WAYWARD SONS
New Single: “Joke’s On
You”
Release Date: 26th July
2019
Watch video below
UK And European Tour
Dates
July, August, October and November
2019
New Studio Album, “The Truth Ain’t
What It Used To Be”, Due 11th October 2019
Following the critically acclaimed release of 2017 debut
album “Ghosts Of Yet To Come”, Wayward Sons return with a new album, “The Truth
Ain’t What It Used To Be”, on the 11th October 2019 on Frontiers
Music Srl.
The album will be released on CD, Vinyl and Digitally and
pre-order links are http://radi.al/WaywardSonsTruth
There will also be a limited orange vinyl available from the
band’s store: http://store.waywardsonsband.com and
the label’s U.S. and EU stores: http://radi.al/FrontiersMusic
A new single, “Joke’s On You”, is released on the
26th July 2019. The band also tour across the UK and Europe
throughout July, August, October and November 2019.
The new album could be called a concept record, as there is a
narrative thread that connects the twelve tracks, but singer/guitarist and
songwriter Toby Jepson, prefers to call it a 'protest' record and describes the
new materials as 'political' but not of the sort that seeks to hammer the
message home, more of a reflection of his take on where the world and we are.
Jepson admires and draws influence from storytellers like Elvis Costello, David
Bowie and Queen - artists who could pass on their message through their
storytelling craft.
A short film will run alongside the album, with four video
tracks standing alone and also being able to run together as a whole. The film
traces the narrative of the album. The first video will be for the track “Joke’s
On You” and can be viewed here - https://youtu.be/GCMGJzfq7sY
Wayward Sons is a UK guitar act made up of Toby Jepson
(Vocals/Guitar), Sam Wood (Guitar), Nic Wastell (Bass), Dave Kemp (Keys) and
Phil Martini (Drums). They have an impressive resume of groups they have
previously worked with – Little Angels, Gun, Spear Of Destiny, Treason Kings and
Chrome Molly to name a few - which is reassuring in terms of the band as
players, but doesn’t really hint at their sound. Wayward Sons sound nothing like
the sum of their parts. The music is hard rock, but mixed with a vitality and
energy – both musically and lyrically.
Frontman Toby Jepson was, of course, the singer and
songwriter in British rock act Little Angels, who enjoyed great success at home
and abroad and achieved a UK number one album with their third release
Jam.
Debut album “Ghosts Of Yet To Come” was a critically
acclaimed starting point for the band. The forthcoming second album sees the
band really hone their craft. The new album was again produced by Wayward Sons
(Toby Jepson’s previous credits as a songwriter and producer include the likes
of Katie Melua, The Virginmarys, The Answer, and Toseland) and Chris D’Adda
(Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds).
Wayward Sons are a stunning live act. Their debut album saw
them supporting the likes of Inglorious, UFO and Steel Panther as well as a host
of festival appearances. The band have already an impressive list of supports
(Living Colour and Black Star Riders) across Europe as well as a number of
high-profile European festival dates set for this year. The list of 2019 dates
confirmed so far are below:
July 2019
16 - Norwich Waterfront (support to Living
Colour)
17 - Birmingham The Mill (support to Living
Colour)
19 - Reading Sub (support to Living Colour)
20 - Ramblin Man Fair festival (Main Stage)
23 - Glasgow Garage (support to Living Colour)
24 - Newcastle Riverside (support to Living
Colour)
25 - Leeds Brudenell Social Club (support to Living
Colour)
26 - Manchester Academy 2 (support to Living
Colour)
August 2019
3 - Skogsrojet Festival, Sweden
9 - Alcatraz Festival - Belgium
24 - Newark Stone Deaf Festival
October 2019
10 - Bristol Academy (support to Black Star
Riders)
11 - Cambridge Corn Exchange (support to Black Star
Riders)
12 - London Shepherds Bush Empire (support to Black Star
Riders)
13 - Wrexham William Aston Hall (support to Black Star
Riders)
19 - Newcastle Academy (support to Black Star
Riders)
20 - Nottingham Rock City (support to Black Star
Riders)
22 - Bexhill on Sea De La Warr Pavillion (support to Black
Star Riders)
23 - Bournemouth Academy (support to Black Star
Riders)
24 - Cardiff University (support to Black Star
Riders)
25 - Wolverhampton Steel Mill (support to Black Star
Riders)
26 - Leeds Academy (support to Black Star
Riders)
27 - Manchester O2 Ritz (support to Black Star
Riders)
November 2019
12 - Hamburg Markthalle (support to Black Star
Riders)
13 - Cologne Kantine (support to Black Star
Riders)
14 - Dresden Tante Ju (support to Black Star
Riders)
15 - Aschaffenburg Colossaal (support to Black Star
Riders)
17 - Zurich Dynamo Club (support to Black Star
Riders)
18 - Munich Backstage Halle (support to Black Star
Riders)
19 - Nuremburg Hirsch (support to Black Star
Riders)
21 - Leipzig Anker (support to Black Star
Riders)
Wayward Sons single “Joke’s On You” is released through
Frontiers Music Srl on the 26th July 2019.