Rodrigo y Gabriela Release New Track “Gamma State” Only on Amazon Music
Today, Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela released a brand-new Amazon Original song, “Gamma State”, available only on Amazon Music. Originally a demo from the sessions for their most recent album, Mettavolution, the band returned to the studio to flesh out the song into an intense and exhilarating guitar-centric sprint. Amazon Music is releasing the track as a part of the newly launch playlist, La Guitarra, a new, global playlist spotlighting Latin guitar greats.
“The first sketches of this song started a couple of years ago, when we started writing for the new album. We road-tested it on tour in Australia last year and it went down well with our fans there. However, as we zoomed in on recording Mettavolution with Dave Sardy in Los Angeles, it became apparent that it didn’t quite sit with the rest of the songs on the record,” said Rodrigo Sanchez. “So we are very happy that ‘Gamma State’ is now finally coming out into the world.”
Listen to “Gamma State (Amazon Original)” by Rodrigo y Gabriela here:
Over the last 20 years, Rodrigo y Gabriela have defined and redefined instrumental guitar rock, remaining one of the most internationally recognized and revolutionary acts performing in the genre. Five years since their last album, the group returned this year with their most ambitious album yet, Mettavolution. Recorded in Los Angeles with noted producer Dave Sardy — best-known for his work with Oasis, LCD Soundsystem and Fall Out Boy — the new album brought together the group’s passionate interest in Buddhism, the history of human evolution and the liberation of the potential we have as a species. A long list of new material was distilled down to six new Rodrigo y Gabriela compositions and one audacious, jaw-dropping cover version. The album was released earlier this year, and Rodrigo y Gabriela are currently out on tour supporting the album. Full tour dates below.
Rodrigo y Gabriela Tour Dates:
10/4: UK, London @ Eventim Apollo
10/5: Belgium, Liege @ Forum
10/7: Germany, Hamburg @ Gruenspan
10/8: Netherlands, Utrecht @ TivoliVrendenburg (Ronda)
10/9: Switzerland, Zurich @ Kaufleuten
10/11: Switzerland, Lausanne @ Les Docks
10/12: France, Montpellier @ Opera (Festival International de la Guitare)
10/13: France, Strasbourg @ La Laiterie
10/15: France, Toulouse @ Bikini
10/16: France, Bordeaux @ Rocher de Palmer
10/17: France, Nantes @ Stereolux
10/19: France, Marseille @ Docks Des Suds
10/21: France, Paris @ Le Trianon
10/22: France, Paris @ Le Trianon
10/23: France, Paris @ Le Trianon
10/25: France, Lille @ L’Aeronef
10/26: France, Reims @ La Cartonnerie
10/27: Belgium, Antwerp @ De Roma
11/15: Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
11/16: Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall
11/17: Oklahoma City, OK @ The Jones Assembly
11/19: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/20: Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
11/22: Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
11/23: Cedar Rapids, IA @ Paramount Theater
11/24: Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
11/26: Joliet, IL @ Rialto Square Theatre
11/27: Louisville, KY @ Brown Theatre
11/29: McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theater
11/30: Harrisburg, PA @ The Forum Auditorium
12/2: Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
12/3: Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Civic Center Auditorium
12/4: Charleston, SC @ Charleston Gallard Center
12/6: Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater
For more information, please contact:
David Marek // Amazon Music
