Release date: April 30 – 2021<\/p>\n
All pre-orders comes with a signed postcard!<\/p>\n
The Electric Boys are much loved for their idiosyncratic combination of hard rock and other forms of music such as funk beginning with their first album \u2018Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride\u2019 in 1989. In [April] 2021 the band will release [worldwide] their seventh album \u2018Upside Down\u2019 which continues and advances this fusion of music styles to make something of their very, very own. <\/p>\n
Recorded at Ghost Ward studios like their successful previous album \u2018The Ghost Ward Diaries\u2019 and co-produced with David Castillo the album showcases the songwriting and performing talents of founder members Conny Bloom on guitar and vocals and Andy Christell on bass while also introducing \u2018Slim\u2019 Martin Thomander on guitar. Jolle Atlagic plays all the drums on the album, as the band\u2019s original drummer Niclas Sigevall – still very much part of the band – could not leave LA due to the Pandemic. <\/p>\n
The album reflects the turbulent times of this year and spontaneously and organically formed into a concept album tackling adversity and fearmongering and championing the human fighting spirit and ability to transcend even the most difficult situations to find hope and victory over life\u2019s circumstances. As such the album taps into the collective consciousness of 2020, being contemporary while also drawing on a wide variety of influences such as Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Bowie, 50s Rock and Roll, late Beatles and even the Sisters of Mercy. Probably less funky than some of the band\u2019s earlier material it is no less eclectic and provides a potent cocktail reflecting the history of rock and roll and the light and darkness of existence. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou can see the light at the end of the tunnel rather than simply the runaway train\u201d in songs like \u2018This is not the End\u2019 \u201cWhen things are this big and seem out of control you can reverse it and gain control by letting it go.\u201d (Conny Bloom). The freethinking and rebellious spirit of the band is alive and well in this latest album and the belief in the power of the message of music and its ability to change the world. <\/p>\n
People commonly mention to the band that Electric Boys songs have changed their lives, inspiring them to take up instruments and how much the bands songs have meant to their fans. Known for his fine guitar work and languidly cool persona Conny Bloom is also recognised for his work with Hanoi Rocks and Ginger in the Wildhearts. Andy Christell also joined Hanoi Rocks with Conny and with his distinctive top knot is the epitome of steady, bellbottom-fluttering rock bass.<\/p>\n
The band has a tour planned in Sweden and is hoping to widen and include more dates worldwide as circumstances permit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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