RIVAL SONS - Darkfighter (10 mars 2023) / Lightbringer (20 octobre 2023)

Nouvel album du meilleur groupe de rock actuel !



Two-time-Grammy-nominated band RIVAL SONS will release a new studio album, "Darkfighter", on March 10, 2023. Produced by longtime collaborator and multi-Grammy Award winner Dave Cobb, the LP is led by the explosive single "Nobody Wants To Die", which is available today all streaming platforms and accompanied by an Eli Sokhn-directed music video. The track notably marks the first new music from RIVAL SONS since the release of 2019's "Feral Roots", which earned the band two Grammy Award nominations.

Regarding "Nobody Wants To Die", vocalist Jay Buchanan shares: "You live your life knowing that the sword of Damocles is hanging over your head by a thread. You're fully aware of the impermanence of your existence, but you can't think about it all the time — or it'll fuck your life up.

"I used to work in a mortuary as a service advisor for a few years, driving and opening the hearses. I'd attend three funerals per day. Sometimes, they would be filled over capacity. Other times, it would just be me, a priest, and a hole in the ground. It doesn't matter who you are; the great equalizer is coming. I was thinking of this because the music sounded like pursuit."

Elaborating on the genesis of "Darkfighter", Buchanan notes: "'Darkfighter' represents the cultural mitosis of isolation, the pandemic, and the national fabric of the U.S. getting looser and looser. When I say 'cultural mitosis', there are lines being drawn constantly. We're so divided, and you can't step over the lines without offending someone. It certainly informed my writing. We recognized a responsibility to put a good word on people's ears so there's a good word coming back on their tongues too. We missed the joy of the live show and that magical interaction. When it was taken from us, that made me want to sing about topics that were important. There are strong themes on this record of loss of identity, preservation of joy, and beholding light and shape again."

Lead guitarist Scott Holiday adds: "Records are a healthy form of escapism. I hope this one takes you as far away as possible. Our intent was to create a cinematic body of work. As soon as the doors shut behind you, you're enveloped on the ride. This is the sound of us really coming into our own. We've gotten further from our influences and gotten closer to what we are. 'Darkfighter' sounds like the RIVAL SONS."

To celebrate the announcement, RIVAL SONS are set to perform an intimate one night only show at Los Angeles's Peppermint Club on October 18.

In 2021, RIVAL SONS celebrated the 10th anniversary of their 2011 album, "Pressure And Time", by performing the landmark longplayer live in its entirety on the "Pressure And Time" tour for the first time. They also lit up Southern California with a two-night livestream event, "Pair Of Aces", live from the historic Catalina Casino on Santa Catalina Island. They performed their debut LP, "Before The Fire" (2009),in its entirety on the first night and their self-titled EP, "Rival Sons" (2010),on the second.

"Darkfighter" track listing:

01. Mirrors
02. Nobody Wants To Die
03. Bird In The Hand
04. Bright Light
05. Rapture
06. Guillotine
07. Horses Breath
08. Darkside

RIVAL SONS is Jay Buchanan (vocals, harmonica, rhythm guitar),Scott Holiday (lead guitar),Mike Miley (drums) and Dave Beste (bass).

Tout le monde a l'air de s'en foutre mais voila le deuxième extrait de l'album :

Excellent ce Nobody wants to die !

Je te le fais pas dire !

Nouvel extrait :

1er extrait de Lightbringer qui sort le 20 octobre :

Pietro a écrit:Tout le monde a l'air de s'en foutre mais voila le deuxième extrait de l'album :  

S'en foutre, non mais c'est vrai, j'ai mis du temps avant de jeter une oreille sérieuse sur Rival Sons mais j'ai tellement aimé Darkfighter que depuis j'explore le reste de la disco. Ce dernier single "Sweet Life" sans être renversant est quand même bien plaisant.

J'ai vu qu'ils faisaient un concert à Paris le 27 octobre. Ça me dit bien.

Plus d'infos sur le prochain album Lightbringer prévu le 20 octobre et formant un diptyque avec Darkfighter sorti le 2 juin dernier :

Le guitariste Scott Holiday explique: "Quand on sort deux albums coup sur coup, il faut penser à pas mal de choses. En effet, le premier disque se devait d’être punchy et de raconter une histoire suffisamment forte pour permettre au second d’avoir encore plus d’impact. Nous avons donc fait en sorte d’équilibrer les deux disques tant au niveau de l’énergie que dans les thèmes abordés, mais il fallait que le second album soit plus puissant. Je pense que c’est le cas avec Lightbringer."

De son côté, le chanteur Jay Buchanan ajoute : "Darkfighter présentait déjà un nouveau visage de Rival Sons mais Lightbringer est clairement la définition de ce que nous sommes maintenant. Nous avons beaucoup innové avec Darkfighter mais ce nouvel album va encore plus loin suite à nos propres explorations personnelles. Nous avons tout pris en main nous-mêmes et nous avons poussé au maximum pour voir jusqu’où nous pouvions aller. C’était comme une introspection pour comprendre qui nous étions et ce que nous pouvions devenir."

Tracklist :

1. Darkfighter
2. Mercy
3. Redemption
4. Sweet Life
5. Before The Fire
6. Mosaic

Pochette :


Actuellement en tournée aux États-Unis avec Smashing Pumpkins, le groupe se produira en Europe dès l’automne, dont 3 dates en France.

2 titres de l'album à venir dévoilés :

"Sweet Life"



"Mercy"

C'est sorti.

Seulement 6 titres mais ils sont très bons.