Georgia rockers Blackberry Smoke teamed up with Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule, Allman Brothers Band) on new blues-rock anthem “All Rise Again”. The track is set to appear of Blackberry Smoke’s forthcoming studio album, You Hear Georgia, due out on Friday, May 28th via Thirty Tigers.
Of the new song, lead singer Charlie Starr shares, “Warren and I were on the phone one night during the lockdown. We were talking about how much writing we were doing since we couldn’t actually leave the house, so we decided to write some stuff together. ‘All Rise Again’ was the first thing that came out.”
The Blackberry Smoke/Warren Haynes collab arrives today along with an official music video for the track. In the video, shots of Blackberry Smoke recording the song at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A are smoothly intercut with footage of Warren recording his guitar and vocal parts from his own studio space, giving it the feel of an in-person collaboration despite the lockdown-oriented nature of its creation.
Watch the new video for “All Rise Again” by Blackberry Smoke featuring Warren Haynes below.
Blackberry Smoke ft. Warren Haynes – “All Rise Again” (Official Music Video)
[Video: Blackberry Smoke]
Marking the band’s 20th anniversary, You Hear Georgia pays homage to the band’s deep respect for their roots. The album, produced by follow Georgian Across the album’s ten songs, Blackberry Smoke continues to embody Georgia’s rich musical legacy as they have for the past two decades, honoring the people, places and sounds of the state.
As Starr explains of the album’s title track, “Lyrically, the song is about the South being misunderstood. It’s obviously a rough and tumble world, and there’s a lot of bad people. But there’s a lot of good people too. It started with the idea of how people might have a preconceived opinion of you because of a thick Southern accent, then expanded into the reality of how some people just seem to have such a hard time getting along, thanks to political or religious views, or simply what part of the country you come from.”
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Blackberry Smoke—comprised of Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals) and Brandon Still (keyboards)—welcomes a number of special guests on You Hear Georgia. In addition to Haynes’ appearance on “All Rise Again” and featured players Benji Shanks (guitar) and Preston Holcomb (percussion), the album features special guests Jamey Johnson (“Lonesome For A Livin’”) and The Black Bettys (background vocals).
Pre-order Blackberry Smoke’s You Hear Georgia here.
Blackberry Smoke has a big summer of tour dates and festival appearances on the books for 2021, including a newly announced slot at The Peach Music Festival over Independence Day weekend. Click below for a list of Blackberry Smoke tour dates and head to the band’s website for ticketing details and more info.