New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ 429 Records) Soul Asylum is back and newly signed with 429 Records which will release their first album in six years, "DELAYED REACTION." This time around, the veteran band is energized with a recalibrated lineup that includes founders Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy alongside ex-Replacements, ex-Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson (who replaced original member Karl Mueller who passed away in 2006) and former
Prince drummer Michael Bland. "DELAYED REACTION," which was produced by the band and overseen by John Fields, bristles with the tightly wound, slightly ragged vibe that characterized the band when they emerged straight out of Minneapolis. The recording took place in various locations-beginning in Los Angeles and then relocating to New Orleans and Minneapolis and back to LA-each town giving the tracks a unique backdrop of local culture vibe.
Soul Asylum will perform a special show in the rotunda at Mall of
America on release date, the 17th of July at 6pm. Those who purchase the exclusive version of "DELAYED REACTION" on release date at Best Buy Mall of
America will receive a wristband to have their CD signed by the band (while supplies last). The exclusive version includes 4 bonus tracks not available anywhere else and will be specially priced at $9.99.
Originally formed in 1983 in Minneapolis, MN,
Soul Asylum has maintained their reputation for honest, heartfelt rock from their beginnings on scrappy local label Twin Tone (which concurrently nurtured the careers of seminal rockers the Replacements), through their commercially successful days on A&M and Columbia Records (where they scored a Grammy for the monster hit single "Runaway Train"). The band has persevered through the good times of garnering several platinum albums and accolades including a performance for the Presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton to enduring the personal tragedy of losing Karl Mueller to cancer six years ago.
Says Dave Pirner on the recording process: "It feels like approaching it as an album and a thing that has a sequence, and a thing that is a piece of work in itself is almost an archaic process... Honestly, it's more organic. Even though you're using some of this newer technology, the fact that you're doing it yourself is what made it take so long and the process unique, this time."
"DELAYED REACTION" Track Listing:
1) Gravity
2) Into The Light
3) The Streets
4) By The Way
5) Pipe Dream
6) Let's All Kill Each Other
7) Cruel Intentions
8) The Juice
9) Take Manhattan
10) I Should've Stayed In Bed
For more information, visit: www.429records.com
429 Records is a unit of The Savoy Label Group (SLG). SLG is the North American based division of
Nippon Columbia the oldest music company in Japan. The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a Grammy Award winning and chart topping independent music company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by Billboard Magazine. The Savoy Label Group is led by Steve Vining and is based in Los Angeles, CA.
