Gov’t Mule Announce New LP ‘Revolution Come… Revolution Go’ Due June 9th

Gov’t Mule has announced the release of their anticipated 10th studio album Revolution Come… Revolution Go out June 9th on Fantasy Records. Check out the lead single “Stone Cold Rage” below..

The release of Gov’t Mule’s first studio album in four years will coincide with the band’s newly announced ‘Revolution Come… Revolution Go’ Tour this summer with special guest Galactic. This will follow the band’s previously announced Come What May Tour this spring, which will include a headlining show at Central Park SummerStage on May 17 in New York City. Full routing below for all upcoming dates. For ticket info, please visit www.Mule.net.

Exemplified by the duality of the two lead singles – the walloping, aggressive guitar riffs of “Stone Cold Rage” and the simmering, soulful grooves of “Sarah, Surrender” – Revolution Come… Revolution Go is a thrilling musical journey and Gov’t Mule’s most diverse album to date. The group began recording the album in Austin, TX, on Election Day in November 2016, with half the country poised for upset no matter the outcome. It is a sentiment that is evident on songs like “Stone Cold Rage,” “Pressure Under Fire” and the title track. While Gov’t Mule’s storytelling has always been inspired in part by American struggles and experiences, Revolution Come… Revolution Go finds the band’s finger on the pulse of the very divided political climate, poignantly capturing the tension and emotions felt by Americans regardless of political affiliation. These lyrical observations are threaded together with a message of unity. The album’s cover art speaks to this theme. Created by artist Richard Borge, it displays a soldier atop a broken toy mule facing the wrong way as he yells through an orange street cone. “It’s that same idea,” explains Haynes, referring to the country’s current state of affairs. “The character is yelling to nobody and facing backwards. It makes you think.”

While there are some political observations on Revolution Come… Revolution Go, there are also introspective ruminations on life and love like the countrified road song “Traveling Tune,” the soaring “The Man I Want To Be” and the slow-burning, reflective “Easy Times.” Throughout the record, Haynes’ dynamic vocals sound as strong and rich as ever, swinging effortlessly between rock ‘n’ roll grit and soulful crooning. Longtime collaborator Gordie Johnson joined Haynes as co-producer for six tunes, while the legendary Don Was co-produced on the powerful and moving “Dreams & Songs” and the thought-provoking “Pressure Under Fire.” Jimmie Vaughan makes a sizzling cameo on the super-charged “Burning Point.” “Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground” is the reworking of the traditional blues instrumental originally recorded by Blind Willie Johnson to which Haynes added lyrics and the band turned into an epic gospel rock closer.

 

Revolution Come…Revolution Go Standard Track Listing:
1. Stone Cold Rage
2. Drawn That Way
3. Pressure Under Fire
4. The Man I Want To Be
5. Traveling Tune
6. Thorns Of Life
7. Dreams & Songs
8. Sarah, Surrender
9. Revolution Come, Revolution Go
10. Burning Point (ft. Jimmie Vaughan)
11. Easy Times
12. Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

Deluxe Version – Bonus CD:
1. What Fresh Hell
2. Click-Track
3. Outside Myself
4. Revolution Come, Revolution Go (Alternate Version)
5. The Man I Want To Be (Live In Studio Version)
6. Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (Live In Studio Version)

Gov’t Mule 2017 Tour Dates:

April 20-22 Live Oak, FL @ Wanee Festival
April 23 Greenville, SC @ Peace Center Concert Hall*
April 24 Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Center*
April 26 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall*
April 27 Mobile, AL @ Saenger Theatre*
April 28 New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre**
May 17 New York, NY @ Central Park SummerStage^
May 19 Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theater^
May 20 Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
May 22 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
May 23 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
May 25 Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
May 26 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
May 27 Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Festival
May 28 Cumberland, MD @ DelFest
June 29 – July 2 Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Music Festival
July 15 Patchogue, NY @ Great South Bay Music Festival
August 1 Augusta, GA @ Jessye Norman Amphitheater^^
August 3 Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater^^
August 4 Daniel Island, SC @ Family Circle Stadium^^
August 5 Charlotte, NC @ CMCU Amphitheater^^
August 6 Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre^^
August 8 Lewiston, NY @ ArtPark^^
August 9 Portland, ME @ Maine State Pier^^
August 10 Scranton, PA @ Peach Music Festival
August 11 Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion^^
August 13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE^^
August 14 Grand Rapids, MI @ Meijer Gardens^^
August 16 Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawn at Great White River Park^^
August 17 Des Moines, IA @ Brenton Skating Plaza^^
August 18 Papillion, NE @ Sumter Amphitheater^^
August 19 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre#
August 22 Columbus, OH @ Express Live!##
August 24 Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend##
August 25-27 Arrington, VA @ Lockn’ Festival
August 26 Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater##
August 27 Louisville, KY@ Iroquois Amphitheater##

* with Eric Krasno Band
** with Soulive
^ with Chris Robinson Brotherhood
^^ with Galactic
# with Yonder Mountain String Band & The Marcus King Band
## with Blackberry Smoke

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