Delta Spirit - New Music

HOME AGAIN
NEW SINGLE OUT NOW / TAKEN FROM THEIR FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS
WHAT IS THERE
OUT SEPTEMBER 11TH 2020 VIA NEW WEST RECORDS

Delta Spirit have shared their new single, ‘Home Again’, the latest track to be taken from their upcoming album What Is There, out on September 11th via New West Records. The track arrives alongside a video directed by Michael Parks Randa.

The track premiered with Flood Magazine yesterday, with frontman Matthew Logan Vasquez explaining, “There is a reference to John Prine’s ‘Angel from Montgomery.’ We were booked to support him at the Luck Reunion at Willie Nelson‘s ranch during this year’s SXSW. It was a bummer losing the opportunity to share a stage, and certainly we were all crushed to hear about his passing. Topically, the song is about being gone for a living. If we wanted to continue down the Prine analogy, you could say it was the cat from the Cowboy’s perspective as opposed to the Angel’s.”

‘Home Again’ follows the release of ‘It Ain’t Easy’, the second song to be taken from Delta Spirit’s first album in six years, What Is There. The 10-song set was produced by the band and mixed by Tchad Blake (U2, Black Keys).

They previously shared the first track from the album ‘How Bout It’, which came with a powerful, cinematic video, also directed by Michael Parks Randa, and shot during the Covid-19 pandemic at over 30 locations throughout North America.

Their New West Records debut follows their acclaimed 2014 studio album Into The Wide. What Is There was recorded at Sonic Ranch outside of El Paso, TX and is dedicated to the memory of their friend and musical inspiration, Richard Swift.Formed in Southern California in 2005, Delta Spirit took an extended break after supporting their acclaimed effort Into The Wide. “In 2015, we were getting along like family gets along,” admits Vasquez. “That means sometimes we didn’t like each other too much. We were just growing apart. When we took a break and the band stopped, the friendships got an opportunity to come back.” He offers, “Personality-wise, our band is five contrarians trying to agree on an idea. When your similarity is that you’re contrarian, it’s tough. But when things work out, it’s incredible.”

Over the past six years, Vasquez has released and toured behind three celebrated solo albums, multi-instrumentalist Kelly Winrich launched a career as a producer, while bassist Jonathan Jameson, guitarist Will McLaren, and drummer Brandon Young collaborated and toured with Sam Outlaw, Mikky Ekko, the Los Angeles band Muna, among others. The band members now call Manhattan, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Austin, and Montreal home, and reconvened in Brooklyn for a jam session in 2018. Vasquez says, “When we played together, we found the same joy and took it deeper.” 

Delta Spirit not only return, but move forward together on What Is There. They wrote and recorded from a new place informed by maturity gained by their journey, break, and reunion. They locked into the process together and eventually found the sweet spot where they were all on the same page. Vasquez says, “I’m really proud of our body of work, but especially proud of where everybody has gotten to now. I have a lot of hope for us. I’m grateful for everyone in this band. There’s a lot of raw honesty in the music. It’s a record for right now, instead of pandering to the past. It’s the next step.”

As much as What Is There reflects their journey thus far, it also ushers them into new territory as both musicians and, most importantly, friends. 

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