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Back In Del Rio

by S. Earl Hardy

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One year after returning from an extended music biz sabbatical -- the details of which must never be disclosed -- Toronto punk legend S Earl Hardy has followed up his raging opus Love Kills Slow with another thick slab of garage punk entitled Back In Del Rio.

Mutating from sheer raw power to sweat-stained grooves, the new nine-song collection finds Hardy getting back in touch with rock and roll's deep southern roots, exemplified by the title track, which approximates what the Rolling Stones may have sounded like if they'd replaced Bill Wyman with Lemmy.

But Hardy has his own crack rhythm section, Guns For Hire, consisting of bassist (and also lead guitarist) John Dinsmore and drummer Mark Kesper, both of whom pull double duty with NQ Arbuckle. Dinsmore is likewise responsible for Back In Del Rio's scorched earth production, laid down at his Toronto studio, Lincoln County Social Club.

As Hardy previously demonstrated on Love Kills Slow, his take-no-prisoners approach to songwriting has only intensified since his days as a member of first generation Toronto punks Stark Naked & The Fleshtones, known for snotty teen anthems like "I Wanna Marry Your Mother" and "Surfin' Simcoe Style." Now, with songs like "She's My New York" and "Lucky As Sin," Hardy’s subject matter probes society's dark underbelly with the unflinching eye of a master film noir director.

Back In Del Rio is as pure as rock and roll gets. Think you can handle it?

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released October 6, 2017

All songs by Scott Earl Hardy (MAPL)
Produced by John Dinsmore at Lincoln County Social Club, Toronto

Scott Earl Hardy: Guitar/Vocals
John Dinsmore: Bass/Guitar/Vocals
Drums: Mark Kesper

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S. Earl Hardy Toronto, Ontario

Scott Earl Hardy's identity was forged in the flames of Toronto's original punk scene. Hardy has played the same dives across Canada more times than he’d care to
mention, been on the wrong end of too many bad deals, and survived his share of
near-death experiences. Yet, through it all, he never lost his passion for writing and
performing rock and roll in its most dangerous form.
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