Eddie 9V Releases New Single ‘Saratoga’
Critically acclaimed American guitarist Eddie 9V is pleased to announce the release of his new single “Saratoga” on Friday April 26, 2024, the first song from his upcoming album set to release on Ruf Records later this year.
“Saratoga was written under a perfect western landscape,” says Eddie. “We had an off day on the road and I was sitting on a random Air B&B porch picking a riff I had recently come up with. I was writing all these little lyrics while looking out to a huge mule deer directly in front of me eating grass and carrots that I was throwing to them.”
Continues Eddie, “Saratoga has a real, almost desert/disco vibe to it. When it came time to record, we flew to Denver. I wanted to record the forthcoming album in the Rocky Mountains. You definitely get an outdoorsy feel in this song.”
With a rolling thunder feel, the new single “Saratoga,” tells you all you need to know about Eddie 9V. He’s a star in the making who’s not just an outstanding guitar player but a compelling songwriter and vocalist. With a firm grip on soulfulness, Eddie 9V rides shotgun on this electrifying new song. Eddie 9V is on his way to the top.
“Saratoga”
Stream the new single Here
From Atlanta, Georgia, Eddie 9V has made a name for himself in the blues scene in America’s deep south, wowing all types of audiences with his searing Freddie King-style approach to guitar and his original retro/soul songs. He’s hailed as one of the most dynamic and highly entertaining guitarists and singer songwriters on the music circuit right now. Rock and Blues Muse describes his music as “fresh and life-affirming,” while Classic Rock described Eddie’s music as, “the most instinctive blues you’ll hear all year.”
The new single dovetails Eddie’s May 2024 UK tour which takes in dates at The Grace, London (Monday May 13), Komedia, Brighton (Tuesday May 14), The Bodega, Nottingham (Wednesday May 15), and The Louisiana, Bristol (Thursday May 16).
Eddie’s special guest is British guitar trio The Zac Schulze Gang. Tickets are available from Here and Here.
Formed in Gillingham, Kent, The Zac Schulze Gang features electrifying guitarist and vocalist Zac Schulze. The gang channel their love for 20th century artists such as Dr Feelgood and Rory Gallagher to create blisteringly up-beat blues rock music. Regular fixtures on the festival circuit in the UK, Ireland, & Europe, they also played Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival in LA. They are also nominated for five 2024 UK Blues Awards.
Band members include: Pat Meese – percussion and producer, Mark Anderson – engineer, Musicians: Mason Kelly – guitar, vox, Lane Kelly – bass, Chad Mason – Wurlitzer, Tauseef Anam – drums, backing vocals, Noah Sils – alto sax, Andreas Wild – baritone sax, Ethan Fogus – lap steel.
As far back as he can remember, Capricorn Studios was calling Eddie 9V. As a kid scanning the sleeves of his favourite vinyl records, this fabled facility in Macon, Georgia, was always the secret ingredient, adding a little grit and honey to every song born on its floor. Capricorn and the bands who blew through it urged the Atlanta guitarist to ditch school at 15, play his fingers bloody throughout the south, and turn apathy into acclaim for early albums Left My Soul in Memphis (2019) and Little Black Flies (2021).
Eddie spent his first quarter-century admiring Capricorn from afar. But in December 2021, the 26-year-old finally put his thumbprint on the studio’s mythology, corralling an eleven-strong group of the American South’s best roots musicians to track his third album. “There was overwhelming excitement at being in such a legendary studio,” he says. “But we hugged and got right to work. Everyone was joyous, loving, and flat-out playing their asses off.”
You don’t come to Capricorn Studios for polish. Frozen in time since its opening day in 1969, the mojo from sessions by giants like the Allman Brothers and Otis Redding still hangs in the air, while the recording philosophy remains gloriously raw. That suited Eddie, whose output has been celebrated for its warts-and-all snapshot of what went down. “In a world where everyone is trying to sound the best, I’m trying to sound like me,” he reasons. “I always want the listener to feel like they’re in the room with us. So I’d leave it in if a drum pedal squeaked or someone laughed during a take on the Capricorn album. It’s our way of putting a stamp on the song.”
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Eddie 9V is one of my favorite new blues artists. Very funky soulful blues. If you get a chance to see him live, don’t miss it.