The New Orleans supergroup that grew out of the ashes of breakup of the Radiators and the Neville Brothers has signed with the local label which is also the home of Glen David Andrews, Honey Island Swamp Band, and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk.
The label will release their new studio album Ouroboros across the nation on October 14, 2014.
Formed in the summer of 2011, the New Orleans Suspects are some of the best, most highly respected players in New Orleans. The band features Reggie Scanlan on bass (The Radiators, Professor Longhair), “Mean” Willie Green on drums (Neville Brothers drummer), Jeff Watkins on saxophone (music director for James Brown Band, Joss Stone Band), Jake Eckert on guitar/vocals (Dirty Dozen Brass Band), and CR Gruver on keyboards and vocals (Polytoxic, Outformation).
The album title, Ouroboros, refers to the ancient circular icon of a serpent eating its own tail, depicting the eternal cycle of ending and renewal. It’s perfect symbol for The Suspects. They embrace the old and the new by drawing on their deep New Orleans roots to create fresh music steeped in tradition, but pushing the boundaries of creativity.
