Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Chris Welch and The Cicada Killers “evokes a stroll down Beale Street, with music pouring out of open doors.” (Denton Record-Chronicle)

Texas soul band’s James Brown, Roy Orbison, Alex Chilton-influenced “Shook” is out now. See the video for “Borrowed Repertoire” here.

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Chris Welch and The Cicada Killers (L-R): Clint Sawyer, Holly Manning, Dave Huff, Patrick Newkirk, Chris Welch, Kelly Evans. Photo by Aubrey Mortensen.

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Check out “Borrowed Repertoire” from Shook by Chris Welch and The Cicada Killers.

Hear it at Elmore Magazine or watch the comedic video at Central Track or The Southern Sounding!

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Chris Welch and The Cicada Killers – Live

04/07/2019: Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Arts Festival
04/12/2019: Arlington, TX @ Division Brewing
04/27/2019: Norman, OK @ Norman Music Festival
06/13/2019: Houston, TX @ Rudyard's
06/14/2019: San Antonio, TX @ The Cove
06/15/2019: Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf

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“A unique place of soul, shimmy, and shake.” —  Elmore Magazine

Denton, Texas is the home of Chris Welch & The Cicada Killers, introduced as the “fabulous Cicada Killers” on “Cicada Sweat,” the James Brown-inspired opening track of Shook, the north Texas band’s new album, which follows-up its 2017 debut Faded & Frayed.

The pronouncement is the only vocal on the song, an improvisational moment that the band loved and kept, but it’s all that’s needed: The Cicada Killers’ unique brand of soul, shimmy, and shake speaks for itself.

The press has spoken as well: “Filled with an echoing Southern sway and groove-infused melodies. The band deftly melds brash electric guitar, bursts of sax and bouts of country-rock movements into a cohesive musical point of view. As unique as it is infectious,” says music discovery website The Southern Sounding in its premiere coverage of the band’s music video for single “Borrowed Repertoire”. Watch it here.

‘Borrowed Repertoire’ is our tongue-in-cheek, fiery commentary on the industry tending to promote image over artistry, and how it’s always a struggle to remain authentic,” Welch and bandmate Kelly Evans explain of the tune.

The video for “Borrowed Repertoire” is a sequel of sorts to the band’s previous “Shoenapper” clip, and was shot at the (some say haunted) Campus Theatre in Denton, Texas. The band took a few hits to make this! The “One Ton” cardboard weight in the clip hit band leader Chris Welch in the face instead of just dropping on his head and guitarist Patrick Newkirk took a spill during one of the chase scenes (it’s still in the video) that may require a hip replacement. He suggests not running on carpet in Doc Martens!

Welch’s influences aren’t rooted only in Otis Redding, he also brings plenty of Alex Chilton, and even The Replacements song’ “Alex Chilton” to the party, fronting an indie-rock rave-up sound with the lived-in voice of a guy who went to one-too-many parties. Additional influences on the band include the Stax and Hitsville label rosters, along with Kris Kristofferson, Lou Reed, and Afghan Whigs.

Unlike the band’s debut album, The Cicada Killers approached the songwriting on Shook as a fully collaborative effort, recording in a marathon five-day session in early 2018 at Cool Devices Studio with Jeff Burke and Mark Ryan of legendary pop-punk band The Marked Men.

Shook by Chris Welch & The Cicada Killers is out now via Goliad Media Group. Chris Welch is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Chris Welch and The Cicada Killers
Shook
Goliad Media Group
(Out Now)
  

Track Listing:

01. Cicada Sweat
02. Want You Back
03. Ill-Dealt Hand
04. Shoenapper (VIDEO)
05. Knockin’
06. Black Dress
07. Borrowed Repertoire (STREAM | MP3 | VIDEO)
08. Lie To Me
09. Stumbled
10. Objectify My Love
11. Shake ‘Em Down
12. Leaving Today

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Chris Welch and The Cicada Killers – Links


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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion


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