August 1, 2008
Nashville, TN
The Youngers Discover Their Heritage
New Album Produced By John Carter Cash; Fall Tour Set
Nashville, Tenn.-- Pennsylvania-based roots-rock band The Youngers boldly stake their claim as one of the most promising and vital bands in America with a stunning new album due out this fall, followed by a North American tour in support of the album.
When it came time to cut the new album, the band turned to producer John Carter Cash (only son of the legendary Johnny and June Carter Cash). They recorded at the historic Cash Cabin studio in Hendersonville, Tenn. The result is Heritage, due out Sept. 9, 2008, on the band's own Obuck Records.
Bartolo and his Younger cohorts Randy Krater (Bass and Vocals) and Justin Schaefer (Drums and Percussion) land in that sweet, almost-impossible-to-find intersection of the past and present where old and new combine to create the extraordinary. When it works, as it does here, the results sound at once strangely familiar and still progressive.
The Youngers were joined on Heritage by an all-star supporting cast including John Carter Cash (Percussion), Laura Cash (Fiddle), Ronnie McCoury of The Del McCoury Band (Mandolin), and legendary Waylon Jennings' pedal steel player Ralph Mooney. James Harton (Hammond B3, Piano) and former Younger Jesse Nocera (Guitars) also joined Bartolo and company in the studio.
This new collection swirls with chiming guitars, strident vocals and intuitive storytelling. From the opening, sing-along anthem "Heartbreaker" to the closing down-beat epic "Downtown," The Youngers capture the heartbreak, hopes, dreams, despair and joy of a new generation. And tapping into universal themes that everyone has experienced and conveying them in a way that resonates with their peers is what Heritage is all about.
The band kicks off an impressive fall tour in support of the new album on September 5 in New York City before moving on to stops in Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis, Nashville and points in-between. Updated tour listings can be found at the band's website: www.theyoungers.com.
Singing from the past. Singing to the future. Most importantly…singing in the now. That innate ability to capture life unfolding separates The Youngers and Heritage
