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| TROY REDFERN PREMIERES MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “SANCTIFY” WATCH THE VIDEO HERE FROM THE NEW ALBUM “THE FIRE COSMIC” RELEASED AUGUST 6, 2021 PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE |
| “Troy Redfern is one of this year’s prime movers and his star is most definitely on the rise. Get yourself dialled into The Fire Cosmic and see what all the excitement is about.” – Rock and Blues Muse “Troy Redfern is a living testament to the potency of great material, superb playing and the power of an honest, raw heart full of soul.” – Metal Talk “Troy Redfern is about to unleash his career-defining album that elevates him to a whole new level.” – Great Music Stories Guitarist and singer-songwriter, Troy Redfern, dubbed as Britain’s “King of slide guitar,” releases Sanctify his new single and music video on Friday, August 6th; the same day as has his new album The Fire Cosmic. Watch the psychedelic video, directed by Charlie Smith of Mind Art Visual HERE. Sanctify is the third single taken from The Fire Cosmic. It follows hot on the heels of his previous single Ghosts which was playlisted on Planet Rock with spot plays on many other radio stations. Written on a beat-up 1929 National Triolian Resonator, Sanctify is described by Troy as a “heavy blues-billy boogie stomp.” Sanctify epitomises everything that Troy Redfern does best – honest heavy-weight blues – John Lee Hooker riffs on steroids, thunderous bass by Dave Marks and the ‘foot to the floor’ drums of Darby Todd. Sanctify is available to stream and download HERE. Order The Fire Cosmic album HERE. The new album, The Fire Cosmic, follows five unprecedented albums that Troy released in 2020. It was recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios in North Wales, the same studio where Queen recorded all their early albums including Sheer Heart Attack (1974) followed by A Night At The Opera (1975). For the new album, Troy enlisted one of the best rhythm sections in the UK, including the legendary Darby Todd on drums (The Darkness, Paul Gilbert), and bass guitarist Dave Marks (Hans Zimmer). Guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (Guns ‘N Roses, Asia, Sons of Apollo), plays the guitar on the song On Fire. Troy describes the contributors on the album as “the ultimate dream team” on what is arguably the British guitarist’s most distinctive and powerful release to date. “I chose Rockfield Studios because so much of the music I grew up listening to was recorded at this legendary studio (Queen, Black Sabbath),” says Troy. “The studio has a timeless reputation for all the iconic, classic albums that have been produced there.” “It was important for me to capture the raw energy of three guys playing live in the same place, at the same time. That’s something that you just can’t get if you’re sending files from different locations, it doesn’t have the same vibe or feel if you do it that way.” As soon as we arrived at Rockfield, everyone, including Darby and Dave who’ve recorded all over the world, was excited to be there,” continues Troy. “It’s that kind of place. It has that effect on every musician who records there. Even before we started recording, the energy and vibe were there, which definitely set the tone for the entire album.” Troy cut his teeth and refined his style over the last few years, playing festival main stages and blazing a trail across Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia. He’s also become a well-known draw on the UK Blues Rock festival circuit, playing alongside rock luminaries including Robert Plant. The forthcoming studio album is a culmination of everything Troy has learnt so far on his musical journey, and, more importantly, brings into sharp focus a much tighter song-writing and more visceral, muscular production style. For production duties, Troy enlisted the Brighton- based producer Paul ‘Win’ Winstanley, best known for his epic rock production style, and whom Troy met and had worked with previously on the 2019 RHR album, Hotel Toledo. Troy and Win bonded immediately and shared the same musical aesthetic, no-nonsense work ethic and dry sense of humour. Rockfield’s vintage mics, mixing desk, and analogue outboard gear gave Win options to capture the dynamic performances on the album. “It was like being a kid in a candy store,” says Win. “It was important for the album to sound massive,” says Troy. “It was a much bigger sound than anything that I’ve released before. As soon as we heard the first takes in the control, we were blown away. We knew that we captured something special. It sounded fantastic.” MUSICIANS TROY REDFERN – VOCALS, GUITARS RON ‘BUMBLEFOOT’ THAL – GUITARS (TRACK 5) DARBY TODD – DRUMS DAVE MARKS – BASS, PIANO, KEYS, PERCUSSION RECORDED & MIXED AT ROCKFIELD STUDIOS BY PAUL ‘WIN’ WINSTANLEY ASSISTANT ENGINEER – JOE JONES MASTERED BY FRANK ARKWRIGHT AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS  TRACKLISTING 1. SCORPIO (4:50) 2. WAITING FOR YOUR LOVE (3:34) 3. ONE WAY TICKET (3:50) 4. LOVE & WAR (4:37) 5. ON FIRE (4:09) 6. LAY THAT LOVE DOWN (3:23) 7. GHOSTS (4:02) 8. SAVING GRACE (4:07) 9. SANCTIFY (3:46) 10. STONE (5:50) # # # TROY REDFERN ON TOUR WITH ‘ROBERT JON & THE WRECK’ SEPTEMBER 2021 UK TOUR Tickets: www.alttickets.com, www.planetrocktickets.co.uk Cardiff, The Globe Thursday 16 September 2021 Sittingbourne, The Bourne Music Club Friday 17 September 2021 Chester, Live Rooms Saturday 18 September 2021 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club Sunday 19 September 2021 Newcastle, The Cluny Monday 20 September 2021 Manchester, Night & Day Tuesday 21 September 2021 Nottingham, The Bodega Wednesday 22 September 2021 London, The 100 Club Thursday 23 September 2021 Edinburgh, Voodoo Rooms Friday 24 September 2021 Aberdeen, Cafe Drummond Saturday 25 September 2021 Hartlepool, South Durham Steel Works Club Sunday 26 September 2021 # # # TROY REDFERN ON TOUR WITH ‘WILLE & THE BANDITS’ March/April 2022 UK Tour Tickets: www.willeandthebandits.comPalladium, Bideford Friday 4 March 2022 Old Bakery, Truro Saturday 5 March 2022 Phoenix, Exeter Sunday 6 March 2022 The Musician, Leicester Wednesday 9 March 2022 The Flowerpot, Derby Thursday 10 March 2022 The Bullingdon, Oxford Friday 11 March 2022 Philharmonic, Liverpool Saturday 12 March 2022 Continental, Preston Wednesday 16 March 2022 Bodega, Nottingham Thursday 17 March 2022 Hug & Pint, Glasgow Friday 18 March 2022 The Cluny, Newcastle Saturday 19 March 2022 Elsewhere, Margate Wednesday 23 March 2022 Junction, Cambridge Thursday 24 March 2022 The 100 Club, London Friday 25 March 2022 Thekla, Bristol Saturday 26 March 2022 Guildhall, Gloucester Wednesday 30 March 2022 The Greystones, Sheffield Thursday 31 March 2022 Town Hall, Selby Friday 1 April 2022 The Tivoli, Buckley Saturday 2 April 2022 The Star, Guildford Wednesday 6 April 2022 The Robin, Bilston Thursday 7 April 2022 Arts Centre, Bridgwater Friday 8 April 2022 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon Saturday 9 April 2022 |
