{"product_id":"his-lordship-promised-land","title":"His Lordship - Promised Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis Lordship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e announce details of their new album, a Chiswick Records single, and All Cranked Up at the 100 Club featuring special guests. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing last year’s hugely acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBored Animal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e album, on 13 November Psychonaut Sounds\/PIAS will release His Lordship’s tribute to Rock ’n’ Roll pioneer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChuck Berry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to celebrate what would’ve been his 100th birthday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album will be preceded on 30 October by the band’s gut-punching version of ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNadine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ - a one-off Chiswick Records 7-inch vinyl single b\/w Chuck Berry’s original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“If you tried to give rock ‘n’ roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Lennon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEver since \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e paid homage to Berry with their covers of ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoll Over Beethoven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ and ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRock and Roll Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRolling Stones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e released Berry’s ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome On\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ as their debut single, British boys with guitars have had a deep love affair with the extraordinary songs and sounds of Black American rock ‘n’ roll and, in their own inimitable way, paid tribute to the truly timeless genre, whilst acknowledging their love for its inventors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lifelong fan of Chuck Berry - at just six years of age His Lordship’s frontman and guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Walbourne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e saw Berry perform at Hammersmith Odeon - last year James was asked to play at the annual celebration of Berry’s music in his hometown of St. Louis. Thereafter, rock ‘n’ roll pilgrims His Lordship hit upon the idea of attempting to record a varied selection of Berry’s songs, to see if, whilst paying tribute to these monuments of American music, they could put their own personal stamp on the material, injecting it with 21st century urgency and fiery passion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded in early 2026 at London’s Karma Studios, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePromised Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features mostly adrenalised reworkings of 13 extraordinary songs, with many of the tracks recorded without rehearsal. 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