Wednesday 14 January 2015

The Sludgelord News: THE ROAD HOME: Scott Kelly Solo Venture Takes New Form With Full-Time Members Noah Landis And Munly J Munly. West Coast Tour Dates Begin Next Week


With the addition of new full-time members, the project forged as SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME -- orchestrated by Neurosis' founding guitarist/vocalist, Scott Kelly -- has since taken a new form as simply, THE ROAD HOME.

Neurosis' keyboard/effects wizard, Noah Landis, has been a part of the project since the creation of SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME's 2012-released debut album, The Forgiven Ghost In Me, providing baritone guitars and keyboards to the record and on stage. Yet, since his role in the outfit has become much more expansive and significant, in both inception and delivery of the tunes, his place in the lineup has therefore become more permanent. Additionally, renowned singer/songwriter Munly J Munly has joined the group in recent months, helping reshape the band's sound. An iconic folk/country/gospel multi-instrumentalist who has helped shape the contemporary sound of Denver, Munly is part of several current acts, including his own Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots, as well as Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Denver Broncos UK and others, with releases on Smooch Records, Alternative Tentacles and more, in addition to being an awarded author, and so on.

Issues Kelly of the current state of THE ROAD HOME, "We changed the name because with the addition of Munly and Noah's already prominent role in the process it felt that this had become a band of absolutely equal parts in every way. We will be working on new material throughout the year in preparation for a new record."

As their next recorded chapter comes together, THE ROAD HOME's new lineup will be playing live whenever possible, beginning with a newly-confirmed Western US tour which begins next week. From Thursday, January 22rd through Wednesday, February 4th, they will traverse through California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Washington with twelve dates confirmed.

Additional tour and release news on THE ROAD HOME will be confirmed and announced in the months ahead.

THE ROAD HOME Winter Tour Dates:
1/22/2015 1234 Go! Records - Oakland, CA - in-store performance [info]
1/23/2015 Metavinyl - Santa Cruz, CA [info]
1/24/2015 Audies Olympic - Fresno, CA [info]
1/25/2015 Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society - Los Angeles, CA
1/27/2015 TKO Records - Huntington Beach, CA - in-store performance [info]
1/28/2015 Yucca Tap Room - Phoenix, AZ [info]
1/29/2015 Dive Bar - Las Vegas, NV
1/30/2015 Heart of Gold Tattoo - Salt Lake City, UT
1/31/2015 Crazy Heart - Boise, ID
2/02/2015 The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA [info]
2/03/2015 El Corazon - Seattle, WA [info]
2/04/2015 Hawthorne Theatre front room - Portland, OR [info]

Neurot Recordings released SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME's debut outing, The Forgiven Ghost In Me, in August 2012. Dissimilar to his previously-released solo outings, on this recording Kelly sought out additional musicians to help bring his written vision to fruition, recruiting the talents of Greg Dale and Noah Landis, as well as guest contributions from Jason Roeder (Neurosis, Sleep) and Josh Graham (A Storm Of Light, ex-Neurosis). The Forgiven Ghost In Me, flows with over forty minutes of foreboding Americana showcasing the ever-evolving artist brandishing some of Kelly's most expressive hymns of pain, reflection and redemption to date.



Source: EarSplit PR