Gov’t Mule announce new album ‘Peace…Like A River’

GOV’T MULE have announced a new album!

Titled Peace…Like A River, the new album from the blues rock band is the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated 2021 album Heavy Load Blues, and is scheduled to be released in June this year via Fantasy Records.

The album was recorded during the same sessions as Heavy Load Blues at The Power Station New England with co-producer John Paterno (ELVIS COSTELLO, BONNIE RAITT, LOS LOBOS) alongside the band’s vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Warren Haynes. The albums, however, were created in different rooms, with no shared gear or instruments, keeping the two concurrent projects with their own unique identity and character. 

Speaking about the album, Haynes comments, “Peace…Like A River is very ambitious from a musical arrangement standpoint in the way that a lot of the songs take twists and turns that is not common in today’s pop music world. At the same time, it’s very much a song record and covers a lot of ground, stylistically speaking. Song for song maybe my favorite one.”

The album features numerous notable guest contributions. Billy F Gibbons’ trademark vocals underscore the tasty ZZ TOP textures that inform the humor infused Shake Our Way Out, while Billy Bob Thornton adds his distinctive vocals to The River Only Flows One Way. For introductory track Dreaming Out Loud, Haynes wanted a SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE vocal style where different singers take different sections of the song, so he called upon previous collaborators blues great Ruthie Foster, whose backing vocals graced MULE’s 2006 album High & Mighty, and longtime friend, New Orleans soul legend, Ivan Neville. Lastly, rising soul artist Celisse adds her incredible vocals to Just Across The River.

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released the aforementioned Dreaming Out Loud as a single.

Watch the official visualizer for Dreaming Out Loud here:

You can view the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below.

Track List:

1. Same As It Ever Was
2. Shake Our Way Out (ft. Billy Gibbons)
3. Made My Peace
4. Peace I Need
5. Your Only Friend
6. Dreaming Out Loud (ft. Ivan Neville and Ruthie Foster)
7. Head Full Of Thunder
8. The River Only Flows One way (ft. Billy Bob Thornton)
9. After The Storm
10. Just Across The River (ft. Celisse Henderson)
11. Long Time Coming
12. Gone Too Long 

Deluxe edition (CD Only) – Time Of The Signs EP track list:

1. Stumblebum
2. Under The Tent
3. Time Stands Still
4. Blue, Blue Wind
5. The River Only Flows One Way (WH vocals)

Peace…Like A River is set for release on June 16th via Fantasy Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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