L.A. Guns released a new signature slippery funk-rock instant classic today as the second single, Lucky Motherfucker, from their 15th studio album highly anticipated studio album, Leopard Skin, which is due out April 4th on Cleopatra Records. It’s available now on all digital outlets. Pre-orders for the album are available now on all digital outlets, CD/vinyl pre-orders available here, and the video can be viewed here. [Dana’s message: Please note, you must sign in to your YouTube account to view, hence why it is not embedded in the story.]
The song title Lucky Motherfucker kinda says it all,” founding guitarist Tracii Guns says. “Because I don’t know how many other bands that have been around almost 40 years are still out there not just touring consistently, but putting out records consistently, and the thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger from year to year.”
He continues, “So the work ethic is yielding what it’s supposed to, you know what I mean? The fans stay excited, we stay excited, and we keep making records. And as long as we have that opportunity and there’s a place for this music in the world, there’s no reason to ever stop.”
To listen to their premiere single, Taste It, click here.
Not only is Leopard Skin hot on the heels of 2023’s Black Diamonds album but it’s also their fifth studio effort in seven years, since the core team of guitarist and band founder Tracii Guns and singer Phil Lewis reunited in 2017. Leopard Skin, like the last few L.A. Guns records, reconvenes the tight-knit lineup of Guns, Lewis, bassist Johnny Martin, guitarist Ace Von Johnson and studio drummer Adam Hamilton, but beyond that it is its own unique beast. True to form, it’s a hard-and-heavy, tough-as-nails L.A. Guns set. But the music also presents the band at their funkiest, rowdiest, most classic-rock-worshipping best. And it’s clear they’re having a helluva lot of fun playing it.
In touring news, L.A. Guns will be wreaking havoc across the country, starting with the Monsters of Rock Cruise which departs from Miami, FL on March 10th. Check them out at any of the following stops:
3/10 – 3/15 Miami, FL Monsters of Rock Cruise
4/22 Warrendale, PA Jergels
4/23 N. Tonawanda, NY Riviera Theatre
4/25 Derry, NH Tupelo Music Hall
4/26 New Bedford, MA The Vault Music Hall
4/27 Millersville, PA Phantom Power
4/29 Annapolis, MD Rams Head on Stage
4/30 Ardmore, PA The Ardmore Music Hall
5/1 Leesburg, VA Tally Ho Theater
5/2 Hopewell, VA The Beacon Theatre
5/4 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27
5/6 Atlanta, GA City Winery Atlanta
5/9 Fort Myers, FL Buddha Live
5/10 Dania Beach, FL The Casino’s Stage 954 @ Dania Beach Entertainment Center
5/11 Mount Dora, FL Mount Dora Music Hall
5/13 Largo, FL Central Park Performing Arts Center
5/15 Jefferson, LA Southport Music Hall
5/16 Cedar Park, TX The Haute Spot
5/17 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
5/18 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Midtown
5/23 Omaha, NE Barnato
5/24 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater
7/18 West Hollywood, CA Whisky a Go Go
7/19 West Hollywood, CA Whisky a Go Go
7/26 Beaver Dam, KY Beaver Dam Amphitheater
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I guess they’re not worried about this song becoming a massive Top 40 radio hit….(laughs)….
LOL!