Shovels & Rope

Was a thrill and and an honor to be back at the roo this year. We got to see some good friends, and we had a real big time...thanks to all the organizers for having us and all y’all who showed up and threw down with us! @bonnaroo - jefe 📷: @samitatcbwolfe

Hey look! "The Wire" was added to the Spotify "STAY WILD" playlist. Hit the link below and see the amazing company we find ourselves in over there... - El Jefe https://spoti.fi/2YUGzM2

LOS ANGELES! We've been invited by the wonderful humans at GRAMMY Museum to come and play as part of their "The Drop" series next month on JUNE 20th! These shows are very small and tickets are very limited, so get them as fast as you can, link below! - El Jefe

Have y’all listened to BY BLOOD yet? Come see us on the road and hit that link to transport the rock n roll straight to your dome (and your mailbox if you’re old school like us, love that vinyl). - el jefe

Tour is rolling along, and the new songs from BY BLOOD are hitting the ears of the people. Check the site for all the ways to listen and trade dollars for art! Here’s a little deconstructed version of “Mississippi Nuthin” - jefe

Another fantastic rock n roll explosion by the waterfront under our belts, thank you Charleston. We are already plotting for 2020, but in the meantime here's a little trip down memory lane from a few weeks ago....- Jefe High Water FestivalAC Entertainment https://www.facebook.com/159744994476984/posts/644170589367753/

PSA: The crew is assembled, the tour has begun, and BY BLOOD is out thriving in the wild. Head to the site for all things that are good. Get some. - Jefe

Michael and Cary Ann had a nice chat with the beautiful humans over at Rolling Stone about 'By Blood.' Link below! - Jefe

After watching some of our nearest and dearest make their way to Cloverleaf Farms in the last few years, the stars finally aligned for us to make the trip ourselves. Thrilled to be joining this crazy lineup Sept 27-29! Tickets are ON SALE NOW! Go forth! We’ll see you at the farm! - jefe

Come and get it.

'BY BLOOD' NOW AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE! It's time. BY BLOOD is now out in the wild in all of the places you can gloriously get music into your ears. We appreciate you more than you know, and we hope you enjoy it. Head to the website to order, link and listen! Follow your BY BLOOD dreams. - El Jefe www.shovelsandrope.com

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LISTEN TO 'BY BLOOD' AT NPR RIGHT NOW! We do love us some NPR Music...the first listen for BY BLOOD is now live, so go hear the record! High Five! -el Jefe

HOUSTON! We're coming for you on April 23 along with our pals Frank Turner and INDIANOLA! You know what to do, get those tickets while you can! Get em here: https://livemu.sc/2uGrMaJ

Michael and Cary Ann are rehearsing their faces off, BY BLOOD is prepped for release into the wild, and oh yeah, our MUSIC FESTIVAL is 10 days away. The Shoro compound is buzzing with excitement. Word is, tix are running low, so grab em if you’re comin! Charleston, let’s dance. Ticket Link! http://on.highwaterfest.com/trk/RFAe - jefe

The good people over Newbury Comics are offering up CD copies of By Blood signed by Shoro themselves, check it out! - jefe

Less than 2 weeks till BY BLOOD is released into the wild! Grab all manner of vinyl and invisible formats at the website... - Jefe

"I'M COMIN' OUT" AVAILABLE NOW! "This song is inspired by birth, and rebirth. Originally, it was written from the perspective of an unborn child who is about to emerge wet and screaming into the bright world. He knows he is naked and small and vulnerable but he is already filled with the natural instinct to survive. As the song came along, it also reflected the experience of an internal and external transformation- “from a worm to winged work of art”- we pictured a person coming out of the closet , or an idle dissident showing up for a protest “with the taste of blood “ in their mouth, as if their very humanity depends of the fight they’re showing up for. its a celebration of life force." - Michael and Cary Ann Listen here! http://smarturl.it/bybloodSR

“I’M COMIN' OUT” TRACK PREMIERE!! More new music! The beautiful people over at Consequence of Sound have premiered the lead track on ‘By Blood’ today as part of their origins series. Hit the link to hear the new gnarly from Michael and Cary Ann and hear them break down and reflect on some of the inspirations behind this new song. Getting close to release date yall, hold on to your butts… - El Jefe LINK: https://bit.ly/2UZucwG

Heads up! Mission control is telling us that the “By Blood” ultimate bundle is almost sold out, so we are signing vinyl and writing lyric sheets round the clock, come and get it before its too late, link below! - Jefe https://www.dualtonestore.com/collections/shovels-rope

Just shy of two hours away from the premiere of 'The Wire' video by The Made Shop. Stay tuned, link below! https://www.facebook.com/shovelsandrope/videos/2272423099699494/

The geniuses at The Made Shop created a magical video for us for “The Wire” - we LOVE this thing. - jefe Pre-order our new album By Blood (out April 12) at shovelsandrope.com

OKLAHOMA! We're coming for you with the one and only Frank Turner and some help from INDIANOLA on May 1st. We've got a pile of brand new songs we can't wait to rip through for yall. Come and get some! - jefe

'CARRY ME HOME' NOW AVAILABLE! Today sees the release in all the invisible formats of two new tunes from BY BLOOD (due April 12th). Listen here: smarturl.it/ByBloodSR The second, "Carry Me Home" as described by Michael and Cary Ann: "We wrote this as a raw admission of co dependence in the wake of exhaustion. In order for our partnership to be successful, we require the eb and flow of emotional load sharing. Usually when one of us is burned out the other instinctively picks up the slack. “Carry me home. I’m no good when i’m alone. I’m burned down to the bone. Can’t tell I’m crying cause I’m stoned, dragging my love along the low road.” -MT&CA - Jefe

'MISSISSIPPI NUTHIN' NOW AVAILABLE! Today sees the release in all the invisible formats of two new tunes from BY BLOOD (due April 12th). Listen here: smarturl.it/ByBloodSR The first, "Mississippi Nuthin" as described by Michael and Cary Ann: "This song follows the evolution of a childhood friendship thru adulthood . It picks up with the formerly more popular of the two having become resentful and stagnant in his adult life while watching the other, who he’s always seen as feeble and less capable, thrive and succeed. “Your joy is killing me. I don’t have anything. Remember when we used to wear each others clothes? Yeah I’ve been struggling, but I know lots of things and I’ve got an idea that’s gonna turn on the money hose.” His arrogance is palpable as he recounts stories from their youth, painting himself a classic hero, always coming to the rescue of his weaker counterpart whom he now feels abandoned by. “Maybe it’s true, maybe I’m just the blue collar version of you.” -MT&CA - Jefe