THE BOSSHOSS -Liberty Of Action- ALBUM RELEASE: 25.11.11 [Island/Universal Music]

  
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THE BOSSHOSS „Liberty Of Action“

ALBUM RELEASE: 25.11.11 [Island/Universal Music]

Info: RADIANT WHITE WIFEBEATER, dark sunglasses, deep-drawn Stetsons – this is how you know the city cowboy gang from Berlin, which has long made a name for itself as an indispensable presence in the European rock landscape with their cult albums »Internashville Urban Hymns«, »Do Or Die« or »Low Voltage«.

AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF of creative break, they moved to Texas together to seek inspiration, play in three legendary clubs, and recharge. A break that not only sparked the new album but also led to the first single, a video, and a documentary of their trip! No wonder that The BossHoss now presents »Liberty Of Action«, the most exciting, butt-kicking, and above all, most independent album of their steep modern outlaw career! Pure development in the land of unlimited possibilities, ushering in a whole new creative dimension. LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE BOSSHOSS!

ARTISTIC TRANSFORMATION cannot be forced. Either it happens naturally, or a band will forever chase its debut. The BossHoss have been considered a glorious example of constant change since their 2005 debut »Internashville Urban Hymns«. Time and again; from album to album, from year to year. Everything, except stagnation. However, »Liberty Of Action« is much more than that: A completely new dimension! New style, fresh influences – a full-scale redefinition. In terms of sound, in terms of the band's own evolution. Development that is clearly audible, clearly palpable. In every damn note.

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, the cowboys from the Spree have always sought new challenges: Whether with their groundbreaking debut album, where they first covered major hits from pop, rock, and hip-hop in their unmistakable urban-country style. Or together with the renowned Babelsberg Film Orchestra on their most recently released 2010 album »Low Voltage«. Doing what no one has ever dared to do. Chronicling new paths, because they already know the others well enough. Exactly the pioneering spirit, not simply resting on their laurels, “calling Yee-Haw! every few years, adding horse whinnies and done,” as Boss Burns explains. The BossHoss are still grounded workhorses even after numerous gold records and similar awards, who have long found remakes too boring. Thrill-seekers by conviction.

“WE HAVE managed, over the years, to establish The BossHoss as a band so that we have independence and recognizability that does not solely rely on the association with country,” say Boss and Hoss regarding the new album.

‘Liberty Of Action‘ sounds different, but at its core, it is typical The BossHoss. Can’t be done? Yes, it can! Where they left off on the 2009 predecessor »Do Or Die«, the septet continues today with butt-kicking songs like the first single »Don’t Gimme That«, »Still Crazy ’Bout Elvis« or »Ridin’ High, Singin’ Low« in perfection: seemingly endless, multidimensional soundscapes. A stylistic playground that has now – in the tricky 7th year – taken on almost gigantic proportions. A thousand and one influences: From country to punk rock, rockabilly, blues, and pop to funk or calypso.

TEXAS – INFLUENCES OF inestimable value for a band that has long outgrown Berlin. The purity of the American spirit, coupled with the typically BossHoss momentum, which transforms every simple song into a future classic. In between, the guys have repeatedly played celebrated gigs in the trendiest venues like the renowned Continental Club in Austin – all documented in their self-produced documentary »The BossHoss Mess With Texas«!

“ON OUR FIRST album ›Internashville Urban Hymns‹ we wanted to transport the greatness of Nashville to Berlin,” explains Hoss Power. “The new pieces I would rather call ›Über-Nashville Urban Hymns‹ – this time everything goes even further.”

Pure energy, bundled on one album. Broader, deeper, faster, better. Independent, cool, danceable, and it burns itself in like a branding iron. Homemade sound, homemade brand with an improved recipe – but at every second, the brand The BossHoss! An acoustic milestone – the evolution: »Liberty Of Action«.

THE BOSSHOSS FOCUS on self-composed material with a collector's attention to detail, enhanced here and there with selected quotes from immortal rock history. The true essence of a band! No wonder, then, that after returning to Germany, they primarily had a special kind of travel souvenir in their luggage: Nothing but killer songs by the meter! »Liberty Of Action« is, on one hand, BossHoss’ own tribute to freedom, in every possible direction. And of course action – needs no further explanation. Anyone who has ever experienced The BossHoss live knows exactly what is meant.

RIGHT INTO THE fun with The BossHoss. Starting with the first pre-single ‘Don‘t Gimme That‘, featuring a funky brass-piano head-nod beat, through the charmingly slick love declaration ‘Still Crazy ‘Bout Elvis‘, ‘Money‘ – the titty-twisting collaboration with Jesse »The Devil« Hughes (Eagles Of Death Metal), the trucking song ‘My Way‘, which showcases all the qualities and characteristics of a typical BossHoss hit. Up to ‘Live It Up‘, where The BossHoss meets Cypress Hill at the imaginary campfire for a cross-over BBQ. The dramatically sultry come-on track ‘SEX ON LEGS‘, followed by the widescreen calypso remake ‘Dr. Kitch‘ by Lord Kitchener. As a cheeky crowning touch, The BossHoss finally bows with ‘My Country‘ to the brand-new Rammstein single »Mein Land«, which they translate into an exhilarating western context without any comparison … just to name a few highlights from »Liberty Of Action«!

SADDLED FOR A NEW RIDE, FOR NEW ADVENTURES OF ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING BANDS IN THE ENTIRE WEST!

TOURDATES 2012:

09.03.12 Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle

10.03.12 Leipzig, Haus Auensee

15.03.12 Zürich, Volkshaus

16.03.12 Munich, Zenith

17.03.12 Vienna, Gasometer

23.03.12 Hamburg, Sporthalle

24.03.12 Berlin, Max-Schmeling-Halle

30.03.12 Stuttgart, Schleyer-Halle

31.03.12 Offenbach, Stadthalle

THE BOSSHOSS “Liberty Of Action” Album Trailer