Moreland & Arbuckle Release Third Video From PROMISED LAND OR BUST
“Raw, dirty, primal and infectious…sizzling guitar, sturdy vocals and rude harmonica” –USA Today
“Deeply satisfying...gritty soul and blues with garage overtones and fire-and-brimstone vocals"–Living Blues
Wichita, Kansas' blues rockers Moreland & Arbuckle have released a new video for their original song, Take Me With You (When You Go). They have previously released videos for the songs When The Lights Are Burning Low and Mean And Evil, all from their Alligator Records debut album Promised Land Or Bust.
Guitarist Aaron Moreland — co-founder of the groundbreaking Kansas-based trio — describes their music as “gritty blues and roots rock from the heartland.” On their recording and live on stage, Moreland, harmonicist/vocalist Dustin Arbuckle and drummer Kendall Newby bring fierce electric fury and unrelenting punk rock energy to their original songs, inspired by raw Delta and Mississippi Hill Country blues.
According to Arbuckle,"Take Me With You (When You Go) is our ode to going on a journey, physical, spiritual, or otherwise. Inspired by a series of experiences that may or may not have actually occurred. We had a lot of fun writing and recording this song. The writing process was a little different than usual with Kendall writing the main guitar riff, Aaron and I collaborating on the lyrics, and Aaron contributing the trippy outro. We were able to add some extra layers in the studio that helped transform this from a gritty swamp rocker into a more psychedelic production. It was Bayles' favorite. Can't think of a better tune to kick off the album."
Since the 2016 release of Promised Land Or Bust (available on CD and vinyl), produced by Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Botch, The Sword), Moreland & Arbuckle have hit the road hard, playing clubs and festivals around the country and receiving copious amounts of critical praise. In June, they made their debut at the world famous Chicago Blues Festival, helping Alligator celebrate its 45th anniversary. They will spend much of the summer touring the UK and other parts of Europe before heading out to the West Coast.
AllMusic.com recently wrote, "The beauty on Promised Land or Bust is that Moreland & Arbuckle approach their spiritual and carnal as inseparable, bound together in their rowdy, soulful, infectious sound; it’s all killer, no filler. What really sets this band apart from virtually every modern blues act is that their energy, rawness and virtuosic instrumental skill are matched by their songwriting. Brilliant...considerable firepower…roots inspirations of Mississippi Delta and Hill Country blues, electric roadhouse boogies and heartland hard rock. The emotional depth in Arbuckle’s vocal is underscored by his haunted harmonica and Moreland’s supercharged guitar breaks…Squalling, scorching slide…grungy, gritty, bluesy country-rock. Smoking and scorching."
