Shreveport, Louisiana’s Seratones – fronted by the gospel-trained powerhouse frontwoman A.J. Haynes – released their remarkable debut album in 2016, leading to mass critical praise, a national television debut on CBS This Morning, an NPR Music Tiny Desk concert, as well as tours with the likes of Charles Bradley, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and more. Today the band announce POWER, their first new album in 3+ years, first featuring a new member line-up, first record with New West and first record produced by Cage The Elephant’s Bradley Shultz. “We went through a pretty dramatic shift with this record,” says Haynes. “The band lineup, the creative process, the sound: all of it changed in ways that really reflected our growth and evolution.” On this album, Haynes showcases how vulnerability can be powerful, as her songs explore her years fighting for reproductive rights and serving as a counselor at one of Louisiana’s last remaining abortion providers, her advocacy for racial equality, her struggles to adapt and overcome, her love of poetry, and much more. Seratones’ sophomore album POWER will be released on August 23rd – pre-order HERE.
The album’s first single “Gotta Get To Know Ya,” highlights the masterful sonic leap on this record. A song about Haynes’ “ever-lingering anxiety about global warming” and her “electric need to dance in order to escape said existential doom,” “Gotta Get To Know Ya” is out now, accompanied by an incredible Danielle Calodney-directed music video.
Known for their exemplary live shows, Seratones also announce a North American tour today. Tickets go on-sale tomorrow at 11 am EST – see below to find a show near you, and get your tickets HERE.
Tour dates
6/4 – Kansas Cirty, MO @ Crossroads KC*
6/7 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant*
6/8 – Indianapolis, IN @ Indianapolis Symphony*
8/22 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links
8/23 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Jr.
8/24 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
8/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
8/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
8/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
8/31 – McMinnville, OR @ Walnut City Music Festival
9/1 – Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
9/3 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
9/6 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
9/7 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
9/9 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
9/10 – Montreal, QC @ Quai Des Brumes
9/12 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
9/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
9/14 – Washington, D.C. @ Pearl Street Warehouse
9/15 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
9/18 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
9/19 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
9/20 – Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
9/21 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
* Supporting Trombone Shorty
Tracklisting
1. Fear
2. Power
3. Heart Attack
4. Lie To My Face
5. Gotta Get To Know Ya
6. Over You
7. Permission
8. Sad Boi
9. Who Are You Now
10. Crossfire
Photo credit: Dylan Glasgow Guice
