Rival Sons will be releasing their new album, Head Down, next Tuesday (9/18) via iTunes in North America. The album will also be released overseas next week: September 14 in Europe and September 17 in the U.K., and the group will be launching a five-week U.K./European headlining tour kicking off September 21 in Brighton, England.
About the album title, frontman Jay Buchanan says, "We took a lyric from one of the songs that exemplified the process of making the record. Head Down comes from the phrase, 'Keep your head down and keep on swinging.' I thought it was fitting, and it works perfectly with the album cover."
The album cover was painted by artist Jason Holley (Josh Ritter, Ray LaMontagne). Guitarist Scott Holiday adds, "I began searching for the right artist for our cover on the interwebs, just mulling around, and very quickly came across Jason. I was immediately taken aback by his aesthetic and style and felt he had a few pieces already done that I would be into using. We sent him the record and discussed ideas that we felt reflected the music and process. He created an original piece, painted in oil. The end result is pretty symbolic and interestingsomething that, in my opinion, reflects the record beautifully."
Fri 9/21 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
Sat 9/22 Bristol, UK Thekla
Sun 9/23 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms
Mon 9/24 Sheffield, UK Corporation
Wed 9/26 Newcastle, UK Academy 2
Thurs 9/27 Glasgow, UK Garage
Fri 9/28 Manchester, UK Ritz
Sat 9/29 Wolverhampton, UK Wulfrun Hall
Mon 10/1 London, UK Electric Ballroom
Tues 10/2 Antwerp, Belgium Trix
Wed 10/3 Amsterdam, Holland Melkweg
Thurs 10/4 Cologne, Germany Werkstatt
Fri 10/5 Berlin, Germany Postbanhof
Sun 10/7 Warsaw, Poland Hydrozagadka
Mon 10/8 Vilnius, Lithuania New York
Tues 10/9 Tallin, Estonia Rock Cafι
Thurs 10/11 Helsinki, Finland Club Circus
Fri 10/12 Tampere, Finland Pakkahuone
Sat 10/13 Oulu, Finland, Club Teatria
Mon 10/15 Stockholm, Sweden Tyrol
Tues 10/16 Oslo, Norway Rockefeller
Wed 10/17 Stavanger, Norway Folken
Thurs 10/18 Bergen, Norway Hulen
Sat 10/20 Gothenburg, Sweden Tradgarn
Sun 10/21 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega *Small Hall
Mon 10/22 Hamburg, Germany Knust
Tues 10/23 Munich, Germany 59:1 - Fiftynine To One
Wed 10/24 Vienna, Austria B72
Fri 10/26 Bern, Switzerland Bierhubeli
Sat 10/27 Milan, Italy Magazzini Generali
Sun 10/28 Zurich, Switzerland Plaza
Mon 10/29 Paris, France Nouveau Casino
