Tony Baltimore returns with the infectious, alt-rock and blues encompassing new album ‘Hello Bordello’ released Dec 8th via Conch Town Records.
Leaning on Tony’s multifaceted blues, alt-rock sound – at times comparable to Foo Fighters and The Rolling Stones, at others Van Morrison, the album showcases the full width of Baltimore’s abilities as a writer and performer. Tight, crunching guitar tones, infectious melodies and subtle flecks of piano and organ make for a detailed yet refreshingly restrained representation of his infectious live sound.
Talking about the album, Tony explains:
“No one writes records anymore, it’s a singles based industry now. That makes me a bit sad because reading the liner notes, listening to an entire record that had intent, purpose & a story is what made me fall in love with songwriting to begin with. Songwriting is the great joy of my life.
When Mat Smith, the label head of Conch Town Records, asked me if I was interested in doing a follow up to my last record, Let’s All Go Insane, I was certainly interested because I knew exactly what I wanted to do. He’d asked me if I had the material to which I responded, “I have enough material to record five more records right now. But what I want to do is make a modern take on a 1970’s rock & roll record. In my voice.”
Fortunately for me Mat believes in artistry & loved the idea of making a full-length record, as opposed to appeasing the masses with immediacy. That’s what ‘Hello Bordello’ was born out of. The freedom to create & write. These songs belong together, they’re a family. Sonically ‘Hello Bordello’ is my love letter to the music that I love. Every lyric can be read as a poem, every bit of music has an intended meaning. My favourite songs on this record are five, six or seven minutes long. I was given freedom to create a tapestry I could pour myself into. When you do that, when you purposely go against the grain you take a chance on yourself , you bet everything on yourself. I was allowed to do that, and I’m grateful for that. I’m not sure that’ll ever happen again. Making a full length record is an extraordinary experience, I hope that my people hear that when they listen to ‘Hello Bordello’ in its entirety, track by track.
This is how music is meant to be absorbed & enjoyed. This record is pure emotion from me & nothing short of that. If you can claw yourself as close to madness as mentally possible only to return with a beauty that you love, rest assured you’ve given everything.”
Working with renowned producer Ian Shaw (Primal Scream, Nick Heyward, Kevin Rowland) and releasing via Conch Town Records, Baltimore has gained a whole host of press notoriety from the likes of Earmilk, Backseat Mafia, RnR Magazine, Clout, Americana Highways as well as radio play across the UK and US. With a growing fanbase and hundreds of thousands of streams across DSPs, Tony Baltimore has made a name for himself as one to watch.
A hugely passionate artist renowned for playing up to 8 shows a week in his home city of Key West, Florida, Tony has already proved his dedication to his art and undeniable talents as an artist. The new album continues his artistic journey in an explosive display of alt-rock prowess from an artist with nothing left to prove, ready for the world to sit up and pay attention.
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