“[The desert’s] where natural background is at its most raw and untamed,” says Gibbons of the clip. “We suspect what we’ve done is something of a reflection or, perhaps, a mirage, that relates.”
The guitarist has previously shared that the slow, spoken-word blues number – which includes references to Jim Morrison, Gram Parsons and Keith Richards – “is, perhaps, not typical of ‘Hardware' as a totality but it gives indication of the album’s desiccated sonic sensibility.”
Due June 4, “Hardware” sees Gibbons joined by his live lineup of Matt Sorum and guitarist Austin Hanks; the set delivers 11 new originals, a guest appearance by Larkin Poe, and a cover of “Hey Baby, Que Paso”, originally recorded by the Texas Tornados.
Billy Gibbons
“Hardware”
Release date: June 4
01 – My Lucky Card
02 – She’s On Fire
03 – More-More-More
04 – Shuffle, Step & Slide
05 – Vagabond Man
06 – Spanish Fly
07 – West Coast Junkie
08 – Stackin’ Bones (featuring Larkin Poe)
09 – I Was A Highway
10 – S-G-L-M-B-B-R
11 – Hey Baby, Que Paso
12 – Desert High
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