Before Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, there was Mudcrutch – a band that lasted from 1970-1975 and who reunited in 2007 to release a debut self-titled album and take it on a brief tour in ’08. Here we are six years later, and Mudcrutch’s plans are bigger than ever with their first national tour and the release of their second album, entitled 2.Sticking to the roots of southern rock, the band is currently made up of all original Mudcrutch members Tom Petty (bass/vocals), Tom Leadon (guitar/vocals), Randall Marsh (drums/vocals), as well as Benmont Tench (keyboards/vocals) and Mike Campbell (guitar/vocals), who both also played with Petty and The Heartbreakers.Mudcrutch’s follow-up album is due out May 20 through Reprise Records and can be pre-ordered here. With each pre-order comes a download of three exclusive tracks, including the single “Trailer,” ahead of the street release date. Following the official release, the band will bring their new music on a national tour with The Shelters as support. Concert tickets, which include a copy of the new album, go on-sale Friday, April 1 at 10AM local time and are available here.Check out this official music video for 2008’s “Lover of the Bayou”:2 Tracklist:TrailerDreams of FlyingBeautiful BlueBeautiful WorldI Forgive It AllThe Other Side Of The MountainHopeWelcome To HellSave Your WaterVictim of CircumstanceHungry No MoreMudcrutch 2016 Tour:MAY 26 OGDEN THEATRE – DENVER, CO MAY 29 SUMMER CAMP MUSIC FESTIVAL – CHILLICOTHE, IL MAY 31 RYMAN AUDITORIUM – NASHVILLE, TN JUN 02 TABERNACLE – ATLANTA, GA JUN 03 BUNBURY MUSIC FESTIVAL – CINCINNATI, OH JUN 06 9:30 CLUB – WASHINGTON, DC JUN 07 THE FILLMORE PHILADELPHIA – PHILADELPHIA, PA JUN 10 WEBSTER HALL – NEW YORK, NY JUN 11 WEBSTER HALL – NEW YORK, NY JUN 14 CAPITOL THEATRE – PORT CHESTER, NY JUN 15 HOUSE OF BLUES – BOSTON, MA JUN 19 FILLMORE – SAN FRANCISCO, CA JUN 20 FILLMORE – SAN FRANCISCO, CA JUN 25 THE FONDA THEATRE – LOS ANGELES, CA JUN 26 THE FONDA THEATRE – LOS ANGELES, CA JUN 28 THE OBSERVATORY – SANTA ANA, CA[H/T JamBase]
“We have a lot of matches still to go,” said the Dutchman. “We started 2016 very good with a lot of wins and I think this game will give a big boost to the players and the fans, and everyone in the environment of Manchester United. “We have to continue, which is not so easy. We have seen that today but we can do it because we show every week we can do it.” Asked whether it was his best day of the season, Van Gaal added: “No, I don’t think so. You have to see it always in perspective. “It is a fantastic win for the fans, for me and the players and it will give us a boost, and maybe in that perspective you are right. “There are matches we have played much better than today, and in that perspective I can’t say it is a good day because Liverpool were the better team in the first half and normally we are dominating games. “I have to admit we survived the first half because Liverpool were more aggressive, we could not create anything. “They have created in the first half three chances and that was surviving, but to beat Liverpool is always important. “When I see this game then I think we can still improve but it was still good enough to win at Liverpool away.” The fact United were able to leave Anfield with three points was largely down to David de Gea, who was by far the busier goalkeeper. However, although the Spain international was named man of the match, Van Gaal saw nothing but De Gea’s usual high standards. “He is always reaching a very high level so I am very happy, but I cannot say that today he has done a lot,” he said. “He has stopped the balls that he had to stop. Maybe the one with one hand (from Emre Can in the second half), maybe but I think he has to save it. I think a goalkeeper has to do it. “I demand it and I demand it also of the players. That is why he is playing for Manchester United.” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp cut a frustrated figure after seeing his side dominate possession and create more chances only to be undone by their Achilles heel of conceding from a set-piece. “It’s really bad; it’s a derby and in a derby you only have one job to do: you have to win it. That’s the only possibility to be satisfied after the game,” he said. “United at this moment will be happy. You can talk about their performance and it wasn’t that good but they won so they are really happy. “We played better but feel frustrated because there were many things that were good, but our finishing was not good otherwise we would have scored a goal. “Set-play was not good defending but it was unlucky because we had changed a few positions moments before. “But three mistakes around the goal were too much against a team of the quality of Manchester United. “In this moment it is only frustrating, which is how it should be.” Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes the 1-0 win at arch-rivals Liverpool can re-ignite their Barclays Premier League title challenge. Wayne Rooney’s 78th-minute strike – the visitors’ only shot on target at Anfield – settled a game low on quality and chances. It left United within seven points of leaders Arsenal and Van Gaal has not ruled out a late charge for the summit. Press Association