2x Grammy-nominated band Rival Sons release of their much-anticipated new album,Lightbringer. It notably marks the groups second full-length offering to be unveiled in 2023, following Junes critically acclaimed companion album Darkfighter.

AboutLightbringer, guitarist Scott Holiday said, When you do two albums back-to-back like this, there are a lot of things to think about. The first record has to pack enough of a punch and tell enough of a story for the second half to have an even bigger impact. We balanced them out with energy and meaning, but the follow-up always needed to deliver a bigger blow. I think Lightbringer provides this.

Vocalist Jay Buchanan added, “Darkfighteris a new Rival Sons, andLightbringeris the clear definition of what we are now. We broke ground onDarkfighter, butLightbringeris a step beyond the personal innovation and exploration. It goes a little further. We really took everything into our own hands and pushed to see how far we could go. It was a self-exploration to see who we were and who well be now. We had more friction and compromise than ever, because we isolated the bare essence of where we needed to goand then we went there.

The band set the stage forLightbringerwith a rollicking, roaring, and righteous new single entitled Sweet Life. From the jump, a frenetic drumbeat gives way to a rip-roaring riff. Meanwhile, Jays bluesy wail bounces between a cathartic hook and boogie-down groove as he bemoans, Ive got to shake, shake, shake the bad rhythm for good, shimmying in lockstep with the guitar. Regarding Sweet Life, Jay promised, Its the most old-school Rival Sons song on either of these two records. It has all of the early elements of what Rival Sons is and was. It was born out of my love mid-sixties rock like The Animals, The Kinks, and the bands I was raised on. Its a bit of a break from all of the heavy subject matter too; its a barnburner.

Rival Sons crafted both records during the same sessions over the course of 2021. Once again, they recorded with creative confidant and longtime producer Dave Cobb behind the board.

Tracks:

1. Darkfighter
2. Mercy
3. Redemption
4. Sweet Life
5. Before The Fire
6. Mosaic