The Wallflowers will release their first new album in nearly a decade, Exit Wounds, on July 9th via New West Records. The much-anticipated record finds the band’s signature sound — lean, potent and eminently entrancing — intact. Uncut Magazine says “…Exit Wounds rocks with smouldering intensity,” while MOJO says in their 4 Star Review, “It’s his best original work by some yards.” KCRW has stated “Exit Wounds is a beacon for us all, a tribute to the rough year we’ve made it through.”
Today, Consequence has shared the new song “I’ll Let You Down (But Will Not Give You Up)” alongside an “Origins” feature with Jakob Dylan.
The Wallflowers will appear on CBS This Morning: Saturday on Saturday, July 10th. They have also been announced as a part of Good Morning America’s 2021 Summer Concert Series on Tuesday, July 13th and will appear on Good Morning America Weekend on Saturday, July 17th as well. The band previously appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show with James Corden, performing Exit Wound’s first single “Roots and Wings,” which has cracked the Top 10 at AAA Radio this week.
The Wallflowers are also set to appear at the BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA alongside Jane’s Addiction, Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man and more on Saturday, September 11th. Additional live appearances will be announced soon.
Most recently, Jakob Dylan Executive Produced and Starred in the acclaimed 2018 documentary film Echo in the Canyon. The film found him collaborating with a host of artists classic and contemporary, from Neil Young and Brian Wilson to Beck and Fiona Apple. Echo In the Canyon was also the last on-screen appearance by Tom Petty and was the ninth biggest theatrical documentary released that year. The Wallflowers’ overwhelmingly successful single “One Headlight” was prominently featured in the Judd Apatow film The King of Staten Island last year and continues to be a massive hit, topping Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs” chart.
The Wallflowers’ Exit Wounds will be available across digital platforms, compact disc, and standard black vinyl. A limited Opaque Purple Vinyl edition will be available at Independent Retailers worldwide while a limited to 500 Purple Splatter vinyl edition will be available via New West Records. A limited to 500 Purple and Pink Splatter vinyl edition will be available via Nordic Retailers while a limited to 500 Purple and Silver Marbled vinyl edition will be available via the Magnolia Record Club. A Super Deluxe Vinyl edition limited to 750 copies will be autographed by Jakob Dylan. It will also feature a linen-wrapped jacket, purple foil-stamped & numbered and housed & protected in a clear outer sleeve. The Wallflowers’ Exit Wounds is available for pre-order NOW via NEW WEST RECORDS.
