23 February 2024 - 0 Comments

Greg Johnson Music is delighted to announce the release of award-winning singer-songwriter Greg Johnson's 13th studio album, Thunder In Fall, which has been released via streaming services today.

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Accompanying the album is his new single Grasslands.

Greg says, “Grasslands was recorded on my old upright piano using the soft pedal for that mellow sound, you can hear the wood and pedals squeaking at the start.

I often have a very specific image in my mind for a song and this is one of those. It’s inspired by the vision of an endless expanse, looking from a ridge down over a rolling landscape

I was lucky to have Caribbean Guitarist Steve Katz play some incredible Nylon Guitar on it..“

Thunder In Fall is an atmospheric and, at times, dark album about which Johnson says “I bought an old upright piano for two hundred dollars, sight unseen. It turned out to be a beautiful American Baldwin, with a wonderful sound. So I decided to build the album around 5 main elements: the piano, analogue synth, a classic 808 drum machine, trumpet and voices.”

The album has been recorded at Johnson’s new Los Angeles-based recording studio and features a number of other well-known musicians – some familiar to Greg Johnson fans, and others very welcome new additions. Ted Brown, Ben King and Mark Hughes, Johnson’s regular musical cohort, appear on the album.

Thunder in Fall also features legendary English singer Julia Fordham. Johnson comments “Working with Julia was amazing. She’s got such a distinctive voice and as a writer, she really pushed me to get to the heart of the subject.”

Also contributing to the album is Grammy award-winning Caribbean guitar virtuoso Steve Katz. Johnson goes on to say “Steve Katz was in the studio working on another album which I was producing. He took time out to play an incredible nylon string guitar on the track Grasslands. I swear he could make a washing line sound virtuoso. He’s a guitar god!”

Greg Johnson concludes “I’m really pleased with this album. It’s close to the sound I’ve been trying to achieve my whole career.”

A previous single, Rooster Tail, was released in December 2023, and in a few short weeks the track has already become one of Johnson’s most-streamed songs.

Mockers and Greg Johnson Summer Sunset Shows

Thurs 7 March, Paraoa Brewing, Stanmore Bay/Whangaparoa

Fri 8 March, Waitara Town & Country Club, Taranaki

Sat 9 March, Meow, Wellington

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Dates and venues for Greg Johnson - 1000 Miles Tour

Fri 15 March, Turner Centre, Kerikeri

Sat 16 March,  Oneonesix, Whangarei

Sun 17 March, Uxbridge Theatre, Howick

Thu 21 March, Room Twenty5, Nelson

Fri 22 March, The Piano, Christchurch

Sat 23 March, Hector Blacks, Timaru

Sun 24 Errick's, Dunedin
 
Thu 28 March, Nivara Lounge, Hamilton

Fri 29 March, Jazz Festival, Waiheke

Sat 30 March,  Q Theatre, Auckland
 
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