Spanish Gold

My Morning Jacket drummer Patrick Hallahan's new project Spanish Gold will release their debut album South of Nowhere on May 27th via BMG/Del Mar Records. The trio is rounded out by guitarist Adrian Quesada (formerly of Grupo Fantasma) and guitarist and lead vocalist Dante Schwebel (City and Colour, formerly of Hacienda). "Out On The Street," is the single out now from the album. It is mid-tempo with a heavy sway, sprinkled with a touch of new wave pixie dust.

On making the new album, Schwebel comments, "We kept finding that we had a lot of the same reference points during the recording. It became evident that we were still children of the MTV era. We grew up with MTV when it was still a music channel. The way that the programming crossed genres from R&B to hip hop, rock, soul and pop music is how we approach records. It's an album of all those styles. Like watching a random hour of MTV programming circa 1986-1996. It's a nod to Michael Jackson, Dr. Dre, Madonna, the Beastie Boys or Tom Petty, all with a Texas border town setting. It all adds up to a fun listen that you can keep on repeat."

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