Ernie Ball Music Man artists, James Valentine and Adam Levine, along with the rest of the critically-acclaimed band, Maroon 5, released Red Pill Blues today, the band’s sixth studio album. The 10-track album features already released collaborations with SZA (“What Lovers Do“), A$AP Rocky (“Whiskey“) and Julia Michaels (“Help Me Out“). The band previously shared the Snapchat-themed album artwork on its own account, while frontman Levine promoted it on his account, too — hinting that the cover is simply just a sign of the times.
“We all use Snapchat, and the Filters have become a huge part of the culture,” Levine told Billboard. “We thought it would be funny to take some more straight-ahead band photos and sprinkle in a little fun.”
Get it now here or stream it on Spotify and watch a recent performance of “What Lovers Do” from The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon below.
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Instruments
As we’ve previously reported, both Adam and James can be seen playing their Ernie Ball Music Man guitars on stage when out on tour. Adam has been playing custom colored Ernie Ball Music Man Axis guitars. James is of course sporting his signature Valentine model, which was awarded “Best in Show” when is debuted at NAMM in 2016.
Track List
1. “Best 4 U”
2. “What Lovers Do” feat. SZA
3. “Wait”
4. “Lips on You”
5. “Bet My Heart”
6. “Help Me Out” with Julia Michaels
7. “Who I Am” feat. LunchMoney Lewis
8. “Whiskey” feat. A$AP Rocky
9. “Girls Like You”
10. “Closure”
“Red Pill Blues” Tour Dates
To support the album release, the band will be back out on tour beginning December 30th. Check out the dates below and visit their website to get more info on tickets.
| DEC 30-31, 2017 MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER LAS VEGAS, NV | MAR 03, 2018 EXPLANADA CARDALES DE CAYALA GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA | MAY 30, 2018 TACOMA DOME TACOMA, WA | JUN 01, 2018 ORACLE ARENA OAKLAND, CA | JUN 02, 2018 GOLDEN 1 CENTER SACRAMENTO, CA | JUN 04, 2018 THE FORUM INGLEWOOD, CA |
| JUN 07, 2018 TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA PHOENIX, AZ | JUN 09, 2018 AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA DALLAS, TX | JUN 10, 2018 TOYOTA CENTER HOUSTON, TX | JUN 12, 2018 AT&T CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TX | JUN 14, 2018 SMOOTHIE KING CENTER NEW ORLEANS, LA | JUN 16, 2018 AMALIE ARENA TAMPA, FL |
| JUN 17, 2018 BB&T CENTER SUNRISE, FL | SEP 07, 2018 VIVINT SMART HOME ARENA SALT LAKE CITY, UT | SEP 09, 2018 PEPSI CENTER ARENA DENVER, CO | SEP 11, 2018 SPRINT CENTER KANSAS CITY, MO | SEP 13, 2018 SCOTTRADE CENTER ST LOUIS, MO | SEP 14, 2018 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO, IL |
| SEP 16, 2018 WISCONSIN ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS CENTER MILWAUKEE, WI | SEP 18, 2018 XCEL ENERGY CENTER SAINT PAUL, MN | SEP 20, 2018 BANKER’S LIFE FIELDHOUSE ARENA INDIANAPOLIS, IN | SEP 22, 2018 KFC YUM! CENTER LOUISVILLE, KY | SEP 23, 2018 BRIDGESTONE ARENA NASHVILLE, TN | SEP 25, 2018 NATIONWIDE ARENA COLUMBUS, OH |
| SEP 27, 2018 AIR CANADA CENTRE TORONTO, CANADA | SEP 29, 2018 PPG PAINTS ARENA PITTSBURGH, PA | SEP 30, 2018 LITTLE CAESAR’S ARENA DETROIT, MI | OCT 02, 2018 CAPITAL ONE ARENA WASHINGTON, DC | OCT 04, 2018 SPECTRUM CENTER CHARLOTTE, NC | OCT 06, 2018 PRUDENTIAL CENTER NEWARK, NJ |
| OCT 07, 2018 TD GARDEN BOSTON, MA | OCT 10, 2018 XL CENTER HARTFORD, CT | OCT 12, 2018 WELLS FARGO CENTER PHILADELPHIA, PA | OCT 14-15, 2018 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NEW YORK, NY |
Bonus Material
Watch James Valentine discuss the creation of his signature Ernie Ball Music Man model below and check out our round-up of fan-sightings of the model here.
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