DeWolff - Muscle Shoals (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The free-wheelin’ rock ‘n’ soul trio DeWolff have announced their new studio album ‘Muscle Shoals’, which was recorded at the legendary FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama. The album will be released on 6 December via Mascot Records.

Nestled on the banks of the Tennessee River, just south of Nashville and east of Memphis sits the town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In the 1960s, with the help of two recording studios, FAME and the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Muscle Shoals became home to the Soul of America.

FAME Studios saw the birth of Aretha Franklin as the Queen of Soul when she sat at the piano and laid down, "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)"; There was also Arthur Conley, Wilson Picket, and Etta James. A little more than two miles up the road is Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, which saw Cher, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan all come through the doors and all the way up to The Black Keys when they recorded the Grammy-winning, 'Brothers,' there in 2010.

When the opportunity for DeWolff to head to Muscle Shoals to record it was a dream come true. "Even before we were into Southern Rock, as a kid, Luka got an album of Southern Soul, and most of it was recorded at FAME." says singer/guitarist Pablo van de Poel of his brother. "Our introduction to Soul didn't start with James Brown; we started with Wilson Pickett.”

In May 2024, they travelled to Muscle Shoals to record their 10th studio album between the two studios with Grammy Award-winning producer Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes). "You can really feel some kind of rock 'n roll magic in the air there," Pablo adds. "Right when we played our first notes there, I got goosebumps. This definitely was one of the best recording experiences we've ever had. Even the grand piano Leon Russell used was still there, just like the electric Wurlitzer piano that was used on "I Never Loved A Man" by Aretha Franklin!"

The album kicks off with "In Love," a swirling funky soul ode to cheating. "It's about if you're with someone for a long time and you meet someone else and they really turn your world upside down by challenging the promises you make to your partner when you have a long term relationship. There's all these things that you want to do. There's a line that goes 'tell me babe why can't we meet, at the dark end of the street,' which is a reference to Dark End of the Street, written by Muscle Shoals songwriter Dan Penn.”

Tracklist:
1. In Love
2. Natural Woman
3. Out On The Town
4. Let's Stay Together
5. Ophelia
6. Truce
7. Hard To Make A Buck
8. Book of Life
9. Winner (When it Comes to Losing)
10. Fools & Horses
11. Snowbird
12. Ships In The Night
13. Cicada Serenade


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