The band Live have unleashed their first single in six years, “Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin’)” featuring Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo. The new song comes just as Live and Stone Temple Pilots kick off their co-headlining “Jubilee” North American tour.
Live and Stone Temple Pilots are celebrating the 30th anniversaries of their landmark albums Throwing Copper and Purple, respectively on the summer tour. They kick off the outing tonight (August 16th), and remain on the road through a September 15th show in Indianapolis, with support from Soul Asylum on most dates. Tickets are available here.
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The new song “Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin’)” is a bluesy rocker with slide guitar playing from DeLeo. It marks the first new music from Live since their 2018 EP Local 717.
Live singer Ed Kowalcyzk commented, “I’m so excited for our fans to hear Live’s first new release in six years with “Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin’).” It was such a blast to produce this totally ‘in-house’ with Live’s Zak Loy (lead guitar) and Nick Jay (keyboards) producing, with otherworldly rhythm section grooves by Live’s Johnny Radelat (drums) and Chris Heerlein (bass)… and last but not least, the mystical slide guitar-stylings of the incredible Dean DeLeo of STP!”
He continued, “We can’t wait to play it onstage this summer with Dean as we share the stage for a nationwide tour with Stone Temple Pilots! Lyrically, it’s that last cocktail before closing time, that final lap of a race that’s gone on too long… the song is also a kind of thank you letter to the late Junior Kimbrough and his hill-country brethren for all the inspiration they have given me over the years with their unique and strikingly original blues music. Enjoy and see you on the road!”
DeLeo added, “Love the track and loved playing on it. Thank you for letting me be a part of it.”
Listen to “Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin’)” in the player below, and see where Live’s classic hits rank on our list of the 50 Best Post-Grunge Songs.