4 (Slash album)

4 is the fourth studio album by Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, and Slash's fifth solo album overall. It will be released on February 11, 2022 as the first album from the new Gibson Records label.[1] The album was produced by country producer Dave Cobb in Nashville.[2] The album was announced on October 20, 2021 with the release of the first track "The River Is Rising" as a single.[3]

4
Studio album by
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
StudioRCA Studio A
Length43:35
LabelGibson Records
ProducerDave Cobb
Slash chronology
Living the Dream Tour
(2019)		 4
(2022)
Myles Kennedy chronology
The Ides of March
(2021)		 4
(2022)
Singles from 4
  1. "The River Is Rising"
    Released: October 22, 2021
  2. "Fill My World"
    Released: December 2, 2021

Background

Though Slash reunited with Guns N' Roses in 2016, he has still continued with his solo work, this being the second studio album release in that time period. Writing for the album started during the 2018-19 Living the Dream Tour.[4] Slash stated of the album, "There’s two or three songs on the record that were written during the pandemic; everything else was written before".[2]

Looking to record the album in a different style than previously, the band travelled to Nashville to record at RCA Studio A with Dave Cobb.[2] Cobb shared the band's vision of recording the tracks live together, a tactic they had not employed on the previous albums. Slash noted that "we did it more or less live, and the mistakes are all in there. It’s the sound of the five of us just jamming together in one room."[3]

The band faced the complications of COVID-19 not only in a delay of getting together to record the album, but also with the recording itself. Myles Kennedy was the first of several band members to contract the virus. He points out that you can hear his congestion on the opening track but states that these anomalies make the album interesting because "We just let those imperfections lay."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Slash and Myles Kennedy.

No.TitleLength
1."The River Is Rising"3:42
2."Whatever Gets You By"3:40
3."C'est la vie"4:38
4."The Path Less Followed"3:40
5."Actions Speak Louder Than Words"4:01
6."Spirit Love"4:15
7."Fill My World"5:28
8."April Fool"4:33
9."Call Off the Dogs"3:15
10."Fall Back to the Earth"6:23

Personnel

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators


References
  1. "Slash Announces New Album '4': See Release Date, Track Listing". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. Legaspi, Althea (October 22, 2021). "Guns N' Roses Are Fully Back — But Slash Can't Quit His Solo Career". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. Schaffner, Lauryn. "Slash Drops New Song 'The River Is Rising,' Announces New Album". Loudwire. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  4. "SLASH Teases New Album: It's 'Probably The Best One We've Done So Far'". Blabbermouth. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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