Warren Haynes reveals the live video for the Gov’t Mule iconic song, “Thorazine Shuffle,” taken from his forthcoming Symphonic album, Dreams and Songs.
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Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey will be released on 18 September via Provogue/Artone Label Group in Europe and Evil Teen Records in the U.S.
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Watch further videos for “Raven Black Night” | “Shakedown Street” | “Banks of the Deep End”
GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes has revealed the iconic Gov’t Mule song, “Thorazine Shuffle” – which is the latest song from his breathtaking new album, Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey.
The 16-track collection explores all aspects of his incredible catalogue and career, including music from Gov’t Mule, Allman Brothers Band, The Dead, his solo albums, and more. The album will be released on 18 September and available in Europe via Provogue/Artone Label Group and in the U.S. via Evil Teen Records. You can pre-order/pre-save the album HERE.
Talking about the song, originally released on the 1998 Gov’t Mule album, Dose, Haynes says, “John Medeski did the arrangement for ‘Thorazine Shuffle,’ and his unique take on music in general was what led me to ask him to arrange that particular piece. He was able to strike a balance for ‘Thorazine Shuffle’ that takes it a little further avant-garde than most of the songs but still has that beautiful symphonic quality as far as the arrangement is concerned that really transports it into another place. His counter-melodies and all the different textures that he put in that song elevated it in a way that I wasn’t expecting. It’s probably the most unique arrangement on the record.”
The album was recorded in 2019 at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Haynes’ hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. Watching the interplay between Haynes and his band of seasoned rock ‘n’ roll improvisers, including Oteil Burbridge on bass, John Medeski on organ and keys, Jeff Sipe on drums, and Greg Osby on saxophone, as well as Edwin McCain and Jasmine Muhammad on background vocals along with the 64-piece Asheville Symphony Orchestra is a hypnotic sight to witness.
This follows the previously released songs, the Grateful Dead classic “Shakedown Street” and Gov’t Mule favourites, “Raven Black Night” and “Banks of the Deep End.”
Haynes will bring his acclaimed Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience show to Nashville next year for two nights at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center with the Nashville Symphony on Thursday, March 11 and Friday, March 12, 2027, presented by Lightning 100. He will be joined by musicians John Medeski, Kevin Scott, Terence Higgins and Greg Osby, along with vocalists Saundra Williams and Mayteana Morales, all led by conductor Rich Daniels from the Chicago City Lights Orchestra.
Until then, Warren Haynes will be busy on the road with his bandmates in Gov’t Mule. The revered GRAMMY-nominated quintet is touring this summer, including a co-headlining trek with longtime friend and blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa, travelling all over the U.S. up until August 23rd. Afterwards, Gov’t Mule will head out on the newly announced Dreaming The Same Dream Tour with Ziggy Marley in the fall. The 16-date co-headlining outing, also featuring a guest DJ set from YOLA, kicks off September 23rd in New York City and wraps October 17th in Dallas.
