Blues artists Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton have unveiled the single “Deathwish” from their upcoming collaboration, the album Death Wish Blues which is out May 19th, 2023 on Rounder Records. In the accompanying video for “Deathwish”, Fish and Dayton “take down a predator in retro Hollywood.”
Death Wish Blues evolved from the duo’s 2022 EP, Stardust Sessions, which featured covers of “Brand New Cadillac,” “I’ll Be Here in the Morning,” and “Feelin’ Good.” Their chemistry led to a recording session at Applehead Recording & Production in Woodstock NY, produced by Jon Spencer.
Dayton says:
For this album we wanted to keep everything Blues-based, with a lot of inspiration from people like Albert King and Magic Sam on the lead-guitar parts, but we also wanted to have fun with that and take it somewhere new and different and way outside our wheelhouse.
With the addition of Kendall Wind (bass), Mickey Finn (keyboards) and Aaron Johnston (drums), Death Wish Blues was recorded in an intense 10 days, mostly live.
Death Wish Blues is Fish’s seventh album and she traditionally tours both in the USA and abroad. Jesse Dayton is a solo artist and has also collaborated with artists such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Duff McKagan, toured as guitarist for Punk band X, worked as a teammate with Rob Zombie on the soundtracks for his horror films, and is a radio show host on Gimme Country.
Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton US Tour Dates
April 14 – New Orleans, LA – French Quarter Fest
April 22 – Lake Charles, LA – This is Home Festival
April 29 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
April 29 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
May 4 – New Orleans, LA – The Civic Theatre
May 6 – Cottonwood, AL – Yellow Rose Theater
May 7 – Decatur, AL – Princess Theater for Performing Arts
Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton EU Tour Dates
March 15 – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS – Melkweg
March 17 – Oslo, NORWAY – John Dee
March 18 – Gothenburg, SWEDEN – Valand
March 19 – Stockholm, SWEDEN – Nalen Kubb
March 21 – Copenhagen, DENMARK – Pumpehset
March 23 – Dortmund, GERMANY – Piano
March 24 – Manheim, GERMANY – 7er
March 25 – Roth, GERMANY – Bluestage
March 26 – Munich, GERMANY – Ampere
March 27 – Freiberg, GERMANY – Jazzhaus
March 29 – Hamburg, GERMANY – Fabrik
March 30 – Berlin, GERMANY – Hole 44
March 31 – Leipzig, GERMANY – Kupfersaal
April 1 – Winterbach, GERMANY – Lehenbachhalle
April 2 – Milan, ITALY – Santeria Toscano
May 22 – Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Kaufleten
May 23 – Prattein, SWITZERLAND – Z7
May 25 – Karlsruhe, GERMANY – Tollhaus
May 26 – Mainz, GERMANY – Frankfurter Hof
May 27 – Schoppingen, GERMANY – Grolsch Blues
May 29 – Maastricht, NETHERLANDS – Blues Festival
May 31 – Paris, FRANCE – Bataclan
October 19 – Sunderland, UK– The Fire Station
October 20 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowlands
October 21 – Manchester, UK – 02 Ritz
October 22 – Bristol, UK – SWX
October 24 – York, UK – Barbican
October 25 – Cambridge, UK – Junction
October 26 – Bournemouth, UK – 02 Academy
October 27– Bexhill, UK – De La Warr Pavilion
October 28 – Birmingham, UK – 02 Institute
