J
AC DALTON
ICARUS is the current release from Jac
Dalton, and marks a significant development in his sound and style.
The Renegade Southern Gentleman from Downunder has distilled a blend
of classic and melodic rock that pays homage to his adopted homeland
while forging a new international identity. Ten tracks of Jac Dalton
at his best, in the company of some amazing Aussie talent that have
just raised the bar for contemporary Oz rock. From the soaring vocals
and guitars and uplifting message of the title track Icarus to the
anthemic State Of Rock, the groove laden riffs of Waterline and the
bone-crunching Suck, Bang, Blow (co-written with Rose Tattoo’s Rob
Riley and SA legend Doobie Whitehorn – a tribute to a bar in South
Carolina of the same name), ICARUS offers up a sound and performance
that will resonate across borders and generations.
Having broken new ground with his first release,
the country/rock crossover CD, ‘From Both Sides’ - featuring Mark
Evans (AC/DC), Russell Morris, David Moyse (Air Supply), John and Rick
Brewster, Buzz Bidstrup and Chris Bailey (The Angels), Paul DeMarco
and Rob Riley (Rose Tattoo), Gwyn Ashton (BB King, Mick Fleetwood) and
UK’s Paul Wetton (Robert Plant Band), and after the success of the two
‘rockier’ tracks from the CD, being ‘Til We Run Outta Highway’ and
‘Dirty Mean & Nasty’ which saw over 40,000 plays for these two tracks
alone (APRA) since the album’s release in 2008 coupled with over 2.5
million hits on MySpace to prove the point, it was an obvious choice
for Jac to step up to the plate to deliver the classic rock album
ICARUS.
This 'all killer and no filler' album has been
produced by Darren Mullan (Australia) and Grammy winner Gregg Brown at
the world famous Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. In Gregg's own
words, "It's where I've done my best work". Multi Grammy Award winning
engineer John Hampton, an Ardent stalwart, took a personal interest in
the album and came on board as engineer. ICARUS has been mastered by
fellow Grammy winner, Richard Dodd.
It is more than one opinion that this album is going to shake things
up on both sides of the equator.
In the words of Mr. Hampton: "I'm ecstatic!"
ICARUS is currently being shopped around the US/UK
market for international distribution, while 2 videos are in the
planning stages.
The Jac Dalton band is a six piece unit comprising
US expat Jac Dalton, Guitar Gods Australia's Graham
Greene, SA Producer Darren Mullan, the dynamic rhythm section in
brothers Brad and Troy Brazier (bass and drums respectively) and WA's
leading lady of rock Donna Greene on backing vocals.
NOW
TOURING.
www.jacdalton.com
