Monday, September 10, 2018

Houston-based band The Wheel Workers to follow-up 2015’s sociopolitical “true masterpiece” (Free Press Houston) with "post-truth" on Nov. 2nd.

Eight-time Houston Press Music Awards nominees show personal side on new LP. Hear Dead Kennedys, The Clash, Pixies-influenced “White Lies”.

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The Wheel Workers (L-R): Craig Wilkins, Kevin Radomski, Erin Rodgers, Steven Higginbotham, Zeek Garcia. Photo Credit: Allison McPhail / 5AM Creative.

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“Successful political art foregrounds the artistry while making a statement that isn’t just applicable for a limited time. Musically and lyrically, it extends far beyond the political heat of the moment.” – The A.V. Club on “White Lies” by The Wheel Workers




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The Wheel Workers – Live

Tickets on sale now for The Wheel Workers on Nov. 16th for the post-truth record release show at Houston’s White Oak Music Hall!

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The Houston based five-piece political rock band The Wheel Workers isn’t so political on its upcoming new album post-truth (out Nov. 2nd, 2018.) Now, the band’s lean and quirky Dead Kennedys, The Clash, and Pixies-influenced style shoves real life in front of our eyes.

Following up an astounding eight nominations at the Houston Press Music Awards in 2015 for its previous album Citizens, which was also called “a true masterpiece” that year by Free Press Houston,  post-truth’s opening cut “White Lies” was first released in November of 2016 just before the Presidential election.

“White Lies” and the title post-truth relate to the increasing fragmentation where a lot of people only believe information they want to hear, information that often tells them they are the victim of some other group or ideology,” explains The Wheel Workers leader Steven Higginbotham. “I’d really like to see us get back to thinking of each other as fellow Americans, or even better, fellow human beings.”

As for the impact of the song on Higginbotham nearly two years later, he reveals, “I was personally caught up in the horror many liberals felt at the time. But after all the personal difficulties the band has faced since then, I’m not sure I would write that song the same way today. Two of our members had houses flooded during Hurricane Harvey,” Higginbotham continues, “and they have spent the better part of a year coming back from that.”

Higginbotham goes on to explain, “I went through an intensely hurtful break-up that put me in a dark place. But the band supported each other through it all. Some of the people that were most supportive and kind during our difficulties were people I would probably disagree with politically, but the decency and love they showed in helping us rebuild our lives is so much more important than whether we agree on this or that issue.”

“I’m definitely still socially conscious,” Higginbotham concludes, “But now I think problems are best dealt with the way we do in our personal lives, with the people we genuinely care about, supporting and loving one another with understanding and forgiveness.”

post-truth, the latest album by Houston-based band, The Wheel Workers arrives on Nov. 2nd, 2018, preceded by the single “Desire”. The band headlines a record release show at Houston’s White Oak Music Hall on Nov. 16th.

Members of The Wheel Workers are available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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The Wheel Workers – In The Press

“Painfully catchy.” — MAGNET

“Sincerely progressive and catchy as hell.” — Space City Rock

“Sociopolitical consciousness with a memorable hook.” — The Big Takeover

“New Wave synth stylings meet sharp lyrics.” — PopMatters

“Houston’s brightest hope. Damn. Seriously righteous.” — BLURT

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The Wheel Workers
post-truth
Nov. 2nd, 2018
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Track Listing:

01. White Lies (STREAM | MP3)
02. Desire
03. Doesn’t Really Matter
04. How Did I Go So Wrong
05. Games We Play
06. Burning
07. Nothing To Say
08. Sing

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The Wheel Workers Links


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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion


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