SONIC MOJO is exactly what FOGHAT will be bringing to their loyal legion of fans on November 10th, 2023 in the form of their highly anticipated and long-awaited 17th studio album — their first in seven years on the band’s label, Foghat Records, which is distributed by Select-O-Hits (part of the Sun Records family).

It will be available as a single CD with 12-tracks and a six-page gatefold cover, as well as an 11-track, limited edition 180gram, purple neon vinyl.

From the opening notes of their 1972 self-titled classic, to their bombastic multi-Platinum gem, FOGHAT LIVE, to 2016’s slide guitar soaked UNDER THE INFLUENCE and right on through to their upcoming album, SONIC MOJO, FOGHAT has always been about the music. Music played loud. Music played live and music played that makes you want to move.

1. She’s a Little Bit of Everything (Simmonds/R. Earl/Bassett/Holt/O’Quinn)
2. I Don’t Appreciate You (R. Earl/Holt/Bassett/O’Quinn)
3. Mean Woman Blues (Claude DeMetrius)
4. Drivin’ On (Simmonds/R. Earl/Bassett/Holt/O’Quinn)
5. Let Me Love You Baby (Willie Dixon)
6. How Many More Years (Chester Burnett)
7. Song for Life (Rodney J. Crowell)
8. Wish I’d a Been There (C. Earl/R. Earl/Bassett/Holt/O’Quinn)
9. Time Slips Away (Simmonds/R. Earl/Bassett/Holt/O’Quinn)
10. Black Days & Blue Nights (R. Earl/Holt/Bassett/O’Quinn)
11. She’s Dynamite (B.B. King)
12. Promised Land (Chuck Berry)

The new recording opens on the rhythmic rocker She’s a Little Bit of Everything and the free flowing I Don’t Appreciate You and then brings us the low strung blues of Mean Woman Blues (Claude DeMetrius), some Texas crawl within Drivin’ On and both the guitar-led Willie Dixon cut Let Me Love You Baby and Chester Burnett’s (a.k.a. Howlin’ Wolf) slinky How Many More Years.

Up next is the drum-led, low key rocker Rodney Crowell’s Song for Life and the countrified Wish I’d a Been There, which are themselves followed by the languishing Time Slips Away, the album rounding out on the upbeat, hearty Black Days & Blue Nights and the dutifully honored B.B. King cut She’s Dynamite, coming to a close on a gently spirited Promised Land (Chuck Berry).

Three songs on SONIC MOJO have special meaning for Roger Earl, as they were co-written by Kim Simmonds, the man who gave Roger his first break back in 1967 as a member of Savoy Brown. Sadly, shortly after writing these songs, Kim passed away.

SONIC MOJO also sees FOGHAT tip their hat to great artists that came before them, as well as giving plenty of winks and nods from the current lineup. While there are songs on the album written by Willie Dixon, (“Let Me Love You Baby”), B.B. King (“She’s Dynamite”), and Chuck Berry (“Promised Land”), FOGHAT shows they can still boogie with the best of them.

Adds Scott Holt, “I feel like SONIC MOJO is a perfect addition to the FOGHAT cannon. For over 50 years, this band has been a celebration of the varied art forms and genres that were created in this country. The pillars of Blues, Country, Soul, R&B and Jazz are woven into the fabric of this band at the molecular level.”

“SONIC MOJO is a Rock & Roll audio mojo hand. We convened our spirits and went down to the crossroads at midnight and put some Mississippi dirt, black cat bones, and moonlight into the bag, Kim Simmonds donated some soul, the spirit of Dave, Rod and Craig were the essence that created the supreme funk that is the finished product. A soulful expression, an offering at the altar of Rock & Roll.”

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