When Rivers Meet Aces Are High Album
NEW ALBUM - "ACES ARE HIGH"
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2023
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“When Rivers Meet’s joy is so infectious you cannot resist them.” – Maximum Volume Music
“When Rivers Meet’s energy is contagious.” – Rock N Load
“The sky really is the limit for When Rivers Meet.” – Devils Gate Music
“When Rivers Meet are more than just a band, they are becoming a tidal wave.” – Blues Matters
Award-winning blues rock duo When Rivers Meet are pleased to announce their highly anticipated third studio album “Aces Are High” released by One Road Records in September 2023. The new album is available to pre-order HERE.
Fresh off their second UK headline tour, the band have released two singles from the album, “Play My Game,” and “Perfect Stranger.”
Lead singer, mandolin and violin player, Grace Bond is passionate about the recent WRM single “Perfect Stranger” and says, “We wanted to write a song about our relationship and how we first met. Our relationship is intense and creative. We wanted to write a song that reflects that tension throughout.”
Watch the music video for “Perfect Stranger” HERE.
The previous single, “Play My Game,” is a groove-laden, driving blues track with rich riffs and searing vocals. It’s a bold statement of intent with a badass video to boot, capturing a poker game gone south leading to a high-speed car chase and daring aeroplane
Regarding the forthcoming album “Aces Are High,” the duo says, “As our music is progressing, we’re finding our sound even more. When we went in the studio this time, we’ve never been so sure on what we wanted to create—we had a really clear vision and have stuck to it.”
“Before we held back on being too rocky, but this time we allowed ourselves to create what we wanted to hear, without restricting ourselves. We also allowed ourselves to express the different colours to our music with tracks like “Golden” and “By Your Side,” so this album has more extremes. We still call upon our influences from all the years but remain true to ourselves to create music we love.”
“When Rivers Meet are brave, unrepentant, and fearless.” – Raw Ramp
It's only a matter of time before WRM is going to headline some of London’s larger venues, and they deserve to have that notoriety.” – Photo Groupie
“This classy original blues duo are back with a bang.” – Jace Media
“Amazement, excitement, and confidence worn equally across their faces at all times, by Aaron and Grace Bond, the driving force that is When Rivers Meet.” – The Midlands Rocks
Since their formation in 2019, the husband-and-wife duo Grace Bond (vocals, mandolin, violin) and Aaron Bond (vocals, guitar) have been quick to prove themselves one of the most exciting names in British blues rock. Blending Americana, folk, blues, and rock in a distinctly unique manner, they have been showered with many awards and accolades.
Their forthcoming album “Aces Are High”follows two critically acclaimed records: “We Fly Free”(2020), which reached No.1 in the iTunes Blues Album Chart, and “Saving Grace” (2021), which charted at No.2 in the UK Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart, No.5 UK Official Album Downloads Chart, and No.6 UK Official Independent Albums Chart. These were based purely on chart reporting digital sales and didn’t include physical sales.
When Rivers Meet were the first band to win four awards at the UK Blues Awards 2021 and another three awards in 2022, including Blues Band of The Year on both occasions. In 2023, WRM won Blues Band Of The Year, making them the only band to win this category three years in a row, and the only band to be inducted into the UK Blues Awards Hall Of Fame for this category.
In 2021 When Rivers Meet were voted Best New Band at Planet Rock’s The Rocks Awards, and in 2022 won Planet Rock’s Blues Power Award and Album Of The Year Award with Saving
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
June
30th – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton (Special Guest for *Reef) - Rescheduled
July
1st – Linton Festival, Ross-On-Wye
2nd – Alford Rock and Blues Festival, Alford
7th – Bures Music Festival, Bures
28th – Steelhouse Festival, Ebbw Vale
29th – Hilltop Jam, Napton on the Hill
August
4th – Cambridge Rock Festival, Horseheath
11th – Firevolt Rock Festival, Stockport
17th/22nd – Joe Bonamassa’s Keeping Blues Alive at Sea III, Athens, Greece
October
6th – Cornwall Rocks Festival, Looe
November
12th – Whitby Blues, Rhythm & Rock, Whitby
