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The Texas Headhunters With Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller & Jesse Dayton Announce \u2018Rise and Shine\u2019<\/p>\n
The Texas Headhunters return on July 29 with \u201cRise and Shine,\u201d the title track from their forthcoming sophomore album, due October 9 via Hardcharger \/ Blue \u00c9lan Records.<\/p>\n
The new release finds the acclaimed guitar-slinging trio of Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller, and Jesse Dayton doing what they do best: delivering scorching guitar work, swaggering grooves and the unmistakable chemistry that happens when three of Texas\u2019 most distinctive players share the same stage and studio.<\/p>\n
\u201cRise and Shine\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Following the breakout success of their self-titled debut, Rise and Shine raises the stakes with sharper songwriting, fearless musicianship and the kind of six-string fireworks that have become the band\u2019s calling card. It\u2019s a record that honors the Lone Star tradition without getting trapped by it.<\/p>\n If Texas guitar playing had a definitive DNA strand, it would look a lot like the collective r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of Moore, Moeller, and Dayton. For more than three decades, each has forged a singular path through blues, rock, country and Americana. Moore brought soaring, soulful psychedelia back to the blues; Moeller infused the Austin scene with razor-sharp funk and string-bending ferocity; and Dayton injected punk-rock adrenaline into the heart of outlaw country. Together, they\u2019ve become one of the most exciting guitar bands to emerge from Texas in years.<\/p>\n Written by Johnny Moeller, \u201cRise and Shine\u201d is a bruising shuffle rocker that pairs infectious grooves with timely social commentary. Moeller sings the opening verse, followed by Jesse Dayton and Ian Moore, before the trio joins together on the harmonies, while Moore delivers the song\u2019s blistering guitar solo.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s got some heavy lyrics,\u201d says Moeller. \u201cIt\u2019s like Stephen Stills playing a blues shuffle. There\u2019s some Pops Staples influence, too.\u201d<\/p>\n A member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds since 2007, Moeller says Texas Headhunters has transformed his approach to songwriting. \u201cI\u2019ve never thought of myself as a real songwriter before, but being in this band has taught me a lot\u2014and quickly. We seem to work on deadlines\u2014\u2019We\u2019re going in the studio!\u2019\u2014and that lights a fire under my ass.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listen to the single \u201cRise and Shine\u201d HERE<\/a><\/p>\n
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