Josh Smith - Bird of Passage (2022) [Hi-Res]

After a cryptic tease on social media earlier this week, blues guitar star Josh Smith has announced his new album Bird of Passage, which is scheduled to arrive April 8.

It will be Smith’s first studio album since 2018’s Burn to Grow, which was followed by 2020’s Live at the Spud.

Accompanying the announcement is the effort’s lead single, Brand New, which employs an oversized horn section that sounds cherry-picked from a ‘50s concert hall, and a smorgasbord of Smith’s silky six-string tones.