White Reaper have just released the music video for their brand new single, “Fog Machine.” The single comes off of their upcoming new album, Asking for a Ride, which is set to be released on January 27th, 2023 via Elektra Entertainment.
The release of “Fog Machines” comes with a Max Moore directed music video, which can be found below.
Vocalist / guitarist Tony Esposito elaborated on the genesis of “Fog Machine” noting, “We had it in our back pocket for a while. We knew we loved playing it together, but it was a little tricky to nail the arrangement at first. We got it together at the last minute before we went into the studio and now it’s our favorite song to play live.”
Recorded and largely self-produced in Nashville with the help of close friend and engineer Jeremy Ferguson, Asking for a Ride finds the Louisville band taking a more direct and in-your-face approach, prioritizing the collection’s raw energy and its ability to translate live through ripping and nervy compositions. It’s White Reaper at their most exciting – dialing up the chrome-plated riffs and monster hooks – a welcome reminder of just how much fun rock music can be.
“We ask ourselves: ‘Does it sound good when we play it in the room together?’ And if it does, those are the songs we want to pursue,” Esposito noted.
Guitarist Hunter Thompson concurred: “We started to recognize how we operate best as a band.”
Artwork:
Track-listing:
- Asking for a Ride
- Bozo
- Fog Machine
- Getting into Trouble w/ the Boss
- Funny Farm
- Pink Slip
- Heaven or Not
- Crawlspace
- Thorn
- Pages
Tour dates:
February 7 – Lexington, KY – The Burl +#
February 9 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Indy +#
February 10 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall +#
February 11 – St Louis, MO – Delmar Hall +#
February 13 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Studio +#
February 14 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn +#
February 15 – Dallas, TX – Granada +#
February 17 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad +#
February 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom +#
February 19 – San Diego, CA – Music Box +#
February 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre +#
February 22 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall +#
February 24 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre +#
February 25 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile +#
February 26 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre +#
March 2 – Denver, CO – Summit *&
March 3 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room *&
March 4 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid *&
March 6 – Des Moines, IA – Woolys *&
March 7 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre *&
March 8 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall *&
March 10 – Chicago, IL – Metro *&
March 11 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom *&
March 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr Smalls *&
March 14 – Toronto, ON – Opera House *&
March 17 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza &
March 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts &
March 19 – Boston, MA – Royale &
March 22 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle *&
March 23 – Atlanta, GA – Hell *&
March 24 – Nashville, TN – Basement East *&
March 25 – Louisville, KY – Headliners *&
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