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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Return With Highly Anticipated New Album
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For Release This Fall On Columbia Records</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Los Angeles, CA MAY 8, 2012—The Wallflowers</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> have announced they are back in the studio and putting the finishing touches on a long-awaited
new studio album that will be released by Columbia Records this fall. Currently recording in Nashville at Dan Auerbach’s (The Black Keys) Easy Eye Sound studio, the new album finds frontman
<b>Jakob Dylan</b> joining original band members <b>Greg Richling</b> (bass) and <b>
Rami Jaffee</b> (keyboards), with Wallflowers’ longtime guitarist <b>Stuart Mathis</b> and drummer
<b>Jack Irons</b> (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam) rounding out the lineup. The album is being produced by
<b>Jay Joyce</b> (Emmylou Harris, Cage the Elephant) and mixed by <b>Rich Costey</b> (Bruce Springsteen, The Shins).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Wallflowers have taken their deep history and defining sound into new territory with the release of their upcoming album. The new record has the band doing what it does best
while continuing to find new ground to cover. “It's been a while since we've felt this energized and creative. We haven't changed our stripes so much as we're continuing to redefine the animal,” said Jakob Dylan.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In addition to their new album, The Wallflowers have announced a series of tour dates that will kick off in select U.S. cities in July (please see dates below). On these dates
the band, expects to give fans a preview of the new material, which finds them rediscovering their sound while reflecting the varied influences they have accumulated over the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> years.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Formed in Los Angeles, The Wallflowers rose to fame with their 4x platinum album
<i>Bringing Down The Horse,</i> which featured four top charting singles including “6th Avenue Heartache,” “One Headlight,” “The Difference,” and “Three Marlenas.” The two-time Grammy Award winners went on to sell over 7 million records worldwide with a series
of critically acclaimed albums before going on hiatus in 2007. During the group’s break from recording, Jakob Dylan released two solo albums, which also garnered significant praise, 2008’s
<i>Seeing Things</i> and 2010’s <i>Women and Country</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">7/20 Firefly Music Festival, Dover, DE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">7/24 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY (on-sale Friday, May 11<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">7/25 The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ (on-sale Friday, May 11<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">7/27 Schubas, Chicago, IL (on-sale Saturday, May 12th)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">9/23 De Luna Fest, Pensacola, FL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.thewallfowers.com"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.thewallfowers.com</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">twitter.com/thewallflowers</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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