{"id":1071,"date":"2015-05-28T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2015-09-03T21:49:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T21:49:01","slug":"ike-reilly-to-release-born-on-fire-on-june-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/ike-reilly-to-release-born-on-fire-on-june-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"Ike Reilly to release “Born on Fire” on June 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 28, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ike Reilly to release Born On Fire on June 16th<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To be released on Rock Ridge Music and Tom Morello\u2019s Firebrand Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Summer tour to begin in Reilly\u2019s hometown of Libertyville, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n

on June 29th, with many dates to follow<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Confirmed shows July 16th & 17th at Mercury Lounge in NYC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Indie rock raconteur and singer-songwriter Ike Reilly will release his seventh studio album,\u00a0Born On Fire<\/em>, on June 16, 2015. The record will be issued as a joint release between Rock Ridge Music and Tom\u00a0 Morello\u2019s new label Firebrand Records. Morello who hails from the same hometown as Reilly\u00a0(Libertyville, IL), says, \u201cThere’s something in the water in my hometown of Libertyville. Marlon Brando, Adam Jones of Tool, my humble self, and now Ike Reilly. Ike is not just a great, authentic songwriter of the highest caliber but he’s always ready to throw down at a union rally… or a bar fight. Ike’s songs are a poetic cracked window into the lives of the heartland heroes trying to get by, find and keep love, and carve a place for themselves with humor and dignity. But we love him most because at the drop of a hat he’ll travel 1,000 miles to play one song for a dying anti-war veteran. We are very proud to have heartland hero, Ike Reilly, on Firebrand Records.\u201d<\/p>\n

His first release in five years,\u00a0Born On Fire<\/i>\u00a0features his band, the Ike Reilly Assassination, and was mostly recorded at IV Lab in Chicago, IL.\u00a0 Reilly\u2019s longtime friend and Assassination guitar player Phil Karnats (Secret Machines, Polyphonic Spree) worked with Reilly and the band on production and the result is a group of rock & roll songs that would be hard to put in a specific era.\u00a0 Reilly said his hope for the record was that it sound like it could have been made \u201csomewhere between the mid \u201960s and the early 2050\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

In explaining the long delay between albums, Reilly cites the unfortunate loss of 15 complete recordings, and the development of a television series featuring Ike for the AMC Network kept the band out of the studio far longer than expected.\u00a0 Not really common reasons for release delays but not much is really common for the former doorman and gravedigger.<\/p>\n

David Carr from the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0said, \u201cIke Reilly is a kind of natural resource, mined from the bedrock of music. All the values that make rock important to people\u2014storytelling, melody, rage, laughter\u2014are part and parcel of every Ike Reilly show I have ever seen. One of the best touring acts in the country, Reilly’s band takes it as a personal challenge to upend and amaze every room they play in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born On Fire<\/em>\u00a0features songs like \u201cLive Like We\u2019re Dyin\u2019\u201d and \u201cTwo Weeks of Work,\u201d which reflect the influence of John Lee Hooker, Paul Butterfield, and the electric blues scene out of Chicago that influenced Ike and inspired him to start playing blues harp as a young boy. The title track, \u201cBorn On Fire,\u201d is an anthem for anybody who has been put down, categorized, criticized, or told by some oppressor that they couldn\u2019t be who they wanted to be or that they couldn\u2019t do the things they wanted to do.\u00a0 It\u2019s not so much a follow-your-dream song as it is a song that says \u201cf*ck you\u201d to anybody who tries to bridle or limit passion in somebody else.<\/p>\n

The songs on\u00a0Born On Fire<\/em>\u00a0traverse R&B, punk, blues, folk, and rock & roll, with soulful singing provided by The Assassinettes, dirty Farfisa played by Barrel House Chuck, and a horn section led by sax legend Mars Williams.\u00a0 Rage Against The Machine and E Street Band guitarist Morello appears on\u00a0Born On Fire\u00a0<\/em>and rips a searing lead on Reilly\u2019s rock & roll ballad, \u201cParadise Lane.\u201d<\/p>\n

The guest players like Morello certainly add color and breadth to\u00a0Born On Fire<\/em>, but the real soul of these songs is provided by The Assassination itself.\u00a0 The IRA is:\u00a0 drummer Dave Cottini, bassist Pete Cimbalo, guitarists Phil Karnats, and Tommy O\u2019Donnell and Adam Krier on organ and guitar.\u00a0 The record has a \u201clive\u201d feel that only a band that has been ridden hard could pull off.\u00a0\u00a0Born On Fire\u00a0<\/em>captures a songwriter at his best, and a band that was nimble enough to serve a diverse group of songs that require both recklessness and finesse.<\/p>\n

Press praise has been extensive over the years.\u00a0\u00a0Chicago Magazine<\/em>\u00a0praised Reilly\u2019s \u201coutlandish storytelling, underdog combativeness, and slapstick humor,\u201d\u00a0Cincinnati City Beat<\/em>\u00a0lauded the \u201cscuffed and noir-ish tales of modern life. …fusing dirty R&B grooves into his swaggering Pop\/Roots sound… Ike Reilly\u2019s most amazing accomplishment over the past decade is that every new album is his best ever and yet the new one in no way ever diminishes the greatness of his existing catalog.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Stereo Subversion<\/em>\u00a0called Reilly a \u201cgenre-bending journeyman\u201d and a \u201crough-around-the-edges Americana troubadour.\u201d\u00a0 And\u00a0The Big Takeover\u00a0<\/em>appreciated Reilly\u2019s \u201cwordy but focused storytelling in his lyrics, his rock & roll sneer and his rough-edged folk rock sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minneapolis City Pages\u00a0<\/em>said, \u201cEqual parts punk rocker, poet, and blue-collar barfly, Reilly’s stories are as bizarre and filthy and honest and pure as the people who come out to his shows. His songs reach out and grab people, shake them by the collars, make them jump up and down.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Chicago Tribune\u00a0<\/em>admired that Ike \u201cmerges his affinity for folk-punk narrative and anthemic guitar chords with hip-hop\u2019s vocal cadences and rhythmic drive.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Philadelphia Inquirer\u00a0<\/em>enjoyed his \u201cstreet-poet swagger, audacious humor, and industrial-strength hooks.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0PopMatters.com\u00a0<\/em>called him \u201cthe best songwriter in America\u2026 Hilarious, unsettling, raw\u2026 but mostly just rocking.\u201d\u00a0USA Today<\/em>\u00a0hailed Reilly as \u201cnever less than original\u2026 ferociously intelligent\u2026 always worth listening to.\u201d And\u00a0Los Angeles Times<\/em>\u00a0described Reilly\u2019s music as \u201c\u2026barroom rock narrated by a wiseguy who\u2019s as comfortable regaling PhDs and poets as he is pimps and porn stars.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABOUT ROCK RIDGE MUSIC:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rock Ridge Music is an artist management company and independent record label with worldwide distribution through ADA (WMG). Founded in 2004 and with offices in Nashville, TN and Washington Crossing, PA, Rock Ridge Music is focused on artist development at every level. Committed to providing a creative, nurturing environment for artists, RRM works collaboratively to meet an artist\u2019s needs, allow the growth of their art and build long-term, sustainable careers.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT FIREBRAND RECORDS:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

We are living in an era of significant protest. In recent years, people around the world have surprised each other with their courage, strength, and willingness to stand against injustice – and where there has been protest, there has been music. Firebrand Records gives a platform for such voices. Born from these times, the joint-venture between Ryan Harvey (Riot-Folk Collective) and Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine\/The Nightwatchman) serves to release music that inspires, informs, and blossoms from these moments. We know that music alone does not change the world, but we recognize that it is an integral part of the movements that do.<\/p>\n

www.ikereilly.net<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0@ikereilly<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0www.facebook.com\/ikereilly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2015 \u00a0 Ike Reilly to release Born On Fire on June 16th \u00a0   To be released on Rock Ridge Music and Tom Morello\u2019s Firebrand Records \u00a0 Summer tour to begin in Reilly\u2019s hometown of Libertyville, IL on June 29th, with many dates to follow \u00a0 Confirmed shows July 16th … <\/p>\n

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