Southern rock kings Molly Hatchet are set to release their first new album in 16 years, Lost Horizon, on November 27th via Steamhammer/SPV Recordings. To kick things off, the band has shared the debut single “Dixie Highway” and it’s the perfect song to start the album.
Guitarist and songwriter Bobby 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.”
The new album marks the realization of a lifelong dream: All 12 tracks were recorded at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios. “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,” says Ingram.
Pretty legendary! I’ll give you a minute to check out the track… because it rocks.
- Molly Hatchet was formed by guitarist Dave Hlubek in Jacksonville, Florida in 1971. The Molly Hatchet trademark is owned by Bobby Ingram, their guitarist since 1987 (when he replaced founding member Dave Hlubek, who rejoined the band eighteen years later and stayed with them until his death in 2017).
- 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.
- The band experienced major commercial success during the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s amongst southern rock and hard rock fans. The band released six studio albums on Epic Records between 1978 and 1984, including the platinum-selling hit records Molly Hatchet [1978], Flirtin’ with Disaster [1979] and Beatin’ the Odds [1980].
- They also had charting singles on the US Billboard charts, including “Flirtin’ with Disaster,” “The Rambler,” “Bloody Reunion,” and “Satisfied Man.”
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.
Ready to ride the dixie highway with Molly Hatchet? Get at me!
More info and tour dates: https://mollyhatchet.com/
