Grace Potter and the Nocturnals ‘Paris (Ooh La La)’ released August 15th on Island Records

Named as one of Rolling Stone’s Best New Bands of 2010,  release their racy bedroom blues single ‘Paris (Ooh La La)’ on August 15th. Doing a much better job of hotting up the summer than the UK’s reliably unreliable weather, this sultry, saucy song is Grace and the gang’s strutting tribute to getting down and dirty. A classic rock shakedown packed with guttural grunts and shrieks, it’s probably best that we hand over to Grace for a more detailed description of the tracks’s subject matter…“When I wrote ‘Paris’, I was listening to the Kinks non-stop, and I was going for something with a big primal riff, like ‘You Really Got Me’. It was the first time I ever really just said ‘I’m not going to try to tell a story, and I’m not going to try to communicate an emotion. I’m just going to say, basically, ‘I want to have sex right now.’ Produced by Mark Batson (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jay-Z), this Vermont five-piece have more than earned their chops at home in the USA, gaining a reputation as one of the finest rock’n’soul bands around. Now it’s the UK’s turn to be wowed by this group of talented musicians fronted by sass-tastic performer Ms Potter. All thrift shop furs, blonde feathered hair and fabulously faded sequins, Grace is a glorious collision of Stevie Nicks attitude and the laid back country glamour of Emmylou Harris that demands not just to be looked at, but listened to as well. ‘Paris (Ooh La La)’ is out on August 15th and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are set to release their self-titled UK debut album on August 16th.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are: Grace Potter (vocals/keys), Scott Tournet (lead guitar), Benny Yurco (rhythm guitar), Catherine Popper (bassist) and Matt Burr (drums). www.gracepotter.com

‘Paris (Ooh La La)’ released August 15th on Island Records - Self-titled UK debut album also released this summer