New Zealand blues band BB & The Bullets are proud to announce the release of the next single from their forthcoming album “High Tide” on Friday May 30th. After the release of their debut single “Something In The Water” Whanganui band BB & The Bullets are at it again with another original track. This one is called “High Tide” and tells the story of a person trying to control the uncontrollable, a farmer whose land is threatened by a river. The recording features the keyboard skills of Brian’s compadre from a previous incarnation - the indelible Eddie Rayner, (Split Enz and Crowded House). Eddie and Brian worked together on film scores and as a Warner Bros act called The Makers. Eddie’s organ contribution to the song lifts the track and helps fill out the sound to portray the highly charged emotions the song conveys. This song is a crowd favourite at the band’s shows with the audience often singing along. It really hits home.
The video for the song was filmed in Whanganui and at Patea Bay, and features the rusted hulk of the wreck of the S.S Waitangi, a steamer that was beached there in 1923. BB & The Bullets debut album “High Tide” has been scooped up by iconic French Record label Dixiefrog Records and is due for international release through the label on September 12th this year. The album was recorded in Whanganui at producer and band leader Brian Baker’s Nixon Street recording studio after the band had established itself by gigging around the local circuit. With shows at Lads Brewery, a regular Thursday night at The Commercial Hotel, plus appearances at Mainstreet’s Kaboodle Festival and further afield in Whangarei, Auckland City Council Music In Parks, Bay Of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival, Capital Blues Inc in Wellington and the Te Puna Quarry in Tauranga, the band are establishing themselves as a dynamic blues rock trio, delivering high energy, emotive shows to delighted audiences.
Band members Brad McMillan (drums), Stu Duncan (bass) and Brian Baker (guitar and vocals) couldn’t be happier “Working with Dixie Frog, seeing our record released in Europe, UK, Canada, The States and New Zealand is a dream come true for our little Whanganui band” We hope everybody comes along for the ride!” The finished video and the single will be launched at Whanganui’s Commercial Hotel on Friday 30th May at 7pm, everyone is welcome, keep an eye on the band’s Facebook page for more announcements.
“High Tide” will be live on Spotify, You Tube, Apple Music and other streaming platforms on May 30th. The album will be released internationally on vinyl, CD and digital on September 12th.