Stream Blues Pills’ new single “Piggyback Ride” from today

Blues Pills are gearing up for the release of their new album “Birthday” on August 2nd and are releasing the fourth single from the upcoming album titled “Piggyback Ride” (listen HERE!).

“This is my favorite single from the album,” says frontwoman Elin Larsson. Guitarist Zack continues: “This track is so experimental for us, it goes in a lot of unexpected directions, and it’s definitely the heaviest track on the new album.“
“It gets really wild,” agrees Elin, “it’s fun, I enjoy the effect on my vocals. I said to our producer, ‘I really want to sound like a pig, can you pitch me down?” Elin laughs, “I’ll have to put a lot of oomph into the song when we play it live in the fall, it’s got a lot going for it. These pigs have a real temper!“

The new single “Piggyback Ride” was inspired by the pigs in Elin’s neighborhood. Elin clarifies:

You look for inspiration and sometimes it comes from the wildest places. I live in a small town near Västerås in Sweden, and there are a lot of problems with the wild boars in the woods. They destroy playgrounds and people’s gardens like an evil biker gang running amok. There are a lot of them, they just live their own wild life with no rules. I felt so sorry for them because I think they were misunderstood, but at the same time they can be very dangerous, especially when they have babies. I was thinking about these pigs and I wanted to write a song about them, what it would be like to hang out with them and ride around on their piggy backs and cause chaos!

It feels like a song that people want to ride motorcycles to. We’re looking forward to playing it live. Zack

Blues Pills‘ new album “Birthday” exudes an unbridled energy and live feel that is a testament to their confidence in their ability to create new, compelling sounds without changing the explosive formula that got them started – a sound that is as colorful as it is rocking and fun. Their continuity is testament to their determination to evolve and mature their sound in a volatile industry.

Blues Pills will release their fourth studio album on August 2nd before embarking on a European tour in October. “Birthday” was written and recorded in the idyllic Swedish countryside and at Recordia Studios. The recordings took just 10 days and were produced by renowned songwriter and studio guru Freddy Alexander.

“Birthday ” Tracklist: 
1. Birthday
2. Don’t You Love it
3. Bad Choices
4. Top Of The Sky
5. Like A Drug
6. Piggyback Ride
7. Holding Me Back
8. Somebody Better
9. Shadows
10. I Don’t Wanna Get Back On That Horse Again
11. What Has This Life Done To You

Festival appearances:

August 2, 2024: Wacken Open Air 2024, Wacken, Germany

“Birthday “Tourdates:
October 4, 2024: Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan
October 5, 2024: Cologne, Germany – Luxor
October 6, 2024: Brussels, Belgium – Botanique – Museum
October 8, 2024: Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
October 9, 2024: Glasgow, UK – Garage
October 11, 2024: London, UK – Lafayette
October 12, 2024: Manchester, UK – Band On The Wall
October 13, 2024: Dublin, Ireland – Opium
October 15, 2024: Bristol, UK – Thekla
October 16, 2024: Paris, France – Maroquinerie
October 18, 2024: Frankfurt am Main, Germany – Das Bett
October 19, 2024: Karlsruhe, Germany – Substage
October 20, 2024: Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg
November 1, 2024: Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia
November 8, 2024: Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik
November 9, 2024: Stockholm, Sweden – Kägelbanan
November 21, 2024: Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
November 22, 2024: Oslo, Norway – Vulkan Arena
November 29, 2024: Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra
November 30, 2024: Warsaw, Poland – Niebo
December 1, 2024: Prague, Czech Republic – Rock Café
December 3, 2024: Berlin, Germany – Hole 44
December 4, 2024: Vienna, Austria – SIMM City
December 6, 2024: Munich, Germany – Backstage
December 7, 2024: Rubigen/Bern, Switzerland – Mühle Hunziken
December 8, 2024: Milan, Italy – Circolo Magnolia
December 10, 2024: Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
December 11, 2024: Madrid, Spain – Mon
December 13, 2024: Toulouse, France – Metronum *without Daniel Romano’s Outfit
December 14, 2024: Lyon, France – Marche Gare *without Daniel Romano’s Outfit

Blues Pills:
Elin Larsson – Gesang
Zack Anderson – Gitarre
Kristoffer Schander – Bass
André Kvarnström – Schlagzeug