Long-running rockers The Picturebooks have shared a new single “Holy Ghost,” featuring Jon Harvey (Monster Truck). Watch the music video, which was recorded in Guetersloh (GER), Los Angeles (USA) and Hamilton (CAN) at the link below. The song comes from their forthcoming new album The Major Minor Collective, due out September 3rd, 2021 via Century Media. The entire album is chock full of guest performances from members of Clutch, Refused, Slothrust, Blues Pills, Halestorm, Black Stone Cherry and more! Watch the clip right now and pre-order the album.
“Hallelujah. Sounds the same in every language. The meaning never changes. A divine celebration. When my good buddies The Picturebooks contacted me about working on a song with them, I heard a few things they’d been working on and the music for ‘Holy Ghost’ immediately grabbed my brain and shook it. The vibe was so sexy and groovy that it almost felt taboo, and the concept came together effortlessly. The lyrics are about the magnetism and attraction you feel when someone who checks all your boxes visually, enters. The fleeting intensity of an unknown future imagined in seconds. Like a spiritual uprising, that flushes your cheeks and speeds your heartbeat. What I can only imagine, is what heaven feels like,” states Jon Harvey about the collaboration.
The Picturebooks vocalist and guitarist, Fynn Grabke adds, “When we wrote ’Holy Ghost’ we immediately heard Jon Harvey’s awesome voice on it! Monster Truck became our best buddies after all the touring we did together in the past all over Europe and Canada. We always wanted to do a song together. To be honest, we didn’t know how good this song really was or could be. It was Jon who turned it into one of the coolest things we’ve ever recorded and we’re so happy about it! Thank you to this freaking pandemic to have shown the world once again that nothing will ever stop music!!! People will always find ways to make music because people need it. Because we need to create and enjoy it. There’s no better cure for anything!“
The Picturebooks recently revealed the title of their new album last month, now the boys are proud to present the official artwork as well as the full tracklisting of The Major Minor Collective, which will be out September 3rd, 2021.
The Major Minor Collective Track-listing:
- Here’s to Magic (feat. Dennis Lyxzèn [Refused, INVSN])
- Corrina Corrina (feat. Neil Fallon [Clutch])
- Catch Me If You Can (feat. Chris Robertson [Black Stone Cherry])
- Beach Seduction (feat. Leah Wellbaum [Slothrust])
- Holy Ghost (feat. Jon Harvey [Monster Truck])
- Too Soft To Live And Too Hard To Die (feat. Elin Larsson [Blues Pills])
- Rebel (feat. Lzzy Hale [Halestorm])
- Multidimensional Violence (Feat. Erlend Hjelvik [HJELVIK, Ex-Kvelertak])
- Riders And Farmers (feat. The Inspector Cluzo)
- Blind Riders (feat. The Well)
- Again and Again
- Song 12 (Fan Edition)*
*Bonus Track:
only available on Digipak-format and Digital Album
https://thepicturebooks.lnk.to/TheMajorMinorCollective
The Major Minor Collective is now available for pre-order HERE and can be purchased in the following formats:
– 180g black LP + CD & LP-Booklet (with embossing of logo on cover)
– Exclusive Vinyl:
180g mint LP + CD & LP-Booklet (with embossing of logo on cover)
Limited run: only available at EMP, Green Hell and Flight13
– Ltd. CD Digipak
– Digital Album
The Picturebooks “ON THE ROAD AGAIN“ 2022 Tour Dates:
13/03/22 Hamburg @ Nochtspeicher (GER)
15/03/22 Gothenburg @ – Pustervik (SWE)
16/03/22 Stockholm @ Slaktkyrkan (SWE)
17/03/22 Copenhagen @ Hotel Cecil (DNK)
19/03/22 Antwerp @ Kavka (BEL)
20/03/22 Zwolle @ Hedon (NLD)
22/03/22 Cologne @ Artheater (GER)
23/03/22 Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof (GER)
25/03/22 Berlin @ SO36 (GER)
26/03/22 Leipzig @ Moritzbastei (GER)
28/03/22 Prague @ Futurum (CZE)
29/03/22 Krakow @ Kwadrat (POL)
31/03/22 Budapest @ Robot (HUN)
01/04/22 Vienna @ B72 (AUT)
02/04/22 Zurich @ Werk 21 (CHE)
07/04/22 Barcelona @ Razzmatazz 3 (ESP)
09/04/22 Madrid @ Caracol (ESP)
10/04/22 Bilbao @ Stage Live (ESP)
12/04/22 Stuttgart @ Universum (GER)
13/04/22 Munich @ Strom (GER)
14/04/22 Bielefeld @ Forum (GER)
17/04/22 Paris @ La Maroquinerie (FRA)
19/04/22 Manchester @ Rebellion (GBR)
20/04/22 Dublin @ Grand Social (IRL)
21/04/22 Glasgow @ King Tuts (GBR)
23/04/22 London @ The Dome (GBR)
24/04/22 Bristol @ Exchange (GBR)
27/04/22 Sheffield @ Corporation (GBR)
28/04/22 Birmingham @ Mama Roux´s (GBR)
The Picturebooks is Fynn Grabke (vocals, guitar) and Philipp Mirtschink (drums).
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