The North Mississippi Allstars are proud to announce the release of their fifth studio record. Entitled, "Hernando," the record will be released on January 22, 2008. It is the band’s first studio album to be released on their own label, Sounds of the South Records. "Hernando" also marks the first release since 2005’s critically lauded and Grammy-nominated "Electric Blue Watermelon." Where "EBW" was a tribute to the tradition of the Hill Country Blues legacy that has always influenced the band, the brothers Dickinson — Luther (guitars, vocals) and Cody (drums) — and bassist Chris Chew, decided to cut the lines from the past with the new record and create their most personal sonic statement to date. To celebrate this newfound unity in independence, they called the record "Hernando," which is the name of the town the trio grew up in together.
