L.A. Guns have released a new signature slippery funk-rock instant classic today as the second single, “Lucky Motherfucker,” from their 15th studio album, Leopard Skin, which is due out April 4 on Cleopatra Records.
Pre-orders for the album are available now on all digital outlets, CD/vinyl pre-orders available here, and the video can be seen below.
“The song title ‘Lucky Motherfucker’ kinda says it all,” founding guitarist Tracii Guns says. “Because I don’t know how many other bands that have been around almost 40 years are still out there not just touring consistently, but putting out records consistently, and the thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger from year to year.”
He continues. “So the work ethic is yielding what it’s supposed to, you know what I mean? The fans stay excited, we stay excited, and we keep making records. And as long as we have that opportunity and there’s a place for this music in the world, there’s no reason to ever stop.”
Not only is Leopard Skin hot on the heels of 2023’s Black Diamonds album but it’s also their fifth studio effort in seven years, since the core team of guitarist and band founder Tracii Guns and singer Phil Lewis reunited in 2017.
Leopard Skin, like the last few L.A. Guns records, reconvenes the tight-knit lineup of Guns, Lewis, bassist Johnny Martin, guitarist Ace Von Johnson and studio drummer Adam Hamilton, but beyond that it is its own unique beast. True to form, it’s a hard-and-heavy, tough-as-nails L.A. Guns set. But the music also presents the band at their funkiest, rowdiest, most classic-rock-worshipping best. And it’s clear they’re having a helluva lot of fun playing it.
