For American guitarist and songwriter Bobby Ingram, his band Molly Hatchet‘s upcoming album Lost Horizon marks the realization of a lifelong Southern rock dream: All 12 tracks were recorded at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios.
‘In Studio 2, to be precise – that’s exactly where the Beatles worked 60 years ago,” beams Ingram. “We used the same studio and the exact same microphones that Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr had. What’s more, Chris Bolster was our sound engineer, he’s worked with McCartney, Elton John, Kate Bush, Oasis, and the Foo Fighters. To me, it was an incredibly emotional experience to cut the new Molly Hatchet album under such awesome conditions.”
No doubt about it: Lost Horizon oozes legendary musical history and bridges the gap to Molly Hatchet’s previous studio album, Justice, which came out 16 years ago. Alongside Ingram and the long-standing bandmates John Galvin (keyboards) and Tim Lindsey (bass), two new, younger recruits, Garrett Ramsden (drums) and Parker Lee (vocals), stand in the long tradition of first-rate Molly Hatchet musicians. “Garrett has brought a breath of fresh air to the band, and Parker brings to mind a young Danny Joe Brown, our unforgotten original singer,” says Ingram, obviously delighted. “Both are perfect for our kind of Southern rock and have been instrumental in making Lost Horizon one of our most emotional and profound albums to date!”
Which pretty much says it all!
The debut single “Dixie Highway“ is the perfect song and starts to sum up the whole album. Watch the video here.
Ingram says, “This song in many ways is a true story of growing up in the south and living life on the edge. We were fearless and ran with the wind. Driving down a famous highway in Florida with the pedal to the metal, looking in the rear view mirror to see what was passed by.”
LOST HORIZON TRACK LISTING:
“Firing Line” (Enhanced Version)
“Whiskey Desperado”
“Jacksonvillain”
“Dixie Highway”
“Lost Horizon”
“The Answer”
“Moonshine All Mine”
“Helter Skelter”
“Stand Up For Freedom”
“Stronger”
“Once A Gambler”
“Coming Home”
Lost Horizon will be released on November 27 hrough Steamhammer worldwide in the following configurations:
*CD DigiPak + poster
*2 LP, gatefold, 140 g, black vinyl, padded inner sleeves, 2 x coloured inserts
*Exclusive LP Version and CD/LP Bundles with a shirt only at the Steamhammer shop
*Download + Streaming
Pre-order here.
TOUR DATES:
9/5 — Pryor, OK — Rocklahoma Festival
9/12 — Ridgway, IL — Gallatin County Popcorn Days
9/19 — Mescalero, NM — Casino Apache Center
9/25 — Sellersville, PA — Sellersville Theatre
9/26 — Port Huron, MI — McMorran Arena
10/1 — San Diego, CA — The Holding Company
10/2 — Murphys, CA — Ironstone Amphitheater
10/3 — Madera, CA — ApCal Rock N’ Ranch Amphitheater
10/10 — Miami, OK — Buffalo Run Casino
10/11 — Phoenix, AZ — Celebrity Theatre
10/17 — Ponte Vedra Beach, FL — Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
10/23 — Peekskill, NY — Paramount Hudson Valley Theatre
10/24 — Jim Thorpe, PA — Penn’s Peak
10/30 — Bristol, TN — The Paramount
11/12 — Nashville, IN — Brown County Music Center
11/14 — Wisconsin Dells, WI — Crystal Grand Music Theatre
More info and tour dates: https://mollyhatchet.com/
