Today, the Virginia-born, Los Angeles-based artist, songwriter, and producer Swamp Dogg shares: "Ugly Man's Wife," his latest offering off his forthcoming album: "Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St," out May 31 via Oh Boy Records.
Swamp Dogg's new single is a cheeky piece of wisdom underscored by an equally audacious and cheery bluegrass production complete with backing vocals from alternative indie-country band The Cactus Blossoms.
Recently featured in Garden & Gun, the magazine said: "Along with the album's stellar instrumentation, his songwriting is rich in detail with vivid characters, a hallmark of the best in bluegrass."
About Swamp Dogg's 'Ugly Man's Wife'
In light of the new single, Swamp Dogg explains: "I wrote 'Ugly Man's Wife' with one of my favorite co-writers, Bob Jones, now deceased. I promised him that I would record it on my next album. I kept my word."
This particular song is a follow-up to two of Swamp Dogg's prior advanced singles "Count The Days" (feat. Jenny Lewis) and "Mess Under That Dress," and has accrued acclaim from the likes of BrooklynVegan, Exclaim, Stereogum, and The New York Times.
All of these recent tracks belong in the imminently arriving album: "Blackgrass," which is to be commemorated by an album release show at LA's Zebulon music venue that'll be held on release date, featuring special guests James Intveld and DJ Jonathan Toubin.
For ticketing information on the event, click here.
The album is produced by Ryan Olson, who has closely worked with American pop band Poliça and Midwest indie band Gayngs, featuring instrumentation from an all-star band that includes Noam Pikelny, Sierra Hull, Jerry Douglas, Chris Scruggs, Billy Contreras, and Kenny Vaughan.
You can pre-order and pre-save the twelve-song collection now ahead of its release at the end of May by clicking here.
As for the new single, you can listen to it in the video right below.
