There have also been reports of more than 300 cases of COVID following Lollapalooza. Now considering how many thousands of people attended, that’s a drop in the bucket, but it is still worth noting. Keeping all of that in mind, do you all have any concerns in the backs of your minds about live music getting shut down all over again because of this latest outbreak?
Matt: We’re always wary of things getting shut down again and are thankful for every show we get to play while things are open and people feel safe to come to shows.
PP: Staying somewhat on that topic, a lot of acts resorted to doing paid livestream events in 2020 as a result of shows being shut down, including yourselves. What is your take on doing livestreams versus performing live in person with an audience there?
Matt: Livestreams were a great option for when everything was shut down for us to stay connected to everyone in a way and keep our playing sharp for when we finally got to come back. I don’t think there is anything quite like truly live music though.
PP: Getting back to your new album, there is a clear distinction in style and sound between this record and your then most recent record, Static. Did the band sit down and map out this new album going into the record, with a direct intention to change the sound or did this new record just take shape as you all went along?
Matt: All of our records sort of take shape as we go along. We wrote the songs and then ideas for arrangements and instrumentation, etc usually come later when we start recording.
PP Sticking to the album, one of the songs that caught my attention came early in the album’s run in the form of ‘Rewind.’ This song, to me, really exemplifies the mainstream appeal of so much of your sophomore album, Burn The Ships. I can hear hints of Theory of a Deadman again here. Interestingly though, I can also hear a weird similarity to music from Creed in the song’s chorus. Talk to me about that. Am I just crazy in hearing those two clearly distinct sounds and styles? And lyrically, it sounds like this song focuses on the all too familiar topic of a broken relationship. Is that the correct interpretation? If so, then the song really gets more interesting because you could have gone the moody, brooding, ‘oh woe is me’ route with the music, but you didn’t. So, yeah, talk to me about that.
Matt: Those are both very talented bands, so to be compared to them is a huge compliment. Thank you. The song really focuses on that bittersweet moment of when you love someone, but you know it’s not right. The “woe is me” route didn’t really fit with that feeling.
PP: ‘Do It For The Money’ is another interesting addition to your new album. This song is, musically, such a heavy song. That line in the chorus, “Do you do it for the love/Or do you do it for the money” is really interesting. There is also that line about the rich get lucky and the poor dying young.” The whole thing comes across at least to me as a commentary about the divide between the 1 percent the other 99 percent. Talk about all that if you will, especially if my interpretation is wrong.
Matt: It’s a bit about that. It’s more just about that divide we all face as humans where a lot of the times you have to choose between your dreams and making a living.
PP: Staying on that song, there are points here, as in many others, Matt, where your vocal style really is so similar to that of Scott Stapp. That is only coming from my own observational standpoint. As a matter of fact, audiences can really hear that comparison in so much of the band’s work. Has that comparison ever been made by anyone else? It just comes across in some of those moments when your vocals get really raspy, I can hear it. Talk to me about that.
Matt: Haven’t really heard that comparison very much to be honest. Scott is a talented vocalist though, so I do appreciate the compliment.
PP: I know I’ve asked a lot of questions. I’ll ask just a couple more. Every act eventually gets to the point of just settling on self-titled for their albums. So, were there other considerations for your new album’s title or was it always going to be self-titled?
Matt: It was self-titled from the get go.
PP: Last question for you guys. Thank you again for your time. Talk to me about how the new album’s cover art came about. What was the inspiration behind the design?
Matt: Since it was a self-titled record, I had the image of all of us as Greek/Roman style statues. Something that would stand the test of time. Having actual busts of us made was a bit out of our price range, so I ended up creating the statues in photoshop.
The band is in the midst of the tour’s first leg of its tour. The band’s upcoming dates, including those for the second leg of the tour, are noted below.
BLACK TOP MOJO ON TOUR 8/20 — St. Louis, MO — Red Flag 8/21 — Hutchinson, KS — The Red Shed 8/22 — Lubbock, TX — Jakes 9/24 — Fort Worth, TX — Rail Club 9/25 — Enid, OK — Fling At The Springs 9/26 — Fort Smith, AR — Temple Live 9/30 — Biloxi, MS — The Cannery Bar & Grill 10/2 — Destin, FL — Club LA w/ Nonpoint 10/3 — Lake City, FL — Halpatter Brewing Company 10/5 — Orlando, FL — Soundbar 10/7 — Charlotte, NC — Amos 10/8 — Greensboro, NC — Blind Tiger 10/9 — Jacksonville, NC — Hooligans Music Hall 10/10 — Virginia Beach, VA — Elevation 27 10/12 — Brooklyn, NY — Kingsland 10/13 — Syracuse, NY — Lost Horizon 10/15 — Marietta, OH — Adelphia Music Hall 10/16 — Harrisburg, PA — HMAC 10/21 — Providence, RI — Alchemy 10/22 — Hampton Beach, NH — Wallys 10/23 — Hartford, CT — Webster Underground 10/24 — Albany, NY — Empire Underground 10/26 — Buffalo, NY — Mohawk Place 10/28 — Flint, MI — Machine Shop 10/29 — Indianapolis, IN — Emerson Theater 10/30 — Battle Creek, MI — Music Factory 10/31 — Ft Wayne, IN — Pieres 11/3 — West Dundee, IL — Rockhaus 11/4 — Peoria, IL — Crusens 11/5 — Wichita, KS — Temple Live 11/6 — Texarkana, AR — Crossties
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Things have picked up lately for Blacktop Mojo. The band recently launched its latest tour and its new self-titled album. Released Friday, the 12-song self-titled record is another successful offering from the independent hard rock band. According to information provided, the album is already at #5 on the iTunes Rock Albums chart and at #30 on iTunes’ Top 100 Albums Chart. No doubt the two singles that the album has already produced – ‘Tail Light’s and ‘Wicked Woman,’ which close and open the album respectively do their own part to help with that success. Those two songs are only a part of what shows the album’s strength. ‘Do It For The Money,’ one of the album’s later entries, does well in itself to support the noted statements. It will be discussed shortly. ‘Rewind,’ which comes early in the album’s run, is another example of what makes this album worth hearing. It will be examined a little later. Much the same can be said of ‘Stratus Melancholia,’ the album’s penultimate entry. It will also be examined later. Each song noted here is important in its own way to the whole of the album. When they are considered along with the rest of the album’s songs, the whole proves to be one more of this year’s top new hard rock and metal albums.
Blacktop Mojo’s new self-titled record (its fourth overall album) is another successful new offering from the independent hard rock band. That is proven in part through the late entry, ‘Do It For The Money.’ The song features a heavy, crunching guitar line and equally heavy, rich bass and drum line that is instantly comparable to some of the best works from Black Label Society. The fullness and richness in the arrangement (including the vocals) makes the arrangement so engaging and entertaining. It is just one part of what makes the song stand out. The seeming commentary about understanding what is important in life featured in the song’s lyrical content adds to the song’s impact.
The noted inferred theme is presented right from the song’s outset as James sings in the song’s lead verse and chorus, “How much for your soul?/Is it for sale to anyone?/What’s the price of being loved?/Which bank do you owe?/Is it worth its weight in/Is it worth its weight in/Is it worth its weight in gold?/Do you do it for the love/Or do you do it for the money?/The poor die young and the rich get lucky/Cash is king and you’re the jester honey/Do you do it for the love/Or do you do it for the money?” The song’s second verse continues that inferred theme as James sings, “He left you in the hole/Did you know the deal was wrong?/Did you sell it for a song?/It’s your blood on the note/Oh he cleaned you out/What will you pay with/What will you pay with/What will you pay with now?” All of this seems to really infer a discussion on the familiar topic of deciding what is really important in life, money or our pride and simply more important matters in life. The infectious nature of the song’s musical arrangement will ensure even more that audiences get that seeming message. The two elements collectively make clear why this song is such a strong addition to the album. It is just one of the many songs that make Blacktop Mojo’s new self-titled album such an impressive new offering from the band. ‘Rewind,’ one of the album’s early entries, is another example of the record’s strength.
‘Rewind,’ like ‘Do It For The Money,’ stands out in part because of its arrangement. This song’s arrangement is another work that tends to stray from Blacktop Mojo’s more familiar heavy, southern rock approach. Rather in this case, what audiences get is a song that exhibits influence from Creed and (interestingly enough) Lifehouse. The guitar-centered composition really comes across as a hybrid of songs from those two bands. That is exhibited through the harmonies that it and the bass line create. The addition of the vocals (which here really conjure thoughts of none other than Scott Stapp) adds even more to that sense. Of course the song’s musical content is just one part of what makes it stand out. The song’s lyrical content ensures its own appeal.
The lyrical content featured in this song seems to take on the all too familiar topic of a relationship matter. This is inferred through the song’s extensive lead verse and chorus, in which James sings, “Rewind/To yesterday morning when/We were fine/Before we knew the world would end/If I told you/We could go back to that moment again/Would you drop everything/Take my hand, and follow?/Would you choose yesterday or tomorrow?/Sunshine/Morning light creeping in/White Lies/I don’t know what to say again/Is illusion/Better than the promise we give/When I love you for some reason seems hollow/Would you choose yesterday or tomorrow?/Don’t speak now live in the moment babe/One wrong word and everything’s changed/The second hand could tick and we lose everything we know/Fight back tears as the tape plays/It comes unwound and goes in and out of phase/The stereo is screaming and the song don’t sound the same anymore/Rewind the track to way back before we knew the words.” The song’s second verse infers even more that the song’s theme is that of a potentially broken relationship as James sings, “Inside/I think I know the answer you’ll give/In your eyes/I can tell you’re barely holding it in/When I met you/We radiated light from within/But we chewed that up and now it’s time to swallow/Would you choose yesterday or tomorrow?” The heartfelt feeling in the song’s arrangement, while thankfully not the typical oh woe is me approach, still does well to complete the picture of this seeming theme. It adds even more to the song’s overall emotional impact. Together, the two elements show clearly why this song is another positive addition to Blacktop Mojo. It is just one more of the songs that makes the album in whole prove so enjoyable, too. ‘Stratus Melancholia,’ the album’s penultimate entry, is yet another way in which Blacktop Mojo proves its success.
Right off the bat, the musical arrangement featured in ‘Stratus Melancholia’ evokes thoughts of the grunge sounds of the 90s. Speaking more specifically, the song’s heavy, plodding arrangement likens itself to works from Soundgarden and Alice in Chains through the downtuned guitars, bass, almost mournful vocal delivery style and heavy drums. At the same time, BTM’s own familiar influence is present, too. It is just blended well with the other noted influences here to make the arrangement in whole such a unique addition to the album. That arrangement does not work alone here, either. The lyrical content that accompanies the song’s musical arrangement makes for its own interest.
The almost nihilistic approach to the song’s lyrical content adds even more to that noted grunge approach. The song opens with James singing, “Black sun burn a hole in the clouds/The world goes cold the grass turns brown/Heart turning inside out/Open up and swallow me down//Blind darkness closing in/Whisper nothings, sweet as sin/Echoes now were they a dream/In the end they don’t mean a thing/Love won’t keep you safe/Love will slip away/Love won’t keep you safe/Love will slip away.” The song’s second verse is just as brooding as it states, “All alone in my own head/Rotten smell/Is something dead?/Crawling on my hands and knees/Beg the darkness/Let me breathe.” This comes across as someone in a dark place. It is a fully relatable situation for every listener. That ability to connect with listeners lyrically as well as musically (the song’s musical arrangement does very well to enhance the mood set by the song’s lyrical theme, too) shows even more why this song stands out. The whole makes even clearer why this album is such an impressive new offering from Blacktop Mojo. When it is considered along with the other songs examined here and the rest of the album’s songs, the whole makes the album in whole a fully successful new offering from Blacktop Mojo that continues to help cement the band’s place among the current generation of young rock acts.
Blacktop Mojo’s fourth album, Blacktop Mojo, is yet another strong offering from the band. Its musical and lyrical content alike does well throughout to make it fully engaging and entertaining. Each of the songs examined here serve in their own way to support that statement. They and the rest of the album’s songs show a continued growth from the band. When they are considered along with the album’s existing singles and the rest of the album’s songs, the whole makes the album overall one more of this year’s top new hard rock and metal albums. Furthermore, it continues to cement the band’s place among the current generation of young rock and hard rock bands. Blacktop Mojo is available now.
The band is in the midst of the tour’s first leg of its tour. The band’s upcoming dates, including those for the second leg of the tour, are noted below.
BLACK TOP MOJO ON TOUR 8/15 — Joliet, IL — The Forge 8/17 — Nashville, TN — The End 8/18 — Memphis, TN — Growlers 8/20 — St. Louis, MO — Red Flag 8/21 — Hutchinson, KS — The Red Shed 8/22 — Lubbock, TX — Jakes 9/24 — Fort Worth, TX — Rail Club 9/25 — Enid, OK — Fling At The Springs 9/26 — Fort Smith, AR — Temple Live 9/30 — Biloxi, MS — The Cannery Bar & Grill 10/2 — Destin, FL — Club LA w/ Nonpoint 10/3 — Lake City, FL — Halpatter Brewing Company 10/5 — Orlando, FL — Soundbar 10/7 — Charlotte, NC — Amos 10/8 — Greensboro, NC — Blind Tiger 10/9 — Jacksonville, NC — Hooligans Music Hall 10/10 — Virginia Beach, VA — Elevation 27 10/12 — Brooklyn, NY — Kingsland 10/13 — Syracuse, NY — Lost Horizon 10/15 — Marietta, OH — Adelphia Music Hall 10/16 — Harrisburg, PA — HMAC 10/21 — Providence, RI — Alchemy 10/22 — Hampton Beach, NH — Wallys 10/23 — Hartford, CT — Webster Underground 10/24 — Albany, NY — Empire Underground 10/26 — Buffalo, NY — Mohawk Place 10/28 — Flint, MI — Machine Shop 10/29 — Indianapolis, IN — Emerson Theater 10/30 — Battle Creek, MI — Music Factory 10/31 — Ft Wayne, IN — Pieres 11/3 — West Dundee, IL — Rockhaus 11/4 — Peoria, IL — Crusens 11/5 — Wichita, KS — Temple Live 11/6 — Texarkana, AR — Crossties
More information on Blacktop Mojo’s new album and tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Blacktop Mojo is continuing to build anticipation for its next album.
The band premiered the video for its latest single, ‘Wicked Woman’ Wednesday. The song is the second single from the band’s forthcoming self-titled album, which is scheduled for release Aug. 13. Pre-orders are open.
The 12-song record is the band’s fourth record and will come approximately two years after the release of the band’s third album, Under The Sun. Additionally, it will come more than a year after the release of the band’s EP, Static.
The premiere of ‘Wicked Woman’ was preceded by that of the album’s lead single, ‘Tail Light‘ and its video.
The musical arrangement featured in ‘Wicked Woman’ is the polar opposite of that featured in ‘Tail Light.’ Where ‘Tail Light’ is a gentle, contemplative composition, ‘Wicked Woman’ is a heavy, bluesy work that even incorporates a little bit of metal influence in the song’s bridge.
No information about the song’s lyrical theme was presented in the press release distributed about the video’s premiere. However, the song’s title, lyrical content and video makes clear that the song is about a man trying to get away from a very bad woman.
In the case of the video, one of the band members is trying to get away from a couple of the men who have been put under the evil woman’s spell. It should be stressed here that due to some visual content and language this video is borderline NSFW.
In related news, Blacktop Mojo announced this week, the dates for the next leg of its tour in support of its new album. The second leg of the band’s tour is scheduled to launch Sept. 24 in Ft. Worth, TX and to run through Nov. 6 in Texarkana, AR. The second leg features performances in cities, such as Jacksonville, NC; Marietta, OH and Syracuse, NY.
The band is in the midst of the tour’s first leg of its tour. The band’s upcoming dates, including those for the second leg of the tour, are noted below.
BLACK TOP MOJO ON TOUR: 7/24 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade (Purgatory) 7/25 — Huntsville, AL — Sidetracks Music Hall 7/27 — Jackson, MS — Hal & Mal’s Red Room 7/28 — Leesville, LA — Shooters Bar & Billiards 7/30 — Chickasha, OK — Legends Pub House 7/31 — Kansas City, MO — Headlights Bar & Grill 8/1 — Des Moines, IA — Leftys 8/3 — Minot, ND — The ‘O’ Riginal Bar & Nightclub 8/4 — Minneapolis, MN — Cabooze 8/6 — Sheboygan, WI — Kiwanis Park 8/7 — Fort Madison, IA — RiverfestFM 8/8 — Madison, WI — The Annex 8/10 — Cleveland, OH — The Winchester 8/11 — Columbus, OH — Woodlands Tavern 8/13 — Port Byron, IL — Port Byron Great River Tug Fest 8/14 — Bristol, IN — Abate SummerFest 8/15 — Joliet, IL — The Forge 8/17 — Nashville, TN — The End 8/18 — Memphis, TN — Growlers 8/20 — St. Louis, MO — Red Flag 8/21 — Hutchinson, KS — The Red Shed 8/22 — Lubbock, TX — Jakes 9/24 — Fort Worth, TX — Rail Club 9/25 — Enid, OK — Fling At The Springs 9/26 — Fort Smith, AR — Temple Live 9/30 — Biloxi, MS — The Cannery Bar & Grill 10/2 — Destin, FL — Club LA w/ Nonpoint 10/3 — Lake City, FL — Halpatter Brewing Company 10/5 — Orlando, FL — Soundbar 10/7 — Charlotte, NC — Amos 10/8 — Greensboro, NC — Blind Tiger 10/9 — Jacksonville, NC — Hooligans Music Hall 10/10 — Virginia Beach, VA — Elevation 27 10/12 — Brooklyn, NY — Kingsland 10/13 — Syracuse, NY — Lost Horizon 10/15 — Marietta, OH — Adelphia Music Hall 10/16 — Harrisburg, PA — HMAC 10/21 — Providence, RI — Alchemy 10/22 — Hampton Beach, NH — Wallys 10/23 — Hartford, CT — Webster Underground 10/24 — Albany, NY — Empire Underground 10/26 — Buffalo, NY — Mohawk Place 10/28 — Flint, MI — Machine Shop 10/29 — Indianapolis, IN — Emerson Theater 10/30 — Battle Creek, MI — Music Factory 10/31 — Ft Wayne, IN — Pieres 11/3 — West Dundee, IL — Rockhaus 11/4 — Peoria, IL — Crusens 11/5 — Wichita, KS — Temple Live 11/6 — Texarkana, AR — Crossties
In other news, Blacktop Mojo’s album will feature in NASCAR’s annual Brickyard 400 race this year. The race is scheduled to broadcast live at 1 p.m. ET Aug 15 on NBC with pre-race coverage scheduled to start at 11:05 a.m. ET. The No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports car, driven by Kyle Tilley, will feature the cover art for the band’s new album.
More information on Blacktop Mojo’s new album, single, video, and tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Blacktop Mojo’s calendar for 2021 got very busy this week.
The band revealed the title, release date and cover art for its forthcoming album. The group also unveiled the album’s lead single and its companion video while also announcing the act’s upcoming live dates.
Blacktop Mojo is scheduled for release Aug. 13. The 12-song record is the band’s fourth record and will come approximately two years after the release of the band’s third album, Under The Sun. Additionally, it will come more than a year after the release of the band’s EP, Static.
In anticipation of the album’s release, the band premiered the album’s lead single, ‘Tail Lights,’ and its companion video Wednesday. The musical arrangement featured in the new song is a stirring rock ballad. The emotional depth in the arrangement matches the lyrical theme featured alongside that content. The song’s lyrical theme is that of the all-too-familiar broken relationship topic.
The video that accompanies the song presents the band performing the single, each man by himself, on a stage as what is supposed to be rain falls behind each musician. the presentation is meant to remind audiences in part of what the band looks and sounds like on stage.
Speaking of on stage, the band is scheduled to return to America’s stages beginning July 10 in Tulsa, OK. The band’s upcoming tour in support of its forthcoming album is scheduled to run through Aug. 22 in Lubbock, TX. It will feature performances in cities, such as Atlanta, GA; Des Moines, IA and Cleveland, OH.
The tour’s schedule is noted below. Tickets and VIP packages are available here.
BLACKTOP MOJO ON TOUR: 7/10 — Tulsa, OK — The Shrine 7/11 — Columbia, MO — Rose Music Hall 7/13 — Omaha, NE — Reverb Lounge 7/14 — Watertown, SD — The Goss Opera House 7/16 — Cadott, WI — Rock Fest 7/17 — Grand Rapids, MI — Upheaval Festival 7/19 — Pittsburgh, PA — Crafthouse 7/20 — Richmond, VA — Canal Club 7/22 — Johnson City, TN — Capones 7/23 — Spartanburg, SC — Ground Zero 7/24 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade (Purgatory) 7/25 — Huntsville, AL — Sidetracks Music Hall 7/27 — Jackson, MS — Hal & Mal’s Red Room 7/28 — Leesville, LA — Shooters Bar & Billiards 7/30 — Chickasha, OK — Legends Pub House 7/31 — Kansas City, MO — Headlights Bar & Grill 8/1 — Des Moines, IA — Leftys 8/3 — Minot, ND — The ‘O’ Riginal Bar & Nightclub 8/4 — Minneapolis, MN — Cabooze 8/6 — Sheboygan, WI — Kiwanis Park 8/7 — Fort Madison, IA — RiverfestFM 8/8 — Madison, WI — The Annex 8/10 — Cleveland, OH — The Winchester 8/11 — Columbus, OH — Woodlands Tavern 8/13 — Port Byron, IL — Port Byron Great River Tug Fest 8/14 — Bristol, IN — Abate SummerFest 8/15 — Joliet, IL — The Forge 8/17 — Nashville, TN — The End 8/18 — Memphis, TN — Growlers 8/20 — St. Louis, MO — Red Flag 8/21 — Hutchinson, KS — The Red Shed 8/22 — Lubbock, TX — Jakes
More information on Blacktop Mojo’s new album, single, video, and tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
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