Los Lonely Boys have announced a new studio album, Revelation, which will be released January 21 on the band’s own LonelyTone imprint.
While maintaining the band’s trademark mix of bluesy rock and rootsy brown-eyed soul, Revelation adds the conjunto touches of “Blame It On Love,” the reggae groove of “Give A Little More,” the rustic acoustic textures of “It’s Just My Heart Talkin’ and the baroque pop elements of “There’s Always Tomorrow.”
“We decided to call this album Revelation because we want to make music that reveals something to people about their lives and their world,” says bassist/vocalist Jojo Garza. “As musicians and artists, we’re here to connect with people, and to share our view of things.
“We’re always trying to broaden our horizons and advance musically, and that’s something that we were very conscious of in making this record,” Jojo adds. “We’re always looking for new ways to communicate and reach people, so we experimented with a lot of different sounds and production approaches.”
The Garza brothers (Jojo, Henry (vocals, guitar) and Ringo (drums, vocals) collaborated with an eclectic cast of co-writers in assembling the 12 new original songs on Revelation, including alt-country icon Radney Foster, pop tunesmiths Matthew Gerrard and David Quiñones, Black-Eyed Peas collaborators George Pajon Jr. and Keith Harris, and Raul Pacheco of Ozomatli.
Revelation also marks Los Lonely Boys’ first recording since Henry Garza sustained serious injuries in a fall from the stage during a February 2013 performance in Los Angeles.
“We nearly lost Henry, man, and that was a big change for us,” Jojo says. “The whole experience was a wake-up call for us. It made us rethink every aspect of our lives and our careers, and it reminded us of what’s really important to us.”
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U.S. Tour Updates:
Fri., Nov. 15 AUSTIN, TX Fan Fest
Sat., Nov. 16 HOBBS, NM Lee County Event Center w/Los Lobos
Sun., Nov. 17 DALLAS, TX House of Blues
Fri., Nov. 29 HOUSTON, TX House of Blues
Tues., Dec. 10 EAGLE PASS, TX Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino
Thurs., Dec. 12 FRISCO, TX Grover’s Grill & Bar
Fri., Jan. 24 MAUI, HI Cultural Center
Sat., Jan. 25 HONOLULU, HI Aloha Tower Market Place
Sun., Jan. 26 KAUAI, HI Kilohana Plantation
Thurs., Jan. 30 TOKYO, JAPAN Liquid Room
Sat., Feb. 1 NOGOYA, JAPAN Club Quattro
Sun., Feb. 2 OSAKA, JAPAN Shangri-La
Tues., Feb. 4 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Independent
Thurs., Feb. 6 LOS ANGELES, CA Troubadour
Fri., Feb. 7 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA Coach House
Sat., Feb. 8 CHANDLER, AZ Center for the Arts
Sun., Feb. 9 FLAGSTAFF, AZ Orpheum
Tues., Feb. 11 BEAVER CREEK, CO Vilar Center
Wed., Feb. 12 BOULDER, CO Boulder Theatre
Thurs., Feb. 13 TAOS, NM KTAOS/Solar Center
Wed.-Sun., March 12-16 AUSTIN, TX SXSW (details TBA)
Wed., March 19 BOSTON, MA Paradise
Thurs., March 20 PORTLAND, ME Asylum
Fri., March 21 TARRYTOWN, NY Music Hall
Sat., March 22 UNCASVILLE, CT Wolf Den
Mon.-Wed., March 24-26 NEW YORK, NY City Winery
Fri., March 28 NORWALK, CT Concert Hall
Sat.-Sun., March 29-30 ANNAPOLIS, MD Rams Head
Tues., April 1 WASHINGTON, DC Hamilton
Wed., April 2 WILMINGTON, DE World Café
Thurs., April 3 MILLVILLE, NJ Levoy Theater
Fri., April 4 GLENSIDE, PA Keswick Theatre
Sat., April 5 HARRISBURG PA Whitaker Center
Tues., April 22 CARMEL, CA Sunset Cultural Center
Wed., April 23 NAPA, CA Uptown
Sat., April 26 LAUGHLIN, NV Harrahs
Sun., April 27 PAUMA VALLEY, CA (San Diego) Pauma Casino
Thurs., May 1 SNOQUALAMIE, WA (Seattle) Casino
Sat., May 3 PHOENIX, AZ Cinco de Mayo Fest
Sun., May 4 SPRING, TX Crawfish Fest
Fri., May 9 TULSA, OK River Spirit Casino
Thurs., June 19 DULCE, NM Blues Fest