Danny Trejo Walks Into a Bar…
“Danny Trejo walks into a bar… This is not the beginning of a joke, but a part of the new “Angel in Blue Jeans” music video (also featuring New Girl’s Hannah Simone)!”
This is how Frisco rockers, Train, have chosen to debut their brand new video. By now, you’re sure to have heard “Angel in Blue Jeans” on the radio, as it’s sored to the top of Triple A and Adult Top 40 Radio in just a month! Gearing up to release their 7th studio album, “Bulletproof Picasso” on September 16th, they’ve proven that they aren’t stopping any time soon! Pre-orders are now live for the album via iTunes and you can read the full press release about it below, courtesy of Columbia Records!
TRAIN’S NEW ALBUM BULLETPROOF PICASSOAVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER TODAY
GRAMMY WINNING BAND’S 7th STUDIO ALBUM DUE SEPTEMBER 16th
Debut Single ‘Angel In Blue Jeans,’ Glides to Top 15 in Triple A and Adult Top 40 Radio; New Video Featuring ‘Machete’ Star Danny Trejo to Premiere on VEVO Today
Multi-platinum Band’s September Shows To Highlight Tracks From New 12-song Album
(Columbia Records, New York, NY; July 15, 2014) – Three-time Grammy winning San Francisco band Train’s upcoming new album, Bulletproof Picasso, is available for pre-order today at iTunes, giving fans the early jump aboard Train’s much anticipated 7th studio album in advance of its September 16th release date.
The album’s first single, “Angel In Blue Jeans,” has soared to the Top 15 of Triple A and Adult Top 40 radio in only a month, joining the band’s successful arsenal of other radio-embraced singles throughout their two-decade career. An evocative video for the new song premiered on VEVO today (July 15th), featuring seasoned character actor Danny Trejo, who starred in the Robert Rodriguez-helmed ‘Mariachi-style’ sagas Machete and Dusk Til Dawn, among others. Hannah Simone from the hit TV show ‘New Girl’ is also featured in the clip.
Bulletproof Picasso was produced by previous Train collaborator Butch Walker, and reflects frontman-singer/songwriter Pat Monahan’s penchant for distinctive musical stylings on this one.
“I’ve always wanted to emotionally connect with people through the songs,” says Monahan. “But I also want to get into people’s lives with this album. We’re very excited about Bulletproof Picasso and we’re looking forward to performing some of the new songs for all our fans.”
Train will be showcasing new tracks in celebration of the album’s upcoming release in September with shows in Los Angeles, New York, and their hometown of San Francisco among others. Several summer festival and one-off dates have also been unveiled (dates below), including Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, CO, Sturgis Buffalo Chip Bike Rally in Sturgis, SD and V Festival in the UK.
Train will also host the second annual Sail Across the Sun Cruise next February 13-17, 2015. The follow up event to last year’s sold out food, music & wine festival at sea will feature comedian Michael Ian Black, chefs Chris Cosentino and Ryan Scott, and reggae legends The Wailers. Tickets are on sale now and more info is available at www.sailacrossthesun.com.
Other songs on the new album include the combustible title track, “Bulletproof Picasso,” “Cadillac, Cadillac,” “Just A Memory,” “Give It All,” and “The Bridge,” among others (full 12-song track listing below).
Train has sold more than ten million albums worldwide, thirty million tracks worldwide, with numerous platinum/gold citations on their mantle, 3 Grammy Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards and dozens of other honors and nominations.
Their gift for delivering memorable songs that capture the listener’s imagination has seen them achieve unprecedented radio and social media traction, with the eight-time Grammy nominees heralded as a standard bearer of riveting, roots-based pop around the world. Their most recent album, 2012’s California 37 spawned the hit “Drive By,” among other songs, a multi-platinum single that reached the Top Ten in 13 countries, adding to the prolific Train set-list which already includes multiple signature smashes such as their Grammy winning classic “Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me),” the chart-topping “Meet Virginia,” and “Calling All Angels.” The band snagged another Grammy in 2011 for their global smash “Hey Soul Sister,” (the #1 hit and biggest selling single of 2010) from their 2009 multi-platinum album, Save Me, San Francisco.
In 2011, Train launched the Save Me, San Francisco Wine Co. and Save Me, San Francisco Chocolate Co, which benefit Family House, a Bay Area nonprofit providing temporary housing to the families of seriously ill children being treated at University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital.
Tracklisting for Bulletproof Picasso:
1. Cadillac, Cadillac
2. Bulletproof Picasso
3. Angel In Blue Jeans
4. Give It All
5. Wonder What You’re Doing For The Rest Of Your Life
6. Son Of A Prison Guard
7. Just A Memory
8. I’m Drinkin’ Tonight
9. I Will Remember
10. The Bridge
11. Baby, Happy Birthday
12. Don’t Grow Up So Fast
Train On Tour:
7/25 Stateline, NV Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
8/7 Sturgis, SD Sturgis Buffalo Chip
8/10 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8/16 Stafford, UK V Festival
8/17 Chelmsford, UK V Festival
8/22 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival
8/23 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival
8/28 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook
8/29 Lenox, MA Tanglewood
8/30 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel and Casino
Record Release Shows:
9/17 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre
9/18 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre
9/21 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
9/22 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
9/25 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
For more information:
http://savemesanfrancisco.com/
http://iTunes.com/Train
https://www.facebook.com/Train
http://instagram.com/train
https://twitter.com/train
