Ferocious Dog have shared their evocative, poignant and beautiful brand new single, ‘A Place We Call Home’, via Graphite Records. The track is the third single to be taken from their forthcoming new studio album Kleptocracy, which is due out on the 17th of May.
A story about romance in rough times, ‘A Place We Call Home’ brings about a sense of home and embrace, and finishes with an epic finale delivered by guest singer Lizzey Joy Ross.
The lyrics confront the pressing issues of poverty and homelessness we see growing in the UK; this critical issue is of paramount importance to Ferocious Dog and is evident to anyone attending their shows, where fans contribute to a local food banks each night.
Singer Ken Bonsall comments:
“It was great to work with Lizzey and our Sam Wood on this amazing collaboration.
Sam once played me a different song that he and Lizzey were working on and I just said that her voice was amazing and I wondered if it would work on a Ferocious Dog song…
Sam Wood came up with the music for APWCH and some beautiful chord arrangements on his guitar, then I wrote the lyrics to fit.
I’ve known Lizzey for a few years now, she’s played with FD a few times as our backing singer and also gave me some vocal coaching. In the recording studio Lizzey just blew it out of the water with her voice, a truly amazing singer and she nailed the song first take.
I look forward to joining up again with Lizzey to perform the song LIVE! For the first time on the single’s release day in Sunderland, Fri, 26th April – and she is joining us again at Rock City in Nottingham, Saturday 18th May, for our biggest headline show of the album release tour!”
An acoustic heartbreaker led by penny whistle as Bonsall’s emotive rough vibrato is joined by the lilting vocals of Lizzey Joy Ross who really does blow the track out the water. A powerful track from a powerful band.
Check it out, here
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The album will be available on CD, Deluxe CD (with 4 bonus songs), transparent red vinyl (exclusive from the band’s website), clear vinyl, black vinyl and all digital platforms.
To celebrate the release of Kleptocracy, Ferocious Dog have announced 14 headline shows and two festival appearances: Stone Valley South and the Bearded Theory. The Kleptocracy tour starts on May 17th at the legendary 100 Club in London, includes the Nottingham Rock City on 18th May, before concluding at the Blackpool Tower on 9th June.
“These performances aren’t just about the music; they’re a rallying cry for change, a space to unite and amplify voices against corruption and injustice.”
Tickets for the tour can be ordered here: https://ferocious-dog.co.uk/live-events/
Ferocious Dog 2024 Kleptocracy tour dates:
May
- Fri 17th 100 Club London
- Sat 18th Rock City Nottingham
- Sun 19th The Globe Cardiff
- Mon 20th Phoenix Exeter
- Tue 21st Chalk Brighton
- Wed 22ndBooking Hall Dover
- Thu 23rd Mash Cambridge
- Fri 24th Nightrain Bradford
- Sat 25th Stone Valley South Hertfordshire
- Sun 26th Bearded Theory Derbyshire
- Fri 31st MK11 Milton Keynes
June
- Sat 1st Guildhall Gloucester
- Sun 2nd The Drill Lincoln
- Fri 7th The Georgian Theatre Stockton-on-tees
- Sat 8th Old Fire Station Carlisle
- Sun 9th Blackpool Tower Blackpool
