Band will release double live LP for RSD
Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators (SMKC) recently wrapped their nationwide The River Is Rising US tour with sold out shows in support of their acclaimed new album 4, available now via Gibson Records/BMG. The group has unleashed the official video for their second single, “April Fool” which was shot live throughout the group’s spring trek.
“I’ve got a lot of tapes of us jamming ‘April Fool’ at soundchecks without knowing where it would go, and although it took awhile to put together, it’s a cool riff,” says Slash. “The song really came together when we went into the studio, and it is one of the songs that Dave Cobb had a definite impact on. Certain key elements were missing in the demo, arrangement-wise, and he just went, ‘We’ll connect that right there…’ And I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, that’s a good idea!’ [laughs] Sometimes you just need that other person that you can trust musically. And if they have an idea, you can’t be too precious to try it.”
“It’s one of my favorites. A really fun track. Lyrically it’s about being played, and ultimately you realize you’ve had enough, and you decide you’re going to have the last laugh in the end,” Kennedy adds. “That’s where that line ‘I guess the jokes’ on you,’ comes into play. And Dave got his hands dirty on this one. He did some tweaking and suddenly it was like, ‘This is a lot better!’ We were really, really, happy with how it turned out.”
“April Fool” is impacting radio and follows the successful first single “The River Is Rising” which reached No. 7 on the active rock charts, making it the band’s eighth consecutive Top 10 hit single at radio.
The group is set to release Live At Studios 60 — their first-ever double live LP — which features 4, and four additional songs, for Record Store Day’s RSD Drops on June 18th. Recorded live in Los Angeles at Studios 60, the SMKC Live At Studios 60 double LP exclusive Record Store Day release is limited to only 2250 copies.
4, which was released as a joint partnership between Gibson Records and BMG, debuted as the No. 1 Most-Selling Hard Rock Album during release week and has earned the group the best critical acclaim of their career.
