NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Southern rock and country upstarts Rick Monroe & The Hitmen have delivered a scorching single “Devil On Both Sides” (The Label Group/INgrooves) from the upcoming album ‘SIX GUN SOUL,’ due out later this year.
“Devil On Both Sides is a rock and roll testament that life is full of difficult decisions and dilemmas,” shares producer and co-writer JD Shuff. “Quite often exposing that even doing our best will inevitably include some wrong turns.”
“The song is about there being devils on both sides of all our current issues,” shares Monroe. “I’m damned if I don’t, damned if I do.” The only way to get through this mess called life is faith and knowing you will stumble because that is all part of the process. I also believe it’s one of the best all-around tracks off our upcoming ‘SIX GUN SOUL’ album.”
For years Rick Monroe has been a solo artist hiring players as needed and doing the Nashville shuffle of interchangeable bands, but during Covid-19 everything changed. In 2020, Rick and the band, with Bobby Perkins & Alan Beeler, were set to have an amazing year starting off with a West Coast tour when the world shut down. Instead of everyone going their own way, they all stuck together and started streaming live shows from their basements, garages, and living rooms. At the same time, Rick and Alan Beeler started a standing Tuesday writing meeting which eventually became the bulk of their current album. Through some mutual friends, Rick met Malcolm Springer and they decided to track a few songs and see how it went. Once in the studio, it was obvious that this was quickly becoming more of a band situation, and when Malcolm brought Jason Bohl in, the sound finally came together. Rick joked one night about how the band was killing it and bam-someone said “The Hitmen”- and that was that.
Listen/download the “Devil On Both Sides” single HERE.
Watch the lyric video for “Devil On Both Sides” HERE.
Listen/download the "Six Gun Soul" single HERE.
Rick Monroe and The Hitmen On Tour:
JUL 21 ABATE Boogie Rally Springville, Ind.
AUG 12 NOS World of Outlaws Racing Knoxville, Iowa
For more information, visit rickmonroe.com or linktr.ee/rickmonroeandthehitmen.
