Wolfmother - Victorious

Victorious is the new fourth studio album by Australian hard rock band WOLFMOTHER. Recorded at Henson Recording Studios with producer Brendan O'Brien, it is due to be released on 19 February 2016 by the Universal Music Group.

WOLFMOTHER frontman Andrew Stockdale began working on the follow-up to 2014's "New Crown" in January 2015 at a studio in New South Wales, writing songs on guitar, bass and drums as he had done previously with the band's 2005 self-titled album. Speaking about the writing process, Stockdale explained that "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", which he claimed is "a good way to do things because it can make the style more cohesive." Two of the earliest tracks written for the album were "The Love That You Give" and "Pretty Peggy", the latter of which was completed in approximately an hour.

Recording for Victorious took place at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, with production led by Brendan O'Brien. Stockdale was crediting for writing all of the material and performing all vocals, guitars and bass, with drum contributions coming from Josh Freese and Joey Waronker. Ian Peres did not perform bass on the album as usual, but did record all keyboard parts. Speaking about the recording process, Stockdale has claimed that the sessions were very quick and simple, with a song completed every day or two between himself, O'Brien and the drummer. The album was reportedly finished within a month and a half.

The first two songs premiered from Victorious were "Victorious" and "City Lights", which were played on Apple Music's Beats 1 radio station by Zane Lowe on 19 November 2015. "Victorious" was later released as the lead single from the album. "Gypsy Caravan" was released online on 5 January 2016, followed by a lyric video for "Pretty Peggy" on 9 February.

Following the album's release, WOLFMOTHER will embark on the Gypsy Caravan Tour, which starts with a North American leg on 24 February 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota running until 1 April in Vancouver, British Columbia. This is due to be followed by a 27-show European leg running from 8 April to 14 May. Speaking at the time of the album's announcement, Stockdale noted that the touring lineup would include Ian Peres, but that the drummer would be dependent on schedules; he identified Cosmic Egg drummer Dave Atkins as a possibility.

Today's tune "Victorious" is written by vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, it was produced by Brendan O'Brien and serves as the title track for the band's 2016 fourth studio album Victorious.



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