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Release Date Friday 27th February 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
Rough and ready blues played with unmitigated intensity…scorching and soulful, joyous and stomping. —Living Blues Electrifying and raucous…one of the few authentic links to pure Chicago blues. —Chicago Tribune Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials are the reigning champions of raucous, slide-stoked Chicago blues. They’ve achieved legendary status with over 40 years of critically acclaimed recordings and raucous foot-stomping gigs on club, theatre and festival stages all over the world. Slideways is a tour-de-force of old-school Chicago blues played with contemporary urgency. Shows in support begin on street date in Chicago, followed by Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, New York and Syracuse amongst others. Touring will continue throughout Spring and Summer. Press, radio and social media focus on album and tour dates, pitching stories and reviews to over 1000 print and internet media contacts around the world. Over 1400 radio programmers worldwide will be serviced and solicited for blues specialty show and selected Triple A and Americana rotation airplay. The album is certain to be welcomed with open arms by the blues media. Slideways is bursting with Lil’ Ed’s rollicking slide-work and rough-hewn vocals on a joyous blend of smoking slide guitar boogies, raw-boned shuffles, and heart-stopping slow blues. As always, The Blues Imperials supply rock-solid, road-tested and gloriously riotous backing.
Track Listing:
Bad All By Myself
One Foot On The Brake, One On The Gas
The Flirt In The Car Wash Skirt
Homeless Blues
13th Street And Trouble
Make A Pocket For Your Grief
More Time
If I Should Lose Your Love
Wayward Women
Crazy Love Affair
Cold Side Of The Bed
What Kind Of World Is This?
You Can't Strike Gold From A Silver Mine
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