L.A. Guns to release new studio album ‘Checkered Past’ on November 12th
L.A. Guns to release new studio album ‘Checkered Past’ on November 12th
L.A. Guns consisting of frontman Phil Lewis, guitarists Tracii Guns and Ace Von Johnson, bassist Johnny Martin and drummer Scot Coogan will be releasing their new studio album Checkered Past via Frontiers Music Srl on November 12, 2021.
The following message was posted on Frontiers Music Srl‘s Facebook page earlier today (with slight edits):
“Long running hard rockers L.A. Guns have announced the release of their new studio album, “Checkered Past” on November 12, 2021. Fans can get their first preview of the album with the release of the single ‘Knock Me Down’. Listen here:
Pre-order/save “Checkered Past” on CD/Color Vinyl/Digital HERE: https://orcd.co/checkeredpast
Written and recorded during late 2020 and early 2021, “Checkered Past” sees Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis, and company continuing with the darker lyrical tone of the preceding studio albums, “The Devil You Know” and “The Missing Peace“, while incorporating their classic rock influences into the mix. Heavier songs are mixed with bluesier, boogie inducing tracks and dark, introspective ballads, often harkening back to the first three albums the band made, but also pushing the band forward. When fans absorb the album as a whole, they’ll see that the tracklisting is divided up into ‘sets’ or ‘suites’, where a sonic style is explored across multiple songs before moving on to the next, making for a remarkable listening experience.
Track List for Checkered Past:
1. Cannonball
2. Bad Luck Charm
3. Living Right Now
4. Get Along
5. If It’s Over Now
6. Better Than You
7. Knock Me Down
8. Dog
9. Let You Down
10. That Ain’t Why
11. Physical Itch
US Tour Dates:
November 12, 2021 — Indio, CA — Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
November 26, 2021 — San Juan Capistrano, CA — Coach House
November 27, 2021 — Long Beach, CA — Gaslamp
December 3, 2021 — Las Vegas, NV — Count’s Vamp’d
December 4, 2021 — Las Vegas, NV — Count’s Vamp’d
December 31, 2021 — West Hollywood, CA — Whisky A Go Go
Feb 9-14, 2022 — Port of Miami, FL — Monsters of Rock Cruise 2022