Black Stone Cherry have announced a deluxe digital edition of their 2020 album The Human Condition
27th August 2021 0 By Jon DeauxBlack Stone Cherry have announced a deluxe digital edition of their 2020 album The Human Condition which includes an array of special bonus tracks. Â The album is released via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group and is available from today. The band will also begin a 16 date tour of the UK in September with the Kris Barras Band in support, starting on 9th September in Bristol and finishing on 29th September at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, London.
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As the world plummeted into the COVID-19 pandemic, the four members of Black Stone Cherry were nestled deep in the woods of Kentucky, scrambling to complete their 7th album. There, they could feel the disease closing in as they watched the news daily, and it became apparent the album they were finishing featured lyrics that were eerily prescient. The resulting 13-track record is broadly emotive, and anthemic. It was finished just before the global lockdown was imposed, and itâs aptly titled, The Human Condition.
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At the time of release they said, âthere was a real urgency and fear of the unknown during those sessionsâit was a scary time,â recalls drummer, John Fred Young. âEvery song on this album tells a story of the experiences we all go throughâour happiness, our struggles, and how we have to adapt.â Sonically, The Human Condition is also one of BSCâs most visceral and hooky albums. Adds guitarist/vocalist Ben Wells: âWith this one, we cranked up the amps, the drums are in your face, and there are some really heavy riffs. After 19 years and 7 albums, we wanted to prove that we still kick ass. This album feels like a rebirth.â
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The album has already amassed 30m streams and features the single Again, which itself has already had nearly 15m streams and is the bandsâ first Top 15 hit on the Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart in the US since 2014s âMe and Mary Janeâ as well as âIn Love With The Pain,â âThe Chain,â and âRinginâ In My Head.â The deluxe release also includes songs from their Live From The Sky live stream show (âAgain,â âRinginâ In My Headâ and âRideâ) and a Sirius XM live session of âIn Love With The Painâ as well as two versions of Tracy Chapman classic âGive Me One Reasonâ, including their own muscular southern rock take on âGive Me One Reason (The Plug).â
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Black Stone Cherry – Again
Tracklisting:
1. Ringin’Â In My Head
2. Again
3. Push Down & Turn
4. When Angels Learn To Fly
5. Live This Way
6. In Love With The Pain
7. The Chain
8. Ride
9. If My Heart Had Wings
10. Don’t Bring Me Down
11. Some Stories
12. The Devil In Your Eyes
13. Keep On Keepinâ On
14. Give Me One Reason
15. Again (Live)
16. Ringinâ In My Head (Live)
17. Ride (Live)
18. In Love With The Pain (Live for Sirius XM)
19. Give Me One Reason (The Plug)2021 Tour Dates
Tickets available from: www.blackstonecherry.com
09 Sep   O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol â UK w/Kris Barras Band
10 Sep   O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham â UK w/Kris Barras Band
11 Sep   Engine Shed, Lincoln â UK w/Kris Barras Band
13 Sep   Rock City, Nottingham â UK w/Kris Barras Band
14 Sep   O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds â UK w/Kris Barras Band
16 Sep   O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester â UK w/Kris Barras Band
17 Sep   Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow â UK w/Kris Barras Band
18 Sep   Usher Hall, Edinburgh â UK w/Kris Barras Band
20 Sep   O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle â UK w/Kris Barras Band
21 Sep   O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool â UK w/Kris Barras Band
23 Sep   Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone â UK w/Kris Barras Band
24 Sep   Saint Davidâs Hall, Cardiff â UK w/Kris Barras Band
25 Sep   University of Exeter Great Hall, Exeter â UK w/Kris Barras Band
27 Sep   O2 Guildhall, Southampton â UK w/Kris Barras Band
28 Sep   Corn Exchange, Cambridge â UK w/Kris Barras Band
29 Sep   Royal Albert Hall, London UK w/Kris Barras Band
09 Oct   Colonial Bike Week, Colonial Beach, VA â USA
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2022 Tour Dates
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12 Sep   E-Werk, Erlangen â Germany
13 Sep   Q-Factory, Amsterdam â Netherlands
14 Sep   Markethalle, Hamburg â Germany
17 Sep   Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo â Norway
18 Sep   Debaser Hornstulls Strand, Stockholm â Sweden
19 Sep   Amager Bio, Copenhagen – Denmark
21 Sep   Metropol, Berlin – Germany
22 Sep   Arena Wien, Wien â Austria
23 Sep   Barba Negra, Budapest â Hungary
24 Sep   Tonhalle, Munich – Germany
26 Sep   Alcatraz, Milan â Italy
27 Sep   Komplex 457, Zurich â Switzerland
28 Sep   LKA Longhorn, Stuttgart â Germany
30 Sep   Santana 27, Bilbao â Spain
01 Oct   Razzmatazz, Barcelona â Spain
02 Oct   La Riviera, Madrid â Spain
04 Oct   Rocher De Palmer, Bordeaux – France
05 Oct   Trianon, Paris â Francewww.mascotlabelgroup.com
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