If Route 66 had a sound, it would be that of The Black Crowes. Now, after 15 years without a new release, this cult rock act is back with a new studio album - "Happiness Bastards".
"This album is a continuation of our story as a band," guitarist Rich Robinson says about the record. "Our years of experience writing and making music and touring the world are represented in this record."
Ten new tracks have been created that should delight fans of blues-heavy rock'n'roll. The first two singles "Cross Your Fingers" and "Wanting and Waiting" already give an impression of the sound that awaits listeners.
The two brothers Chris and Rich Robinson founded the band 40 years ago. Since then, they released a number one album in the US, gone on world tours and collaborated with genre greats such as AC/DC, Metallica and Mötley Crüe in the height of their fame in the 90s.
The Black Crowes have broken up three times, but have always re-formed.
The album, produced by Grammy winner Jay Joyce, who also produced for Carrie Underwood and Orville Peck, is a love letter to rock'n'roll, the band says, and is intended as both a retrospective and a continuation of the band's history.
Ahead of the release of "Happiness Bastards" on March 15, the band have announced an accompanying tour through North America and Europe.