Redemption & Ruin is set to release via New West Records on August 26th.
After The Devil Makes Three contemplated countless songs to record, a dozen made the cut to be recorded in Nashville this past fall. With those twelve songs (give or take a few bonus tracks…), Redemption & Ruin, consisting of carefully selected hand-picked cover songs, was set into motion. Why so careful you ask? Well, because there were two rules…
REDEMPTION & RUIN has two distinct sides, it’s half gospel songs with a proclivity towards the darker end of the spectrum of religious music (Redemption) and half songs of vice (Ruin). In a very strict sense, the band-members were looking for songs which fully and wholeheartedly fit in one of those two categories. There could be no in between; it was all or nothing. “Drunken Hearted Man” is the first “ruin” debut and a new spin on the original by blues ghost Robert Johnson.
The band selected songs written by their heroes TDM3 wanted to give fans and new friends a look at their inspiration when creating original material. These are covers, with the full TDM3 treatment, but the writers of each of the covers were selected with purpose.
Guests on the album include Emmylou Harris, Jerry Douglas, Tim O’Brien, Darrell Scott, guitar great Duane Eddy and many more. For more info and a complete list of players on “Drunken Hearted Man” and the other Redemption & Ruin tracks, checkout their website.
From the new album, Redemption & Ruin, available Aug 26th: http://flyt.it/randrpreorder
Song by Muddy Waters
The Fat Angel Sings 