{"id":27161,"date":"2021-02-17T07:17:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T13:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/?p=27161"},"modified":"2021-02-18T11:46:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:46:54","slug":"andrew-mcconathy-the-drunken-hearts-new-album-alive-n-free-out-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/andrew-mcconathy-the-drunken-hearts-new-album-alive-n-free-out-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew McConathy & The Drunken Hearts\u2019 New Album \u2018Alive ‘n Free\u2019 Out Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
Andre<\/em><\/strong>w McConathy & The Drunken Hearts<\/em><\/strong> Release <\/strong>Alive ‘n Free<\/em><\/strong> Jan 15, 2021 <\/strong>
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<\/strong>Recorded Live and Multi Tracked Through An Entire Cross Country Tour,<\/strong>
<\/strong>Alive ‘n Free<\/em><\/strong> is <\/strong>Out Now:<\/em><\/strong>
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BOULDER, CO —  In the Fall of 2019 Andrew McConathy & his band of Drunken Hearts<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>embarked <\/em>on a 20 show, cross-country album release tour that spanned more than 15,000 miles from Portland, OR to Portland, ME, and everywhere in between. Six men, six plane flights, 3 tow trucks, two vans, two winter storms, one bad transmission, one flatbed U-Haul truck, one SUV, and one trailer resulted in\u2026 ONE LIVE ALBUM.
Set for digital release only on Friday, January 15, Andrew McConathy & The Drunken Hearts\u2019 Alive ‘n Free<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>showcases the band in the midst of a grueling tour supporting Yonder Mountain String Band October 10 – November 24, 2019. The tour made stops at fabled venues like the 8×10 in Baltimore, Brooklyn Bowl, Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY, The Ardmore Music Hall near Philadelphia, Wooly’s in Des Moines, IA, as well as a notable headlining album release show at the Fox Theatre in their hometown of Boulder, CO.

Alive ‘n Free<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>accurately captures McConathy\u2019s infectious energy while smack-dab in the band\u2019s element – on the road, enduring the hardships that often come with life as a touring band, and the result is magnetic. Glide Magazine<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s Jim Hynes says, \u201c<\/strong>Drunken Hearts adeptly blend country, mountain music, and psychedelia\u2026 And, surely McConathy has one of the most memorable voices in roots music.\u201d American Songwriter<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s Dallas Jackson echoed this sentiment, \u201c[They] carry a mountain spirit into its music and mix it with a 90s rock blend, that is eerily reminiscent of Pearl Jam \u2014 due in large part to the vocals of Andrew McConathy.\u201d  
JamBase premiered the album in its entirety and interviews with McConathy more about it here<\/strong>: www.jambase.com\/article\/andrew-mcconathy-drunken-hearts-live-album-alive-n-free<\/a>
This debut live release features 12 original songs including standout performances along the tour of then-brand new tunes, \u201cUnrest<\/strong>,\u201d \u201cShining Eyes<\/strong>,\u201d and the Jack Kerouac inspired politically appropo title track from their most recent studio album \u201cWheels of the City<\/strong>.\u201d There is also an explosive cover of fellow Coloradan Robin Davis\u2019 \u201cProm Night<\/strong>\u201d (Broke Mountain) and short anecdote from the road in \u201cVan Story<\/strong>\u201d
Alive ‘n Free<\/em> flows almost as if it were a “Best Of,” documenting the band’s rise from three piece bluegrass outfit to full-fledged country rock’n roll machine. The album progresses from some of McConathy’s oldest original songs like “Don’t Go<\/strong>” and “Happy<\/strong>” into scorching new staples like “Black Snake<\/strong>” (their testament to Standing Rock), “Want You Back<\/strong>,” and “Broken Things<\/strong>.
One previously unreleased song, \u201cTell Me<\/strong>,\u201d kicks off the album, starting subtly with an \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d intro leading into a pounding rhythm and the lyrics, \u201cThe road keeps winding under these feet\u2026 No winds can stop us, these words are the seed\u2026 Here to remind us there\u2019s nothing between\u2026  the end of the darkness & the sight unforeseen<\/em>.\u201d McConathy says of the song, \u201cTell Me\u2019 is about showing resilience in the face of defeat or adversity and hitting the gas, not slowing down, when it feels like the world is on your shoulders. We wrote the song holed up in a cabin outside of Winter Park, CO in July 2019.\u201d
Alive ‘n Free <\/em><\/strong>is a follow up to 2019\u2019s studio release, Wheels of the City <\/em><\/strong>(LoHi Records), which PopMatters<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 Michael Bialas called \u201ca pulsating, ambitious, adventurous new record\u201d and Americana Highways<\/strong>\u2019 Gary Schwind called <\/em>\u201cA Soundtrack For The Open Road.\u201d Wheels <\/em>was produced by McConathy\u2019s longtime friend and mentor Tim Carbone<\/strong> (Railroad Earth) and was recorded over several sessions in 2018 at Silo Sound in Denver, CO.<\/strong> Both the new album and Wheels<\/em> feature McConathy on acoustic guitar and vocals, Alex Johnson<\/strong> on drums, Jon McCartan<\/strong> on bass, Cody Russell<\/strong> on pedal steel, lap steel, and dobro, and Kory Montgomery<\/strong> on electric guitar and vocals. 
Produced by McConathy & Todd Divel,<\/strong> Alive ‘n Free <\/em><\/strong>was recorded by the band\u2019s sound engineer Taylor Hines<\/strong> and then mixed and mastered by Divel at Silo Sound throughout 2020. <\/strong>
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<\/strong>Alive \u2018n Free<\/em><\/strong> brings <\/strong>Andrew McConathy & The Drunken Hearts\u2019 <\/strong>soundtrack from the open road!<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andrew McConathy & The Drunken Hearts – Alive ‘n Free <\/em><\/strong>Track Listing<\/strong>
1. Tell Me (3:48)*
2. Don\u2019t Go (5:03)
3. Van Story (0:21)*
4. Happy (05:20)
5. Fire in a House (4:05)
6. Unrest (3:20)
7. Run It All Together (3:36)
8. In the Middle (3:19)
9. Shining Eyes (4:27)
10. Wheels of the City (4:08)
11. Black Snake (5:29)
12. Want You Back (5:19)
13. Prom Night (4:44)
14.  Broken Things (4:50)

*contains explicit lyrics <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
For more information, please visit <\/strong>www.thedrunkenhearts.com<\/strong><\/a>, facebook.com\/thedrunkenhearts<\/strong><\/a>, twitter.com\/drunkenhearts<\/strong><\/a>, and instagram.com\/thedrunkenhearts<\/strong><\/a>.

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