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For Immediate Release:

TEXA$ PLATINUM, THE NEW ALBUM BY THE GHOST WOLVES IS SLATED FOR AN APRIL 21 RELEASE DATE ON HOUND GAWD RECORDS The Austin band features the raucous guitar and drum duo
Classic Rock Magazine calls "rock n' roll turned feral."

February 14, 2017 (Austin, TX) – Hound Gawd Records is proud to announce the release of TEXA$ PLATINUM, the new studio album by Austin's favorite guitar and drum duo, The Ghost Wolves. "A fistful of dark, rustic magic," Classic Rock Magazine enthuses, "a furious bellow of maximum swamp boogie with blood in its teeth and lust in its heart."

With song titles like "Whettin My Knife," it is not hard to imagine what this new album may be about. The band is Carley Wolf on guitar and vocals and Jonny Wolf on drums, synthesizer and vocals. They formed in Austin, Texas in 2010. Some of their influences include artists like Hasil Adkins, Joan Jett, R.L. Burnside, The Ramones, The Kills, Ronnie Dawson, Death Grips, Jessie Mae Hemphill. The Joan Jett connection goes further as it was the legendary punk guitar player Cheetah Chrome (of Dead Boys fame) that signed them to their last record deal. His own backing band featured members of the Black Hearts.

It’s no surprise that Carley Wolf's guitar playing gets attention. She has been featured in Premiere Guitar, SheShreds, Guitar Girl Magazine and has performed live on NPR stations like WBEZ in Chicago. "The pair tour relentlessly, showing a joy in the turn-it-up that evokes the visceral virtues of rock at its most raw and elemental." wrote music critic (and Patti Smith Group guitar player) Lenny Kaye for emusic.com.

Several tracks from their previous record got prominent TV and film placements including on the hit TV series Shameless; several programs on the Oxygen channel (Bad Girl’s Club, Funny Girls, Best Ink); an over-the-top trailer for Japanese martial arts film called, Why Don't You Play in Hell? Not to mention MTV's Real World: Explosion and for Perry Ellis at Fashion week in New York.

TEXA$ PLATINUM was produced by Mike McCarthy at his private studio in Austin at the end of 2016. McCarthy has produced albums for artists like And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead…, Spoon, OBN III’s. The record was mastered by Howie Weinberg at his Los Angeles facility. Weinberg also mastered Nirvana's Nevermind album, as well as records for the Beastie Boys, The Clash, White Stripes, U2 and many others.

The band tours virtually non-stop and will perform at several showcases at SXSW.

SXSW Shows
Sunday, March 12th
Brooklyn Brewery presents The Ghost Wolves
at The Quickie Pickie (2027 E Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78702)
4pm set time, free admission

Wednesday, March 15th
The Ghost Wolves Official SXSW Showcase
at Swan Dive (615 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701)
9pm set time, admission with SXSW wristbands or $7 cover at the door
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/events/MS38351

Film screening of Mr. Roosevelt featuring Carley Wolf in the speaking role of Samantha. The movie is written and directed by Noël Wells who plays Rachel on Master of None (Aziz Ansari) and is a Saturday Night Live cast member. See official listing here.
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/films/70361

U.S. Tour Dates
Thursday, April 6th at Octopus College Hill in Cedar Falls, IA
Friday, April 7th at 331 Club in Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, April 8th at Lyric Room in Green Bay, WI
Sunday, April 9th at Mill Creek in Appleton, WI
Thursday, April 13th at Rozz-Tox in Rock Island, IL
Friday, April 14th at recordBar in Kansas City, MO
Saturday, April 15th at Outland at Springfield, MO

European Tour Dates
Friday, April 28th at Kult 41 in Bonn, Germany
Saturday, April 29th at Molotow in Hamburg, Germany
Monday, May 1st in Treibsand in Lübeck, Germany
Thursday, May 4th at Wild Rover in Aachen, Germany
Friday, May 5th at Freakshow Bar in Essen, Germany
Monday, May 8th at Gatto Robe in Milano, Italy
Wednesday, May 10th at El Paso in Turin, Italy
Thursday, May 11th at Porteghet in Trento, Italy
Friday, May 12th at Groove in Lugo di Vicenza, Italy
Saturday, May 13th at Darsena Music Club in Castiglione del Lago, Italy
Thursday, May 18th at Kiste in Stuttgart, Germany
Friday, May 19th at Gaswerk in Winterthur, Germany
Saturday, May 20th at Sonic Ballroom in Köln, Germany

The sixteen tracks on TEXA$ PLATINUM are: 1. "Attitude Problem," 2. "Strychnine In My Lemonade," 3. "Whiney Neighbors (Yuppie Scum)," 4. "Crybabies Go Home," 5. "Whettin’ My Knife," 6. "Bunny Run," 7. "Hill Country Howl," 8. "All The Good’s Gone," 9. "Triple Full Moon," 10. "Journey On," 11. "Vroom Vroom," 12. "I Got Money," 13. "Trippin’," 14. "Shouldn’t Have Lied," 15. "Valley Of The Wolves," and 16. "DYGKD."

Carley Wolf Endorses Silvertone Guitars and Eminence Speakers. Her backline includes:
Amp: 1970's Musicman HD-130 with Reverb
Guitars: 1965 Harmony Silhouette H19; 1960's Teisco Japanese (set-up as one string)
Strings: D'Addario Jazz light gauge with a wound G - EJ21 nickel wound
Picks: Fender Heavy Teardrop

Jonny Wolf's backline includes:
1950's Gretsch Round Badge 12/16/22
1960's Slingerland 12/16/22, 2010
Yamaha “Rock Tour” 12/16/22 Snare: Ludwig Maple Classic 14x5.5 or Ludwig Acrolite 14x5.5
Cymbals: Zildjian A Custom 14" hats, 16" crash, 18" crash, 20" ride or Dream Bliss Ride 20"
Sticks: Regal Tip 5A, 5B and 2B wood tip - or Pro Mark 747X wood tip. ALWAYS wood tip and usually the heavier/longer sticks available.
Throne: Screws up/down type only Keyboard: Arturia MicroBrute analog synthesizer

Discography:
2014 - Man, Woman, Beast LP - Plowboy Records
2012 - “Getchya Hip Thrust” (7” single featuring BP Fallon) - Pau Wau Records
2011 - In Ya Neck EP - Pau Wau Records

Visit The Ghost Wolves online at:
theghostwolves.com
facebook.com/TheGhostWolves
twitter.com/TheGhostWolves
instagram.com/theghostwolves
youtube.com/user/TheGhostWolves

ABOUT HOUND GAWD RECORDS
Hound Gawd Records was founded in 2013 by consummate rock 'n' roll fanatic Oliver Hausmann. The label is based in Berlin, Germany the center of the European rock, punk and garage scene. Hausmann says "I believe in the vision of each of our artists. My goal is to reach as large an audience as possible with each new release. I love vinyl and rock 'n' roll, and that's why I started this label so I could bring good music to rabid fans all over the world." Hound Gawd Records is distributed in the U.S by Cobraside and by f.a.b. in Canada. The label handles radio promotion in-house. Visit the label online at houndgawd.com or on Twitter @HoundGawd or on facebook.com/HoundGawdRecords.

For press materials, or to set-up interviews with The Ghost Wolves or any band on Hound Gawd Records please contact Fly PR: T. 323-667-1344 E. flypr@flypr.net (Ilka) or E. buzz@flypr.net (Toni) or E. info@flypr.net (Libby).

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