CLUTCH RELEASE NEW STUDIO RECORDING OF CLASSIC CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL SINGLE “FORTUNATE SON” AS PART OF THE “WEATHERMAKER VAULT SERIES”

CLUTCH announce the release of “Fortunate Son”. The single is the fourth in a series of new studio recordings that comprise the newly launched Weathermaker Vault Series and is a cover of the classic Creedence Clearwater Revival track.

 

“Growing up it was hard not to hear CCR’s Fortunate Son on the radio, on TV, or even at the county fair. The groovy backbeat and sloshy hi hats that introduce John Fogerty’s timeless lyrics written so many years ago could be found everywhere. While it may be true to say that Fortunate Son could be seen as a political song we think it’s bigger than that. For us Fortunate Son is an inspirational song. For that reason we’d like to dedicate the song to the most inspirational person we’ve ever had in our lives, our late manager Jack Flanagan. Jack Flanagan was no Fortunate Son. He worked tirelessly and passionately all the while keeping a razor sharp sense of humour until his last days. Thank you Jack for making us better than we ever thought we could be.” – Jean-Paul Gaster

 

“Fortunate Son” was mixed by 6X Grammy Award winner and Clutch collaborator, Vance Powell (Wolfmother, The Raconteurs, Arctic Monkeys). 

 

Hear ‘Fortunate Son’ at: https://orcd.co/dlrxa4p.

 

In the video that accompanies this release Tim Sult pays homage to Jack Flanagan by playing Jack’s beloved 90’s Les Paul. The video was shot at J Robbins’ Magpie Cage Recording Studio in Baltimore, MD. J Robbins produced the Clutch albums “Robot Hive/Exodus” and “Strange Cousins From The West” and he recorded all of the WM Vault Series singles.

 

CLUTCH has curated their own Spotify playlist “Clutch’s Heavy Rotation” at this location: 

 

On Monday, December 2nd, CLUTCH will embark on a European headline tour with Graveyard and Kamchatka as support. Tickets are available here.

 

2 Dec (Mon) – Wiesbaden, GER @ Kulturzentrum Schlachthof

3 Dec (Tue) – Oberhausen, GER @ Turbinenhalle

5 Dec (Thu) – Bremen, GER @ Aladin Music Hall

6 Dec (Fri) – Nuremberg, GER @ Löwensaal

*7 Dec (Sat) – Strasbourg, FRA @ La Laiterie

8 Dec (Sun) – Villeurbanne, FRA @ Transbordeur

10 Dec (Tue) – Barcelona, ESP @ Sala Apolo

*11 Dec (Wed) – Madrid, ESP @ Sala But

13 Dec (Fri) – Madrid, ESP @ Sala But

14 Dec (Sat) – Bilbao, ESP @ Santana 27

15 Dec (Sun) – Bordeaux, FRA @ Le Rocher de Palmer

17 Dec (Tue) – Southampton, GBR @ O2 Guildhall

18 Dec (Wed) – London, GBR @ Roundhouse

19 Dec (Thu) – Leeds, GBR @ O2 Academy

*20 Dec (Fri) – Nottingham, GBR @ Rock City

 

Then, right after the Christmas holidays CLUTCH will head out one last time in 2019 for their annual run of dates between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. They are supported at each show by The Steel Woods and Damon Johnson. The only exception will be at the Ashville, NC show where Tyler Bryant will have the opening slot instead of Damon Johnson. Tickets are available here.

 

27 Dec (Fri) – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s

*28 Dec (Sat) – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel

29 Dec (Sun) – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

30 Dec (Mon) – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

31 Dec (Tue) – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

 

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