ERIC BIBB RELEASES NEW SINGLE RIDIN’
March 3rd, 2023
Eric Bibb has today released “Ridin’”, the title track from the celebrated Blues musician’s forthcoming album due March 24 on Repute Records. The track pays homage to the brave Freedom Riders of 1961 who risked their lives to help African American citizens register to vote.
The concept album draws inspiration from the oil painting A Ride For Liberty (1862) by Eastman Johnson, which depicts an African American family fleeing enslavement in the southern USA during the American Civil War. The album’s themes of struggle, liberation, and perseverance and Bibb’s captivating storytelling prove once again that the blues are a powerful tool for social commentary.
Comments Bibb; “Ridin’ is the title song from my new album, inspired by the brave Freedom Riders who travelled from northern cities to the Deep South, risking their lives, helping African American citizens register to vote. Another source of inspiration was a painting from 1862, A ride for liberty, by Eastman Johnson, depicting an African American family escaping slavery on horseback. We’re still riding…”
Adds Glen Scott; “Receiving WhatsApp notes from Eric with guitar motifs, song ideas and more-often-than-not completed songs is something I get very excited and inspired by. Ridin’ was no different. This song drew from all of the Blues, Soul, Rock energies that encompasses Eric as a modern-day blues troubadour and got to me even in its lo-fi state. I amped up the production values by way of the drum, bass, organ and additional overdubs from Eric. Additional recordings were executed live on the floor at Atlantis Studios Stockholm with Staffan Astner (electric guitar), Olla Gustafson (lap steel) and Nicci Noutini (drums). Backing vocals by Paris Renita, Ash Haynes and Ida Sand added the soulful gospel icing to a juicy cake.”
“Larry O'Malley, East Cote Mastering - Mastering
Niclas Lindstrom, Chris McGreevy - Engineers”
