Scottish rock heroes Gun are delighted to announce their ninth studio album, “Hombres”, is set for release on April 12th, 2024, via a new label deal with Cooking Vinyl. It is the first album of all new music from the group since 2017’s “Favourite Pleasures”, which entered the UK official album chart at #16, and also features new full-time guitarist, Ru Moy, adding further heft to their rock ballast.
Guitarist Giuliano “Jools” Gizzi enthuses: “This is one of the proudest pieces of work we’ve ever done, truly it’s Gun in its finest form”.
Vocalist Dante Gizzi adds: “We are proud of the new record and know the fans will love it. We always try to push forward and innovate; it’s essential as it’s how we keep ourselves passionate and excited about making music after so long together. It’s important to bring new blood and fresh ideas into the band, too, and Ru has already added a new dynamic.”
Director of Cooking Vinyl, Rob Collins declares: “I am very proud to welcome Scottish rock royalty to Cooking Vinyl. Not only have they endured the good and bad times, they have now, in their 34th year, come up with the best album of their career. Gun deserve your attention”.
To celebrate, today the band share infectious, hook-laden new single “All Fired Up”, which is available on all streaming platforms here, and its official lyric video.
Dante elaborates: “‘All Fired Up’ is a nod to what we all went through during lockdown; it represents the pent-up frustrations we all had and this is an artistic release of all that built up energy”!
Directed by Kieran Howe & the team at Morsecode, watch the official lyric video below.
The thirteen tracks on “Hombres” were recorded and produced by Simon Bloor (Trevor Horn) with mixing by Daryl Thorpe (Foo Fighters) at Morsecode Studios and Strongroom Studio. The record boasts guest vocals from Beverley Skeete (Elton John, Chaka Khan, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash), Mary Pearce (Primal Scream, Lionel Ritchie, Chaka Khan) and Sarah-Jane Skeete (Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Bill Wyman) of The Sisterhood on several tracks, as well as a guest performance on the drums from Joe Lazerus of Twin Atlantic.
“Hombres” will be available in multiple formats as both standard and deluxe editions, including on CD, vinyl, and digitally. Pre-order now here.
Tracklist:
1. All Fired Up
2. Boys Don’t Cry
3. Take Me Back Home
4. Fake Life
5. Falling
6. You Are What I Need
7. Never Enough
8. Don’t Hide Your Fears Tonight
9. Lucky Guy
10. A Shift in Time
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks):
11. Coming Back to You
12. Wrong to Be Right
13. Pride
2024 also marks the 30th anniversary of Gun’s silver-certified, third album “Swagger”, which stormed into the official UK album chart at #5 and spawned 4 UK Top 40 singles including smash-hit cover “Word Up” (#8), “Don’t Say It’s Over” (#19), “The Only One” (#29), and “Something Worthwhile” (#39). Their boisterous version of Cameo’s “Word Up” also earnt the group their first MTV Europe Music Award.
Following their Chepstow Castle concert this August alongside Lancastrian rapscallions Massive Wagons, Gun are lining up more live dates for 2024. In the meantime, catch them at Planet Rockstock in Wales this December, as well as three homeland headline dates including their not-to-be-missed festive bash at Barrowlands. Want to hear some new tunes first?! Tickets are on sale here for the following shows.
UK Live Shows 2023:
Sat 2nd Dec – PLANET ROCKSTOCK
Thu 7th Dec – ABERDEEN Lemon Tree
Fri 8th Dec – GALASHIELS Mac Arts
Sat 9th Dec – GLASGOW Barrowlands
Special guests at the headline dates are The Godfathers.
Later today, Gun and Sharleen Spiteri of Texas top the bill at Resonate, the Scottish music industry conference. The two bands sprang out of the Glasgow circuit at the same time in the ‘80s, managed by the same stable at that point – and now reunite for the first time in decades. Stage sponsors Gun headline the live bill, debuting new single “All Fired Up” and tunes from “Hombres”, while Sharleen is the keynote speaker. Gun are keen to support what they see as a vital resource in helping grow Scotland’s music industry and provide opportunities for emerging talent.
Dante comments: “We are super proud to be part of Resonate this year – it’s a brilliant event which works hard to create, nourish and grow a music industry here in Scotland so artists, managers, and so on can make a career here without having to go to London like back in the day. We are excited to perform and be part of an event dedicated to supporting emerging talent on and off stage – that’s a big part of who we are now. We want to help showcase the incredible talent there is in Scotland”.
Line-up:
Dante Gizzi – Vocals
Giuliano “Jools” Gizzi – Guitar
Paul McManus – Drums
Andy Carr – Bass
Ru Moy – Guitar
Weblinks:
www.gunofficial.co.uk
www.facebook.com/gunOfficialUK
