Grammy Winner EVERLAST set to release new album, "The Life Acoustic” on August 30th (GSA) and September 2nd (UK & Europe), via Long Branch Records/SPV. Digital single "Today" coming on August 1st.
Everlast's latest project, "The Life Acoustic" is a sort of retrospective on the singer/songwriter's career, with mixture of classic Everlast and House of Pain material all stripped down to their acoustic essence.
“I wanted to dig up some of the songs that I felt were gems, yet they didn’t get enough of a look the first time; and maybe in this light, they’ll shine”, says Everlast. “I picked my favorite songs, and recorded them straight-up acoustic, maybe a little keyboard and that’s it. There’s part of me that thinks maybe this is what I’m supposed to be doing… I’ve done a couple of European tours acoustically now, and this just feels like the right time to put out an acoustic album”.
The Valley Stream, LI-born rapper emerged as a member of Ice-T’s Rhyme Syndicate for his 1990 solo album, "Forever Everlasting", then formed the pioneering rap group House of Pain with friends DJ Lethal and Danny Boy. Signed to legendary dance and hip-hop label Tommy Boy Records, the group went multi-platinum with their self-titled 1992 debut which produced the legendary rap classic “Jump Around.”
Everlast is a genre-bending veteran that has sold millions of records as both a solo artist and a member of two groups (House of Pain and La Coka Nostra.) He’s won a Grammy and been nominated for two more. He also received an Emmy nomination for his work on the theme song for TNT’s Saving Grace. He’s successfully reinvented himself as an artist, started his own label, amassed an impressive art collection, and continues to evolve as a prominent singer/songwriter.
Tracklist:
01 - Sad Girl
02 - Black Jesus
03 – Today
04 – Broken
05 - Stone in My Hand
06 – Weakness
07 - Children's Story
08 – Stay
09 - My Medicine
10 - Lonely Road
11 - Grandmas Hand
12 - Jump Around?
"The Life Acoustic" will be available as CD Digipak, Download and LP (180g vinyl + CD).
European Tour 2013:
Oct 11 - A2 Club / Sputnik Halle - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia
Oct 12 - Bud Convert Hall - EKATERINBURG, Russia
Oct 13 - Club The Theatre - MOSCOW, Russia
Oct 15 - Bush Hall - LONDON, UK
Oct 16 - Bellevilloise - PARIS, France
Oct 18 - Tivoli De Helling - UTRECHT, The Netherlands
Oct 19 - Vera - GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Oct 20 - Doornroosje - NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Oct 21 - Kulturfabrik - ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, Luxembourg
Oct 23 - Sputnikhalle - MÜNSTER, Germany
Oct 24 - Fabrik - HAMBURG, Germany
Oct 25 - C-Club - BERLIN, Germany
Oct 26 - Alibi - WROCLAW, Poland
Oct 27 - Roxy-Be Twenty One - PRAGUE, Czech Republic
Oct 29 - Backstage - MUNICH, Germany
Oct 30 - WUK - VIENNA, Austria
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