The Winery Dogs Release Second Studio Album and Go On Tour

The Winery Dogs, a rock trio featuring Billy Sheehan on bass, has released its second studio album, Hot Streak.

Lead vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen said he feels the album is stronger than the trio’s 2013 self-titled debut, while drummer Mike Portnoy said Hot Streak was more collaborative in nature.

“I’m glad we’re not playing it safe and just doing songs that automatically fit in the category of what we did on the first record,” Sheehan said. “Some of them are a little different, and we definitely took chances. And you have to do that — otherwise, you don’t grow.”

Sheehan explains how the writing process worked with the title track in an interview with SleazeRoxx, noting that it emerged from a bass line he’s had around for years. “It’s actually based on a bass line that Stanley Clarke used to use. I used it often and used it on a lot of things. I started playing around with that, then Richie popped in and we had the song. Generally, that’s how the songs happen.”

Hot Streak is available on CD, vinyl and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).

The band will also tour with the album, with U.S. dates announced through early November:

Hot Streak Track List:

1. Oblivion
2. Captain Love
3. Hot Streak
4. How Long
5. Empire
6. Fire
7. Ghost Town
8. The Bridge
9. War Machine
10. Spiral
11. Devil You Know
12. Think It Over
13. The Lamb