Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton‘s new band Close Enemies has shared the visualizer video for the band’s debut single, “Sound Of A Train”, of the album of the same name, distributed through Virgin Music Group.
Joining the 72-year-old Hamilton in the new group is his bass tech Trace Foster, who plays guitar in Close Enemies alongside Peter Stroud, who has been playing with Sheryl Crow for 25 years. Close Enemies‘ drummer is Tony Brock, who had a band called The Babys and then played with Rod Stewart for 12 years.
Fronting Close Enemies is Chasen Hampton, a performer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a strong background in the country music scene. Close Enemies is also working with “a great lyricist” named Gary Stier.
Unlike Close Enemies‘ name suggests, these five guys are close friends, each with an illustrious musical career. Stream the single below.
Hamilton comments: “We’re really excited to be working with TLG/Virgin on the release of the CClose Enemies record! They’re genuinely as excited about putting it out as we are! Can’t wait to see what happens!”
Brock adds: “TLG/Virgin are the perfect match for Close Enemies as we are both SUPERGROUPS! Can’t wait to see the results!!”
Foster says: “After spending a year on the writing and recording of this record, we were not going to sign with just anyone to put it out. Once we spoke with Dennis Sanders and his team at TLG/Virgin, we knew we had an ally with the same vision.”
Hampton states: “Honored to join forces with history! TLG/Virgin/Universal Music Group are all proven visionaries and a perfect fit for this band of brothers. We are excited to get this music heard and be a part of this new family.”
Stroud says: “We could not ask for a better partner with Denny and The Label Group. His experience across all fronts of the industry is a perfect fit for Close Enemies. And I always prefer flying Virgin! It’s an honor to be playing with these musical brothers and now working with the ultimate team.”
Denny Sanders, CEO of TLG|ROCK, says: “My good friend Andy Gallagher of the band Overhaul sent me the music. I absolutely loved it, then to find out who’s in the band, well that was just icing on the cake. We are all thrilled here at TLG to be working with Close Enemies.”
Close Enemies Tour Dates:
01/23 – Pawling, NY @ Daryl’s House
01/25 – Nashville, TN @ City Winery
01/28 – Chicago, IL @ City Winery
01/29 – St. Louis, MO @ City Winery
