Earlier this year, Alabama Shakes released their newest album “Sound & Colour“, frontwoman Brittany Howard has released another new album, this time under the name as Thunderbitch. Her self-titled album,
I have glimpsed the face of Nashville’s rock ‘n’ roll future, and it is caked in lily-white grease paint. It wears black shades and ruby-red lipstick. Its name is Thunderbitch the name of a Nashville-centric side project by Grammy-nominated Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard.who made a rare performance from T-Bitch back in 2012, calling the group’s sound “blown-out, spacey blooze rock.” But over the past couple of years, there hasn’t been a whole lot to go on, aside from occasional whispers and rumors about a forthcoming record. Well, over the weekend, that record dropped with a thunderous thud. You can now stream all of Thunderbitch’s eponymous 10-track debut via the band’s website.
Thunderbitch — which, in addition to Brittany Howard, features playing by members of local outfits Fly Golden Eagle and Clear Plastic Masks — is stocked with ripping, roaring, riffing rock ‘n’ roll and lyrics about leather jackets, partying and, well, rock ‘n’ roll itself. Sonically, it veers from the barroom-piano-bolstered and extremely Bruce-esque “I Just Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll” to the slow-burning howl of “Heavenly Feeling” — the latter probably resembles Alabama Shakes‘ material more than anything else on the album. Check out the video clip to watch a promo video that features a snippet of “Heavenly Feeling,” not to mention a dog, a burning couch and a bunch of wig-wearing, grease-painted rock ‘n’ rollers.
Thunderbitch:
01 Leather Jacket
02 I Don’t Care
03 I Just Wanna Rock’n’Roll
04 Eastside Party
05 Closer
06 Wild Child
07 Very Best Friend
08 My Baby Is My Guitar
09 Let Me Do What I Do Best
10 Heavenly Feeling
Howard is joined by members of the Nashville bands Fly Golden Eagle and Clear
Plastic Masks. Everyone in “ThunderBand” goes by a pseudonym (Thunderbitch, Matt Man, B Bone, Char Man, A Man, and best of all, ThunderMitch). The band’s bio reads, simply, “Thunderbitch. Rock’n’roll.
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