New Single - "Just Another Night"

New Orleans, LA: One of the great American rock bands of the last four decades, Louisiana stalwarts Cowboy Mouth have issued "Just Another Night," the funk-flexing third pre-release offering from Cover Yo' Azz, a brand new collection of recordings paying homage to some of their favorite songwriters of the last 60 years.

The Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson penned rocker holds a special place in vocalist/drummer Fred LeBlanc's pantheon of "Clock Radio Classics" as it was omnipresent on FM Radio in the summer of 1979, eventually charting on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Originally the lead singer/songwriter for 70s glam band Mott The Hoople, lan Hunter is one of my favorite songwriters " of all time. If you dig into his catalogue, you will find some real gems that others rode to success such as 'Once Bitten, Twice Shy,' and 'Cleveland Rocks.' He also wrote one of my favorites, "Irene Wilde.”

"There's a live version of 'Just Another Night' where Hunter introduces it saying, 'this is a song about a night in the Indianapolis city jail.' I'm not 100% sure what all of the lyrics mean, but it sure sounds like a helluva good time," recalls LeBlanc.

"Just Another Night" follows the group's fevered take on "Can't Hardly Wait," which Glide Magazine dubbed, "innovative and powerful," along with the previously released Appalachian infused spin on Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls." The trio of singles have amped up anticipation for the full album, Cover Yo' Azz, out August 15 via Symphonic Distribution. The 10-track collection marks the band's first full-length of newly recorded material since 2014's 'Go!'.

LeBlanc explains the title and the impetus for the recording, "There’s no rhyme or reason. It just kind of… happened. For CYA, we compiled a bunch of songs we liked and threw them together. Everybody brought a different sound and vibe to the tracks, and we had a blast re-creating some amazing songs – with a CM twist."

Adds guitarist/co-founder John Thomas Griffith, "Music of any flavor has a way of being your own personal sage advisor. Listen closely, and you will hear the wind blow."

Flanked by bassist Brian “Bruiser” Broussard and guitarist Frank Grocholski, Cowboy Mouth crackle throughout the 10-chapter adventure, igniting a fuselage on "My Way" (Frank Sinatra/Elvis Presley/Sid Vicious) while injecting a cacophony of rhythm on the 1971 Cher-classic, "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves," of which LeBlanc states, "it always fired my imagination, because the original recording sounded like a circus."

Elsewhere, the band adds heft to perennial jukebox heroes, The Who (on "The Real Me") and Fats Domino (on "I'm Gonna Be Wheel Someday") but downshifts on gorgeous renditions of the Rodney Crowell masterwork, "'Til I Gain Control Again" and R.E.M.'s poignant ballad, "Perfect Circle."

The song really speaks to LeBlanc, "To me, 'Perfect Circle' from their first album, Murmur, is one of their finest. Every version of this tune I’ve ever heard sounds like a dream you just can’t get your hands on. The song’s meaning is elusive and could be interpreted a hundred different ways by a hundred different listeners."

The album concludes with an homage to lifelong friends in Hootie & the Blowfish with an elegant rendition of "City By A River," a song Hootie wrote for the soundtrack to Jesus: The Epic Mini-Series. It's gospel-fueled tune about longing for the intangible. "Take your dreams down to the river. Drop 'em in and watch 'em flow." Joining the proceedings is Hootie guitarist Mark Bryan, who elevates spirits even higher.

To promote the new album, the quartet will hit the road from August through the end of the year and beyond. A little bit rock, a little bit revival, a little bit rodeo, from coast to coast, when Cowboy Mouth bellows, anything goes.