King Hobo announce new album ‘Mauga’
KING HOBO have announced a brand new album!
The supergroup, made up of Thomas Juneor Andersson (KAMCHATKA), Per Wiberg (KAMCHATKA / SPIRITUAL BEGGARS / CANDLEMASS / ex-OPETH) and Jean-Paul Gaster (CLUTCH), have announced their new album Mauga, which is set for release in May.
The album was produced by Tobias Strandvik and recorded at his studio in Varberg, Sweden, and also features artwork by vocalist and bassist Per Wilburg.
Speaking about the album, Per Wiberg says, “we recorded this album the same way as the first, live in the rehearsal room. It’s quite a liberating process compared to how a lot of albums are recorded these days. We set up our gear in a circle and go full on, no headphones or screens to seal off the amps or drums. We jam all through the day to see what we come up with, arrange it on the spot and record. I really like the fact that it doesn’t feel like a regular recording situation with monitors, click tracks, and what not. It feels a lot more exclusive and kinda like a proper gig actually, plus we don’t have to worry what it’s gonna sound like live either, cause this is live in the raw! The hang out part and easy going vibe adds a lot to how we play together as well and none of this would happen if we didn’t have a guy we trusted in the studio. Toby Strandvik did a tremendous job this time with the technical side of things as this way of recording might not be an engineers’ wet dream so to speak. The journey has just as much worth as the destination to us and I think we found the ‘Hobo way of capturing the moment.”
The band have also announced three singles from the album that will be released across April and May; Hobo Ride (April 19th), Listen Here (May 3rd) and Dragon’s Tail (May 17th).
You can view the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:
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