Photo by: Matt Simpson
Official press release:
Notorious noisemongers Reptilian Records present Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country, a hot-blooded new MLP from long-running Kentucky hard rockin’ cowpunk outfit Nine Pound Hammer, alongside new US and EU tour dates.
Nine Pound Hammer is in action again, bringing their classic cowpunk ragers and a handful of new country kickers to a couple of European fests and stateside audiences in time to coincide with their first new release in several years with this limited edition six-song picture disc. Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country delivers four new tracks penned by the twisted core duo of Scott Luallen and Blaine Cartwright (also of Nashville Pussy) as well as covers of “Black Rose” by Billy Joe Shaver, and “Lil Ol Wine Drinker Me” by Hank Mills and Dick Jennings, which has been recorded and performed by Dean Martin, Charlie Walker, Merle Haggard, Carl Smith, and many others.
Vocalist Scott Luallen declares:
“We were sick and tired of the so-called outlaw music and wanted to call out the Jellyrollization of our beloved genre.”
Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country was recorded at Underground Studios, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Brian Pulito, produced by Brian Pulito and Nine Pound Hammer, and completed with photography by Matt Simpson and art direction by Scott Luallen, Brittany Chapman, and Ashleigh Bills.
The record’s title track offers as a warning shot from the impending record. Luallen notes of the song:
“‘Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country’ declares war on the new so-called outlaw movement with a blistering new anthem along with more classic cowpunk twangers!”
Fire it up! Nine Pound Hammer’s “Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country” is now streaming below. Stream via your preferred service here.
Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country will be released digitally and on 10” vinyl picture disc on July 10th. Preorders can be placed at the Reptilian Records webshop HERE, the band’s shop HERE, and Bandcamp HERE, and digital presaves can be found HERE.
Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country track listing:
- “Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country”
- “Burn The Whole World Down”
- “Black Rose”
- “Tonight I Let The Bottle Down”
- “Out Of My League”
- “Lil’ Ol’ Wine Drinker Me”
This special country release will prime the pump for Nine Pound Hammer’s upcoming shit-kicker rock LP coming in 2027.
In conjunction with the release of Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country, Nine Pound Hammer will rip through the heartland of the US and the heart of Europe with several special shows. On July 3rd, they’ll play to a hometown audience in Lexington, Kentucky followed by shows in Norway and Holland on their way to play Sjock Festival in Belgium to perform alongside Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, L7, Cock Sparrer, and many more. Shows are also booked in Ohio and Michigan in October, with more live news to post.
7/03 Lexington, KY – Green Lantern
7/10 Austvatn, NO – Odal Rock CLub
7/11 Groningen, NL – Vera Club
7/12 Lille, BE – Sjock Fsetival
10/16 Wapakoneta, OH – Rt. 33 Rhythm and Brews
10/17 Detroit, MI – Smalls