Brian Setzer Will Release First Solo Album in 7 Years

Brian Setzer will release “Gotta Have The Rumble”, his first solo album in 7 years, on August 27 via Surfdog Records, with the vinyl out this fall (estimate Oct.29). Now, the iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and 3-time Grammy award-winner shared the first single/video, “Checkered Flag,” off the 11-track all original album.

Produced by Julian Raymond (Glen Campbell and Cheap Trick), “Gotta Have The Rumble” contains songs, all written or co-written by Setzer, and was recorded in Minneapolis (Setzer’s adopted hometown) and Nashville. “Gotta Have The Rumble” is a red-hot album from start to finish–American music amped up to 10–with songs that are full of dynamism and bravado.

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