{"id":71201,"date":"2019-03-14T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=71201"},"modified":"2019-03-08T08:29:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:29:20","slug":"the-stray-cats-announce-first-album-in-26-years-40th-anniversary-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/the-stray-cats-announce-first-album-in-26-years-40th-anniversary-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The STRAY CATS Announce First Album in 26 Years + 40th Anniversary Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All revved up and red hot, The <strong>STRAY\u00a0CATS<\/strong> are back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brian Setzer<\/strong> (guitar, vocals), <strong>Lee<\/strong> <strong>Rocker<\/strong> (bass, vocals) and <strong>Slim<\/strong> <strong>Jim<\/strong> <strong>Phantom<\/strong> (drums, vocals)&#8211;original founding members of the iconic and acclaimed American rock and roll trio&#8211;are celebrating their <strong>40th anniversary<\/strong> in <strong>2019<\/strong> with a new album and tour (*see tour dates below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Catch Up With The Band In Studio Here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Stray Cats - 40 (EPK)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OhFFMYvqDO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> STRAY CATS <\/strong>have titled the album <strong>40.<\/strong> Marking their <strong>first new album in 26 years<\/strong>, it will be released <strong>May 24<\/strong> via <strong>Surfdog <\/strong>Records and distributed by <strong>Mascot Label Group <\/strong>(CD, LP, Digital) in Europe and the UK (CD, vinyl, digital). The song titles alone&#8211;including \u201c<strong>Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me),\u201d \u201cRock It Off,\u201d \u201cMean Pickin\u2019 Mama,\u201d <\/strong>and<strong> \u201cDevil Train\u201d<\/strong>\u2014instantly let listeners know they\u2019re in for a non-stop rocking time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first instant grat track<strong>, &#8220;Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me),\u201d<\/strong> is available now with a pre-order of the album.\u00a0 The song is also streaming on Spotify and on YouTube.\u00a0 A\u00a0<strong>Limited<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Box with CD including 2 bonus tracks and the Stray Cats-themed coasters (2x), postcard and 2 stickers<\/strong> will arrive on <strong>May 24. <\/strong>As well as <strong>limited LP on 180 grams silver vinyl: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mascotlabelgroup.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6db80df928ba3543709a43a22&amp;id=2d7ac9c1b0&amp;e=e6ef56c7c9\">http:\/\/smarturl.it\/StrayCats<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check Out The First Song \u2018Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me)\u2019 Here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Stray Cats - Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qMZdluOpiBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>STRAY CATS<\/strong> recorded <strong>40<\/strong> at <strong>Blackbird Studios<\/strong> in <strong>Nashville<\/strong> in late <strong>2018<\/strong> following their first North American shows in 10 years, with four concerts including sold-out headlining shows in <strong>Las Vegas<\/strong> and the <strong>Pacific<\/strong> <strong>Amphitheatre<\/strong> in <strong>Costa<\/strong> <strong>Mesa<\/strong>, <strong>CA<\/strong> before wildly enthusiastic audiences. Still buzzing from the thrill of playing together again and crowd response, they went into the studio with producer <strong>Peter Collins<\/strong> (Rush, Bon Jovi, The Brian Setzer Orchestra) and engineer <strong>Vance Powell<\/strong> (Jack White, Chris Stapleton, Arctic Monkeys). There are a dozen original songs that comprise the album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3ee9c857-73d5-433e-b5bb-4b816604264e-614x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3ee9c857-73d5-433e-b5bb-4b816604264e-614x614.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3ee9c857-73d5-433e-b5bb-4b816604264e-scaled-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3ee9c857-73d5-433e-b5bb-4b816604264e-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3ee9c857-73d5-433e-b5bb-4b816604264e-scaled-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3ee9c857-73d5-433e-b5bb-4b816604264e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3ee9c857-73d5-433e-b5bb-4b816604264e-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3ee9c857-73d5-433e-b5bb-4b816604264e-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what the guys have to say:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brian Setzer<\/strong>:<em> &#8220;You have to understand how unique The Stray Cats are. It\u2019s me playing an old hollow body guitar, Slim Jim playing two or three drums, and Lee Rocker slapping a stand-up acoustic bass.\u00a0 I get to write new songs and then play them with my buddies.\u00a0 Somehow we created a new and exciting sound with this simple idea.\u00a0 And you know what? A lot of people agree!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lee Rocker:<\/strong> <em>\u201cThis new album really feels like the first record we did, it\u2019s really natural and comfortable. For the recording, we went live&#8211;like doing a gig, we recorded in a real, organic way.\u00a0 We were all in one room standing next to each other recording live, with the amps turned up to 10, it captured the undefinable things that happen when a band is great, it captured the magic that takes place and an undefined spark.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Slim Jim Phantom: <\/strong><em>\u201cWe\u2019re very, very focused when we get into the studio, it didn\u2019t feel like a long time had passed since we had done this, it felt very natural and familiar.\u00a0 We were all in a row with everyone watching each other, so it felt like a gig in the set-up.\u00a0 We really embraced that a little bit for the album, it\u2019s like an old way of making records.\u00a0 The modern is meeting the vintage, which has always been our inspiration.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201840\u2019 Tracklisting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Rock It Off<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>I\u2019ve Got Love If You Want It<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Cry Danger<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>I Attract Trouble<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Three Time\u2019s A Charm<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>That\u2019s Messed Up<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>When Nothing\u2019s Going Right<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Desperado<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Mean Pickin\u2019 Mama<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>I\u2019ll Be Looking Out For You<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Devil Train<\/strong><\/li><li><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>+Bonus tracks &#8211; Box Set ONLY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CRY BABY (<\/strong>LIVE in Orange County, CA 2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DOUBLE TALKIN\u2019 BABY (<\/strong>LIVE in Orange County, CA 2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/bd275984-037a-4b1d-8917-ce995437fe19-614x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/bd275984-037a-4b1d-8917-ce995437fe19-614x409.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/bd275984-037a-4b1d-8917-ce995437fe19-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/bd275984-037a-4b1d-8917-ce995437fe19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/bd275984-037a-4b1d-8917-ce995437fe19-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Stray Cats from L-R: Lee Rocker, Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom<\/em><br \/> <em>By Russ Harrington<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>European\/UK Tour 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fri 21 Jun &#8211; Azkena Rock Festival, Spain&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sun 23 Jun &#8211; 02 Academy, Birmingham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tues 25 Jun &#8211; 02 Apollo, Manchester<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wed 26 June &#8211; Hammersmith Apollo, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurs 27 June &#8211; Hammersmith Apollo, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sat 29 June &#8211; Retro C Trop, France&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mon 01 July &#8211; AFAS Live, Netherlands&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wed 03 July&nbsp;\u2013 Columbiahalle, Germany&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurs 04 July \u2013 Palladium, Germany&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sat 06 July &#8211; American Tours Festival, France&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sun 07 July &#8211; Les Eurockeennes, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tues 09 July \u2013 Killesberg, Germany&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurs 11 July&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Zenith, Germany&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fri 12 July &#8211; X-Tra, Switzerland&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sat 13 July &#8211; Musilac Festival, France&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thurs 18 July &#8211; Pori Jazz Festival, Finland&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sat 20 July &#8211; Summer Jamboree, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ABOUT THE STRAY CATS<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>STRAY CATS<\/strong>, the band that put Rockabilly music back on the record charts in the early &#8217;80s, scored several big hits on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a striking visual 1950\u2019s style brought \u201cup to date\u201d with exaggerated pompadours and colorful tattoos and as well as genuine musical chops that evoked the best players of rockabilly&#8217;s original heyday. Formed by guitarist\/vocalist\u00a0<strong>Brian Setzer<\/strong>, upright bass player\u00a0<strong>Lee Rocker<\/strong>\u00a0and drummer\u00a0<strong>Slim Jim Phantom<\/strong>\u00a0in the Long Island town of Massapequa, NY, in\u00a0<strong>1979<\/strong>, the trio shared a love for Rockabilly music.\u00a0 After banging around New York for a few months, in the summer of 1980, and seeing a pompadoured kid on the cover of UK magazine\u00a0NME, they hopped a plane to London where a rockabilly revival movement was just beginning to emerge. 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