THE ARISTOCRATS REVEAL ALBUM TITLE/CONCEPT OF FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS!
"...Renowned rock-fusion trio The Aristocrats are excited to reveal the album title and concept of their first studio album in five years: DUCK will be available in both standard and deluxe edition formats as well as vinyl on February 16th, 2024. The new concept album will be released via BOING Music, distributed via Hostile City Distro/MVD in North America.
The trademark Aristocratic musical mayhem is rowdier than ever, but the band’s fifth studio album is truly like nothing else in their catalogue. DUCK is mixed by Forrester Savell (Twelve Foot Ninja, Dead Letter Circus, The Butterfly Effect) and contains original character artwork by film animator Lance Myers (Space Jam, Anastasia, Quest For Camelot).
Of the inspiration for DUCK, The Aristocrats collectively explained, “It is the story of a web-footed Antarctic Island native fleeing a penguin policeman all the way to New York City… where considerable misadventure and danger await.” Of its genesis, they elaborated, “We’ve always been writing with a storytelling aspect in mind, and our live shows always include our stories behind the songs… But the stories had mainly been about us. Then Marco came into the studio with a song about a duck, and we all looked at each other and said, ‘What if all of stories for the songs on this album… happened to a duck? What’s that story about?’ And suddenly we had a concept album on our hands.”..."
Introducing Rusanda Panfili – the first ever instrumental guest on an Aristocrats album!
"... The Balkan-flavored madcap final cut on DUCK is entitled “This Is Not Scrotum”. Yes, we know, you have questions. No story spoilers yet, but we’re more than happy to tell you about the first ever instrumental guest on an Aristocrats album – world class violinist Rusanda Panfili (Hans Zimmer Live, Andrea Bocelli, and many more)!
Rusanda’s roots in Moldova bring an unrivaled authenticity to our take on Eastern European fusion, and we’re very grateful that she agreed to appear on such an…*inelegantly* named song...."
THE SONG THAT STARTED IT ALL!
"... When Marco first wrote a tune that evoked classic 70s/Motown vibes and cheekily named it “Sittin’ With A Duck On A Bay”, he had no idea the whole album would end up being named DUCK. But it’s funny how things turn out. Here’s a short feature on that very song, along with some behind-the-scenes talk about the DUCK story evolution...."
AND THEN, REVISITED
"... Instead of our standard video featurette for the song “And Then There Were Just Us/Duck’s End”, Marco (who wrote it) did something completely different. Let him tell you about it in his own words:..."
BANG BANG BANG!
"... What happens when Guthrie Govan sits down to write a pretty fusion tune and suddenly construction workers noisily invade his block of flats? Guthrie explains, as only he can, exactly why “Here Come The Builders” didn’t turn out as he’d originally expected…."
Read the story of DUCK!
"...What happens when an Antarctic island Duck gets in trouble at home and flees a penguin policeman all the way to New York City? CLICK HERE to read the story of DUCK. We’ll be publishing this one chapter at a time over the next few months, and chapter 3 is now online! ;-)..."
The DUCK USA/Canada tour starts tonight!
"... We had an incredible time in Mexico this past week, playing 3 shows in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City. Thank you so much to everyone who came to see us and made each gig very memorable for us!
Now we are back in the US of A ready to begin the next stage of the tour. We start in Ramona/San Diego tonight, before heading all across the states and Canada. All the dates and ticket links can be found HERE. Hope to see you at a show soon!..."
