El Perro Announce Debut LP Hair Of; Stream “Black Days”
El Perro will release their debut album, Hair Of, early next year on Alive Records. Details on the record are pretty scarce at this point, which is fair since it’s August, but a lead single, “Black Days,” is streaming now, and there are West Coast tour dates already in progress. For those who’ve been keeping up, the band formed in 2019 by Radio Moscow guitarist/vocalist Parker Griggs were all set to head to Europe last Spring to make their debut there, playing alongside the likes of Colour Haze and doing festivals and blah blah pandemic. This is their first tour — and they’re out with Spirit Mother, who are awesome — though they’ve done shows here and there on the way.
I was fortunate enough to hear a few demos from the band and to interview Griggs to talk about starting the project — at that point I was happy just to learn who else was in the band — and the boogie runs deep, the fuzz runs hot and the funk am delic. “Black Days” would seem to represent the different sides of the band well, and if this is a ‘Single Edit,’ one can imagine where they space it out amid the expected classic-style shred.
Info and what may or may not be the Hair Of cover art came down the PR wire:
EL PERRO – debut single available now for streaming everywhere!
Debut album “Hair Of” due early 2022.
EL PERRO is a brand new band led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter/producer Parker Griggs. The band’s sound contains elements that fans of his band Radio Moscow will recognize, but this is rock music with a new, fresh spin and feel. El Perro takes heavy psychedelic rock as a starting point and adds the additional instrumentation of a second guitar and a percussionist, pushing the music into more syncopated territory, spiced with Latin rhythms and hints of Funkadelic-style grooves. You could say that El Perro plays psychedelic funk rock, and you wouldn’t be wrong.
In late 2019, hungry to do something fresh, Parker Griggs decided to put together a five piece band, with members including former Radio Moscow drummer Lonnie Blanton, bassist Shawn Davis, and guitarist Holland Redd. With the addition of a percussionist the El Perro sound and style coalesced.
EL PERRO USA Summer Tour with Spirit Mother:
• August 10 @ 7th St. Entry — Minneapolis, MN
• August 12 @ Reggies — Chicago, IL
• August 13 @ The Cooperage — Milwaukee, WI
• August 14 @ The Washington — Burlington, IA
• August 15 @ The East Room — Nashville, TN
• August 18 @ The Whittier Bar — Tulsa, OK
• August 19 @ Deep Ellum Art Co. — Dallas, TX
• August 20 @ Eighteen Ten Ojeman — Houston, TX
• August 21 @ The Far Out Lounge & Stage — Austin, TX
• August 24 @ Launchpad — Albuquerque, NM
El Perro is:
Parker Griggs – Guitar/vocals
Holland Redd – Guitar
Shawn Davis – Bass
Lonnie Blanton – Drums
Blake Armstrong – Percussion
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Hell yes, this is the kind of news I keep checking in for everyday. Been wondering if anything else would come out by this band!!