UK solo artist Sam Russo, typically playing acoustic punk-tinged tunes over his career, has added a full band for his latest, the newly announced Hold You Hard, out on August 8 on Red Scare Industries.
Speaking of the record, Russo says:
This record will take you to some of the places my music has taken me. I wrote it with my feet in the sand in California, walking around gravestones in Chicago, lost in a Washington casino, and sweating through some long Florida nights. I brought all that back to a Suffolk industrial estate to make a record that celebrates feeling and living in the moment, no matter how painful those moments can be. It’s full band, it’s acoustic, it’s all heart.
Along this theme, the first single is called "Gator Lodge," inspired from The Fest in Gainesville, FL.
Russo will soon be playing release shows in the UK, followed by the Red Scare Across Canada tour, then US dates en route to FEST 23.
Russo's band on Hold You Hard is Chris Stockings (guitar), Josh Hurrell (bass), and Matt Walrond (drums).
Live dates:
UK Record Release Party:
8/8 - Bristol, UK @ Specialist Subject Records
UK Record Release Shows:
8/29 - London, UK @ Signature Brew
8/30 - Manchester, UK @ The Rat and Pigeon
Red Scare Across Canada w/ Brendan Kelly:
8/12 - Ottawa, ON @ 27 Club
8/13 - Tillsonburg, ON @ Paddy's
8/14 - Guelph, ON @ Sonic Hall
8/15 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe
8/16 - Montréal, QC @ Piranha Bar
8/17 - Québec City, QC @ L'Anti
8/18 - Jonquiere, QC @ Cote-Cour
8/19 - Sherbrooke, QC @ Le Murdoch
8/20 - Trois Rivières, QC @ Rock Cafe
Runaway to The Fest w/ Brendan Kelly:
10/15 - Chicago, IL @ Gman Tavern
10/16 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's
10/17 - Boston, MA @ Faces Brewing
10/18 - NYC, NY @ Bridge and Tunnel Brewery
10/19 - Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
10/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
10/22 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub
10/23 - Gainesville, FL @ Boca Fiesta
10/24 - Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
