WOLFMOTHER Announce February Release For Victorious Album

Grammy Award-winning rock band Wolfmother have announced a February 19th release date for their new album, Victorious (Universal Music Enterprises). Fans around the world got a sneak preview of the album yesterday when Wolfmother premiered two tracks – “Victorious” and “City Lights” – which can be heard via Spotify here.

Fans can get “Victorious” and “City Lights” as instant downloads by pre-ordering Victorious on iTunes. The CD is also available for pre-order through Amazon, and pre-orders and exclusive merch bundles are also available at this location.

Wolfmother will support Victorious with a headline tour of North America set to kick off February 24th at First Avenue in Minneapolis. On November 30th at 10 AM, fans that have signed up for Wolfmother email updates will receive a special code to purchase tickets before they are available to the general public. On December 4th, tickets go on sale to the general public. For more information, please visit wolfmother.com.

The follow-up to 2009’s Cosmic Egg and 2014’s New Crown, Victorious is an electrifying testament to the range and depth of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Andrew Stockdale’s artistry. Recorded at Henson Studios in Los Angeles with 2X Grammy winning producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, AC/DC, Chris Cornell, Bruce Springsteen), the songs are edgy, inventive and uncompromising and rank among the band’s best ever.

Stockdale began working on the record this past January at his Byron Bay studio in New South Wales, writing on every instrument and embracing the same creative approach he used on the band’s debut album a decade ago.

“Back in the early days, I’d play guitar, bass, and drums and then present the ideas to the band and we’d work on the arrangement together,” he says. “I thought it would be cool to get back to demoing ideas by myself and playing everything. It’s a good way to do things because it can make the style more cohesive.”

In addition to vocals, Stockdale played guitar and bass and brought in Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Bruce Springsteen, A Perfect Circle) and Joey Waronker (Air, Beck, REM) to split drum duties.

“We wanted to get back to that big sound,” says Stockdale. “The album is a balance of garage-y energy and big production. It’s wild, energetic and,” he muses, “perfect for a festival main stage.”