[UPDATE 9/6/24]: After sharing a cover of Bloodkin original “Trashy” as a single earlier this week, Widespread Panic has premiered a new music video for the track, set to appear on the band’s latest studio collection, Hailbound Queen.
As Deren Ney, the video’s director, noted in a post on Facebook on Friday, “The video I directed for Widespread Panic’s “Trashy” premieres at 5pm! It’s a heartfelt tribute to Danny Hutchens from Bloodkin, the late brilliant songwriter who penned the tune, and is full of visuals and Easter eggs that old-school Panic fans will get a kick out of.” Of note, the personnel listing for the track in the video description lists all six members of Widespread Panic—John Bell (lead vocals, electric guitar), John “JoJo” Hermann (electric piano, Hammond organ), Jimmy Herring (electric guitar), John Keane (acoustic guitar, harmony vocal), Domingo “Sunny” Ortiz (percussion), Dave Schools (electric bass guitar), and Duane Trucks (drums)—in addition to John Keane (acoustic guitar, harmony vocals), a name well known to Panic fans as a frequent producer for the group.
Watch the new Widespread Panic “Trashy” music video below. Scroll down to read more about Widespread Panic’s “Trashy” cover and get all the details on Hailbound Queen, due out on November 8th.
Widespread Panic – “Trashy” (Bloodkin) – Official Music Video Premiere
[9/2/24]: Widespread Panic has released its studio recording of borrowed Bloodkin track “Trashy”, one of five songs due to appear on the bands forthcoming release, Hailbound Queen. The nearly 10-minute recording is the second song to arrive from the new collection following “Blue Carousel“.
Bloodkin songs have long been part of the live Widespread Panic repertoire. “Trashy”, in particular, first entered the world of Panic following the death of its writer, Daniel Hutchens, during an all-Bloodkin set at Red Rocks in 2021. The dreamy slice of low-down reflection has gone on to become a regular at Panic shows in the time since, appearing 25 more times in the years since.
Listen to the Widespread Panic studio version of “Trashy” by Bloodkin via the player below.
Widespread Panic – “Trashy”
Coming on the heels of Snake Oil King, which marked the first new Widespread Panic studio album since 2015’s Street Dogs, Hailbound Queen is set to arrive on November 8th in both vinyl (pylon orange) and digital formats. The collection is comprised of songs that the band has already incorporated into live sets including Bloodkin’s “Trashy”, “Halloween Face”, “Blue Carousel”—a song that JoJo Hermann brought to fruition 20 years after late guitarist Michael Houser left it unfinished—and two songs Panic debuted live on the same night at Red Rocks Amphitheatre last year, original composition “King Baby” and “Keep Me In Your Heart” by Warren Zevon.
Widespread Panic recently canceled all of its upcoming shows after guitarist Jimmy Herring was diagnosed with stage one tonsil cancer. Wishing all the best to Jimmy and the whole Panic family!
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