The Black Crowes Return with “Happiness Bastards”
After putting a bitter brotherly feud to bed, The Black Crowes have returned with their first new album in 15 years. Happiness Bastards marks a triumphant return for the band featuring the duo of vocalist Chris Robinson and guitarist Rich Robinson.
“‘Happiness Bastards’ is our love letter to rock ‘n’ roll,” says Chris. “Rich and I are always writing and creating music; that has never stopped for us, and it is always where we find harmony together. This record represents that.”
“This album is a continuation of our story as a band,” adds Rich. “Our years of experience writing and making music and touring the world are represented in this record, and we were brilliantly guided by one of the best producers in the business, Jay Joyce. I am incredibly proud of what we put together.”
Happiness Bastards also marks the recorded return of bassist Sven Pipien, who first joined the fold in 1997. Check him out in the video for “Wanting and Waiting”:
Happiness Bastards is out now on CD, vinyl and as a digital download (iTunes, and Amazon MP3). Pipien will be on tour with the Black Crowes during their world tour to support the album. See full dates below.
Happiness Bastards Track List:
- Bedside Manners
- Rats And Clowns
- Cross Your Fingers
- Wanting And Waiting
- Wilted Rose ft. Lainey Wilson
- Dirty Cold Sun
- Bleed It Dry
- Flesh Wound
- Follow The Moo
- Kindred Friend
Happiness Bastards 2024 Tour Dates:
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | Nashville, TN | Grand Ole Opry House |
| Apr 3 | Atlanta, GA | Fox Theatre |
| Apr 5 | Houston, TX | 713 Music Hall |
| Apr 6 | Irving, TX | The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory |
| Apr 8 | Denver, CO | Fillmore Auditorium |
| Apr 10 | Phoenix, AZ | Arizona Financial Theatre |
| Apr 12 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre |
| Apr 13 | Oakland, CA | Fox Theater |
| Apr 15 | Seattle, WA | McCaw Hall |
| Apr 16 | Vancouver, BC | Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| Apr 19 | Chicago, IL | Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom |
| Apr 20 | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore Detroit |
| Apr 23 | Montreal, QC | MTELUS |
| Apr 24 | Toronto, ON | Massey Hall |
| Apr 27 | New York, NY | Radio City Music Hall |
| Apr 28 | Boston, MA | MGM Music Hall at Fenway |
| Apr 30 | Washington, DC | The Anthem |
| May 1 | Charlotte, NC | Ovens Auditorium |
| May 3 | Bethlehem, PA | The Wind Creek Event Center |
| May 4 | Atlantic City, NJ | Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort |
| May 7 | Philadelphia, PA | The Met Philadelphia |
| May 14 | Manchester, UK | O2 Apollo |
| May 15 | London, UK | Eventim Apollo |
| May 17 | Newcastle, UK | O2 City Hall |
| May 18 | Wolverhampton, UK | The Civic at The Halls |
| May 21 | Brussels, BE | Ancienne Belgique |
| May 22 | Amsterdam, NL | AFAS Live |
| May 24 | Paris, FR | L'Olympia |
| May 27 | Milan, IT | Teatro Arcimboldi Milano |
| May 29 | Frankfurt, DE | Alte Oper |
| May 30 | Stuttgart, DE | Liederhalle |
| Jun 1 | Berlin, DE | Verti Music Hall |
| Jun 4 | Copenhagen, DK | Falkonersalen |
| Jun 5-8 | Sôlvesborg, SE | Sweden Rock Festival** |
| Jun 9 | Mérida, ES | STONE & MUSIC Festival |
**Festival Date
I’m very happy to hear a new record from the Robinson Brothers! Pretty solid songs, which I’m sure will be repeated well live. What’s missing to me is the BAND! Almost no personality on the keys, the drums parts are bland and mixed poorly, leads are meh and WHERE’S THE BASS?!? Disappointed you never mention the mixing of low end on this record.