Tedeschi Trucks Band Release I AM THE MOON: EPISODE II. ASCENSION – The Second Of Their Epic 4-Album and 4-Companion Film Series

Watch “Playing With My Emotions” from Ascension’s Companion Film HERE 

“Who even dares to do anything like this anymore?”  

   – Rolling Stone

I Am The Moon: Episode II. Ascension Out Today On CD / Digital

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Friday, July 1, 2022 - Today, Tedeschi Trucks Band — the GRAMMY-winning 12-piece rock and soul group headed by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi —released I Am The Moon: Episode II. Ascension, the second of their epic, four-part album series, I Am The Moon. Listen/Purchase HERE.

Earlier this week, Tuesday, June 28th, the band premiered Ascension and its album length companion visual to their flourishing online community via theirYouTube Channel, watch it HERE.

In his illuminating bio notes, celebrated music journalist David Fricke explains, “Ascension, the second record in I Am The Moon, is rightly named. From the opening Memphis-soul churn of "Playing With My Emotions,” to the country-church stomp "So Long Savior" and the exhilarating slide-guitar climax "Hold That Line," Ascension continues the unique fusion of ancient narrative and highly personal reflection in I Am The Moon with the urge to soar that is second nature to the best rock and roll big band in America."

Critics have taken note. “We hear TTB capturing in the studio what it does so well on stage, namely engaging every member of the 12-piece band in a beautifully conversational way," commented Glide while The Arts Fuse added, “As it slowly pulls back the curtain on the full reveal of I Am the Moon, TTB is dispensing an astonishing amount of detail and design to consider and appreciate. The band is cultivating anticipation in a way that feels more genuine than gimmicky."

Released June 3rd, I Am The Moon: Episode I. Crescent, the highly-anticipated project’s first installment, has been called “one of the strongest pieces of music they’ve ever done” by Rolling Stone, who go on to marvel at the album’s ambitious scope by asking, “Who even dares to do anything like this anymore?” A 4-star MOJO review praises Derek’s guitar playing on “Pasaquan,” Crescent’s instrumental climax, as “stinging, dexterous, raga-blues brilliance,” while AllMusic deems it “dazzling in concept and execution.” (Kicking off their annual Wheels of Soul tour last Friday in Jacksonville, Florida, TTB thrilled the home-town crowd mid-set playing Crescent in its entirety for the first time ever.) Watch Crescent’s companion film HERE.

I Am The Moon was a collaborative band effort crossing blues, soul, funk, country, jazz, and gospel — that coalesced into an expansive, experimental, and emotive whole. Taken together, it’s a meditation on love, life, and our shared humanity—an unabashedly grand and masterful statement.

In this thrilling new and creative chapter for TTB, the four albums that comprise I Am The Moon — I. Crescent, II. Ascension, III. The Fall, and IV. Farewell — will be released in successive months. In addition, each installment of I Am the Moon features its own album length companion film that will debut three days prior to each audio release. The immersive films offer fans the chance to experience the music as the band intended, in an unbroken, communal setting. Full film and audio release dates below.

Pre-Order I AM THE MOON HERE and watch the project trailer HERE

All vinyl configurations, including individual LPs and the 4-LP I Am The MoonDeluxe Box will be available on September 9th, 2022. (The TTB store has sold-out, please order EXCLUSIVELY through the Fantasy Records store.)

Tedeschi Trucks Band have extensive tour dates planned for 2022. See below for the complete list. For ticket information, please visit tedeschitrucksband.com.