[Cover photo credit to Pamela Littky]
Two-time Grammy Award-nominated Rock band Rival Sons have unveiled the official music video for their single, “Bird In The Hand.” “Bird In The Hand” heralds Rival Sons’ new album, Darkfighter, arriving via Low Country Sound/Atlantic Records on Friday, June 2nd, 2023.
The video for “Bird In The Hand,” directed by Kurt Kubicek, continues the narrative featured in the previously released companion videos for the singles, “Nobody Wants To Die” (dir. Eli Sokhn) and “Rapture” (dir. Kurt Kubicek).
Scott Holiday shares:
The saga continues with another prequel in our new video. Jay and I teamed up to write and produce this one again, as well as working with our pal, Kurt Kubicek (director/Rapture video). All shot in our backyard in the Hollywood Hills… right off the sunset strip! Right up the street from the world-famous Whiskey a Go Go actually! We found this incredible time capsule mid-century home that sets the scene for most of the video. It’s been incredible making these little vignettes. Really fun. All created on pretty tiny budgets. But the limitations force us to get ultra creative and focused. We’ve been extremely blessed to have such talented friends/crew/and collaborators working with us that see these videos as passion projects… which is the only way they come together. I think when you watch the series of videos you can feel the love that’s gone into them.
Jay Buchanan adds:
’Rapture’ was a prequel to ‘Nobody Wants To Die’ and ‘Bird In The Hand’ is a prequel to ‘Rapture.’ Same cast of characters, different part of the story. It’s been a great time writing and producing these videos along with great directors and crew. With video production we’re really at that sweet spot where we don’t know the rules so we’re not afraid of breaking them. We’ll see where it goes from here.
Rival Sons will mark the arrival of Darkfighter with a live schedule, including a special guest run on Smashing Pumpkins’ “The World Is a Vampire” Summer 2023 North American Tour, also featuring Stone Temple Pilots and Interpol, getting underway August 1 at Salt Lake City, UT’s USANA Amphitheatre and then continuing through early September.
In the meantime, Rival Sons will embark on their own North American headline run, “The DARKFIGHTER Tour,” beginning May 11 at Oklahoma City, OK’s Diamond Ballroom and then traveling through mid-June. Special guests throughout include The Black Angels and The Record Company, with Starcrawler also appearing on select dates.
Darkfighter will be accompanied by a companion album, Lightbringer, arriving later this year. Both produced by longtime collaborator and Grammy Award-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell), the two new LPs mark the first new music from Rival Sons in more than four years.
MAY
11 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom * #
12 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall * #
13 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s * #
16 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal * #
17 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle * #
18 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works * #
20 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville †
21 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheater * #
23 – Richmond, VA – The National * #
24 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa * #
26 – Morgantown, WV – Ruby Amphitheater *
27 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple †
28 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom *
30 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore * #
31 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium * #
JUNE
1 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square * #
3 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall * #
4 – Albany, NY – Empire Live * #
6 – London, ON – London Music Hall * #
8 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore ^ #
9 – Chicago, IL – Radius ^ #
10 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore ^ #
12 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave ^ #
13 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Club 5 ^ #
14 – St. Louis, MO – Pageant ^ #
16 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral ^ #
17 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater ^ #
18 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre ^ #
JULY
21 – Buktafestivalen – Trømso, NO †
22 – Malakoff Rockfestival – Nordfjordeid, NO †
AUGUST
1 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre **
3 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre **
5 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre **
6 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater **
7 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre **
9 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre **
10 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre **
13 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater ^^
15 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion ^^
16 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP ^^
17 – Huntsville, AL – The Orion Amphitheater ^^
19 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre ^^
20 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre ^^
22 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion ^^
24 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center ^^
25 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion ^^
30 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater ^^
31 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live ^^
SEPTEMBER
2 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage ^^
3 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre ^^
8 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater ^^
9 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center ^^
* w/ Special Guests The Record Company
^ w/ Special Guests The Black Angels
# w/ Special Guests Starcrawler
† Festival Performance
** The Smashing Pumpkins “The World Is a Vampire” North American Tour
w/Special Guests Stone Temple Pilots
^^ The Smashing Pumpkins “The World Is a Vampire” North American Tour
w/ Special Guests Interpol
