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Tedeschi Trucks Band Set To Premiere I AM THE MOON: EPISODE III. THE FALL

Momentum Builds For The Third Of The Band’s Epic 4-Album and 4-Companion Film Series

Tedeschi Trucks Band Set To Premiere I AM THE MOON: EPISODE III. THE FALL

Companion Film Available Via Band’s YouTube Channel

Beginning Tonight @ 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT

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

I Am The Moon: III. The Fall Album Art Hi-Res Download

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 - Tonight, Tedeschi Trucks Band — the GRAMMY-winning 12-piece rock and soul group headed by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi — will premiere I Am The Moon: Episode III. The Fall, the third record in their monumental four-album project, I Am The Moon. Fans can stream the album-length companion film from director Alix Lambert on the band's YouTube Channel beginning tonight at 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT, ahead of the album's digital and CD release this Friday, July 29th, 2022.

Following a groundswell of excitement surrounding the twelve I Am The Moonsongs released so far, there’s palatable anticipation for The Fall at TTB concerts and around the world this summer as fans await the next chapter.

Inspired by the 12th century poem about lovers Layla and Majnun, The Fall continues I Am The Moon's portrait of passion and despair, with band members Susan Tedeschi, Mike Mattison and Gabe Dixon taking the lead on songwriting. It opens with "the vivid hurt and explicit challenge of "Somehow," an easy-rolling groove that soon turns into full-blown soul power," explains noted music journalist David Fricke in his bio notes - with Tedeschi demanding "How many times will you walk away?/How many times is the price I pay too high?" 

From there, the next chapter in this love-and madness story unfolds in American-music technicolor – from the hymn-like “None Above,” (written by Mattison and Tedeschi) to Tedeschi’s bluesy, determined “Yes We Will,” and Dixon’s “Gravity,” a New-Orleans/R&B-flavored appraisal of love’s grip and pull (co-written with Oliver Wood). Mattison’s waltz-time ballad “Emmaline” offers a beautiful reflection on departed friends and loved ones (inspired in part by the loss of long-time keyboardist Kofi Burbridge, who passed away in 2019), before the slow-dance poignant plea of “Take Me As I Am,” the album’s closer.

Few groups are capable of the uniquely nuanced amalgamation of American music — jazz, blues, rock, soul, funk, roots, and psych that TTB integrate on a nightly basis and, on I Am The Moon, they take those studied forms and construct their own language out of it.

Excitement and anticipation around this project continues to build as each film and LP is released and the band unveil fresh performances of this new music on the road. Recognizing I Am the Moon’s unusual scope and depth, fans have validated the band’s ambitious strategy absorbing the new material with rapturous approval, giving each release a ‘can’t miss’ atmosphere. Live Music Daily recently noted: “Why do we love live music? For me, it is the journey that a band can take you on and the feeling that the audience is on that ride with the band, hand-in-hand. Riding the waves, hitting the peaks, enjoying the journey. To me, there is no better band to take the universal trip with than Tedeschi Trucks Band.” See full dates below.

I Am The Moon: I. Crescent — the highly-anticipated project’s first release — 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.”

On I Am The Moon: II. Ascension, “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," says Glide. The Arts Fuse adds: “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."

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 — feature staggered release dates over four successive months. In addition, each installment of I Am The Moon is accompanied by 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.

Last week, Derek Trucks sat down for a fascinating, far-reaching interview with Rick Beato for his highly popular YouTube show that delves into Derek’s one-of-kind guitar/audio technique, his deep-rooted jazz influences, and so much more. Watch here.

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.)

 

For Tedeschi Trucks Band’ extensive 2022 tour dates, see below. For ticket information, please visit tedeschitrucksband.com

 

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND - I AM THE MOON: ALBUM + FILM RELEASE DATES:

I Am The Moon: I. Crescent

Film Premiere: May 31st 

Album Release: June 3rd

 

I Am The Moon: II. Ascension

Film Premiere: June 28th

Album Release: July 1st

 

I Am The Moon: III. The Fall

Film Premiere: July 26th

Album Release: July 29th

 

I Am The Moon: IV. Farewell

Film Premiere: August 23rd

Album Release: August 26th

 

I Am The Moon – All Vinyl Configurations: individual LPs + the 4-LP Deluxe Box Available September 9th.   

 

Tedeschi Trucks Band Tour Dates

July 26 / Aurora, IL / RiverEdge Park

July 27 / St. Louis, MO / Fabulous Fox Theatre

July 29-30 / Morrison, CO / Red Rocks Amphitheatre

August 18 / San Diego, CA / Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater

August 19 / Los Angeles, CA / The Greek Theatre

August 20 / Berkeley, CA / The Greek Theatre

August 23 / Sacramento, CA / Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

August 24 / Eugene, OR / Cuthbert Amphitheater

August 26 / Auburn, WA / White River Amphitheater

August 27 / Bend, OR / Hayden Homes Amphitheater

August 28 / Reno, NV / Grand Sierra Resort & Casino

August 31 / Boise, ID / Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden

September 1 / Bonner, MT / Kettlehouse Amphitheater

September 3 / Moorhead, MN / Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater

September 29 – Oct 8 / New York, NY / Beacon Theatre

October 17 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio

October 18 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio

October 20 / Randers, DK / Vaerket

October 21 / Oslo, NO / Sentrum Scene

October 22 / Stockholm, SE / Annexet

October 25 / Berlin, DE / Verti Music Hall

October 26 / Hamburg, DE / Edel-optics.de Arena

October 27 / Prague, CZ / Forum Karlin

October 30 / Rotterdam, NL / RTM Stage

November 2 / Dublin, IE / The Helix

November 4 / London, UK / The London Palladium

November 5 / London, UK / The London Palladium

November 6 / London, UK / The London Palladium

November 9 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy

November 10 / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy Glasgow

November 12 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon

November 13 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon

November 15 / Paris, FR / Bataclan

 

Tedeschi Trucks Band:

Susan Tedeschi: Guitar and Vocals

Derek Trucks: Guitar

Gabe Dixon: Keys and Vocals

Brandon Boone: Bass Guitar

Tyler Greenwell: Drums and Percussion

Isaac Eady: Drums and Percussion

Mike Mattison: Guitar and Vocals

Mark Rivers: Vocals

Alecia Chakour: Vocals

Kebbi Williams: Saxophone

Ephraim Owens: Trumpet

Elizabeth Lea: Trombone

 

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Matt Hanks / Shore Fire Media / mhanks@shorefire.com

James Rainis / Shore Fire Media / jrainis@shorefire.com 

Renee Pfefer / On Tour PR / renee@ontourpr.com

Joel Amsterdam / Fantasy Records / joel@fantasyrecordings.com