Whomp Whack Thunder Cover Art | Label: Wiggy Thump Records (Independent)
WHOMP WHACK THUNDER:
Band to Perform at Miller Lite®House at AT&T Stadium
Ahead of Cowboys vs. Packers this Sunday, September 28th
What We Were Born To Do Tour Continues Tonight ahead of
Moon Crush “Whiskey Moon” and Whiskey Myers & Friends Acoustic Run
“Country’s most rocking band…Whiskey Myers have never been more high-proof” – Rolling Stone
“one of the spearheads for the independent music revolution in country” – Saving Country Music
“Whiskey Myers evoke the ‘60s and ‘70s rhythm and blues sound of Skynyrd, Allman, Williams Jr. and Jennings as naturally as that supergroup lineup would suggest, on Whomp Whack Thunder.”
– Entertainment Focus
Whiskey Myers has never cared for categories or boundaries, and with their seventh studio album Whomp Whack Thunder, hailed by Rolling Stone as “their most supercharged album yet” that “sounds on the whole like an invigorated, freewheeling rock band in its prime,” the multi-Platinum independent band delivers the sweat and soul that have defined their career. Available now via the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records, listen HERE.
“I never said, ‘We are a rock band,’” explains frontman Cody Cannon. “We were just a band. Really, we’re a road band. We did it the old school way: played every bar, every night and cut our teeth. That’s a lot of experience and wisdom earned. It’s all we’ve ever done. It builds character, hones your skill and gets some grit on you.”
For the band from East Texas, success was built from concentric rings of local bars turning to bigger bars, longer runs and traveling further and further from home. The will to thrive wherever they could set up and play fueled an unstoppable group of friends, determined to see how far the ride could take them.
And since topping Billboard’s Country Albums, hitting No. 2 on Active Rock and No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, in addition to garnering 4.1+ billion global streams, over 2.7 million in sales and 9 RIAA Certifications, Whiskey Myers wanted a new, more robust way to do the things that set them on fire.
Having self-produced their last two records, the band enlisted GRAMMY-winning producer Jay Joyce, who provided a freedom to be in the moment, sparking off each other and not having to worry about anything except playing, singing and responding with what the songs required. Always a spontaneous group of players, Whomp Whack Thunder delivers a leaner, more boot to the kneecap immediacy.
“I don’t know how it happens,” guitarist John Jeffers confesses. “The emotions here are all different, but we really want people to feel all of it – and that’s rock and roll. People have forgotten what rock and roll is: blues-based, some country to it, but coming hard.”
From the wiry, low-slung downstroking that opens “Time Bomb,” currently climbing the Active Rock charts, Whiskey Myers set the stage for an album that sinks deep into rock and roll’s burn factor. Followed by “Tailspin” and barroom raver “I Got To Move,” they sweep straight into the rush and recede of all or nothing that’s defined the way the six friends defied every rule and convention.
With the explosive guitar blasts and B-3 rides on the blistering “Icarus,” the Southern-fried creep of “Ramblin’ Jones” and blues-forward swagger of “Break These Chains,” it’s a free for all of influences and feels turpentined to its rawest essence. Add the whirling, deep groove “Midnight Woman,” as “Born To Do” pledges allegiance to a way of chasing the music, putting art before the industry.
“Rock and roll – whether you’re pissed off, sad or even happy, whether it’s puberty or retirement – can shatter all those things in a good way,” Jeffers continues. “Our songs can be interpreted in a lot of different ways. I just think if a record can get you away from whatever is pulling you down, bring it.”
“We’re always a whole record, not really singles; when you look at these songs, it’s the story of a moment we’re in,” adds Cannon. “There are a lot of reflective moments to this record: experience and the years all add up.”
The band will also perform a special pregame concert for Dallas Cowboys fans at the Miller Lite®House at AT&T Stadium this Sunday, September 28, at 4:50 p.m., just before the Cowboys take on the Packers. Doors to Miller Lite®House open at 3:00 p.m., and all fans with a game ticket are invited to attend. Please note, the concert is standing room only.
The What We Were Born To Do Tour continues tonight in Oklahoma City with dates through mid-October. At last night’s stop in Austin, Texas at Moody Amphitheater, fans were treated to onsite activations celebrating the release of Whomp Whack Thunder, adding to the already high energy of the night.
The band will also headline their own personally curated Moon Crush “Whiskey Moon” music vacation taking over Miramar Beach, Fla. Nov. 7-9 ahead of Whiskey Myers & Friends, bringing a special, stripped-back version of their multi-Platinum catalog to the Northeast this December.
For more information and to purchase tickets to all upcoming dates, visit WhiskeyMyers.com and follow on social media @WhiskeyMyers.
Whomp Whack Thunder Track List
Label Copy Available HERE
1. Time Bomb
2. Tailspin
3. I Got To Move
4. Rowdy Days
5. Icarus
6. Midnight Woman
7. Break These Chains
8. Born To Do
9. Rock N Roll
10. Ramblin’ Jones
11. Monsters
Upcoming Whiskey Myers Tour Dates
What We Were Born To Do Tour
Sept. 26 || Oklahoma City, Okla. || Paycom Center
Sept. 27 || The Woodlands, Texas || The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Oct. 9 || Chattanooga, Tenn. || Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
Oct. 10 || Greensboro, N.C. || White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Whiskey Myers & Friends Acoustic Shows
Dec. 5 || Philadelphia, Pa. || The Met Philadelphia
Dec. 6 || Brooklyn, N.Y. || Brooklyn Paramount
Dec. 7 || Montclair, N.J. || The Wellmont Theater
Dec. 9 || Scranton, Pa. || Scranton Cultural Centre at the Masonic Temple
Dec. 11 || Wallingford, Conn. || Oakdale Theatre
Dec. 12 || Albany, N.Y. || Palace Theatre
Dec. 13 || Boston, Mass. || Orpheum Theatre
Additional Dates
Sept. 28 || Arlington, Texas || Miller Lite House® at AT&T Stadium
Oct. 11 || North Charleston. S.C. || Riverfront Revival Music Festival
Oct. 18 || Lincoln, Ala. || Talladega Superspeedway
Nov. 7-9 || Miramar Beach, Fla. || Moon Crush “Whiskey Moon”
About Whiskey Myers
Genre-bending band Whiskey Myers have played nearly 3,000 live shows to ever-increasing crowd sizes since their emergence in 2007. In addition to headlining their own sold-out shows from coast to coast at iconic venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Ryman Auditorium, plus performing at marquee festivals Bonnaroo, Stagecoach, Download and more, the six-piece was also personally selected to open The Rolling Stones’ Chicago stadium show. The band is poised to begin their next chapter with their highly-anticipated seventh studio album Whomp Whack Thunder, available now via the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records, with lead single “Time Bomb” climbing the Active Rock radio charts. Their previous project, Tornillo, featured the No. 17 most-played Americana song of 2022, “John Wayne,” and followed breakthrough album Whiskey Myers, which debuted at No. 1 on both the Country and Americana/Folk sales charts, at No. 2 on the Rock chart and No. 6 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart (No. 3 among new releases). In total, Whiskey Myers have sold more than 2.7 million albums and amassed over 4.1 billion streams while earning nine RIAA Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications as an independent band. Known for their high-energy live show and unique sound, the band praised by Esquire as “the real damn deal” has also earned sync success with features in Paramount’s hit shows “Yellowstone” (including an on-screen performance) and “Landman,” plus Netflix series “What/If,” Angelina Jolie film “Those Who Wish Me Dead” and CBS series “SEAL Team,” among others. USA Today describes their sound as “a riff-heavy blend of Southern rock and gritty country that has earned comparisons to the Allman Brothers Band and Led Zeppelin,” with Rolling Stone noting “it’s the seminal combination of twang and crunchy rock & roll guitars that hits a perfect sweet spot.”
