Mr. Large have launched the video for “Up on You” — the second single from their forthcoming album Ten, out July twelfth.
The observe is an achieved hard-rock strutter bolstered by crystal-clear manufacturing and the ace performances typical of Mr. Large. The band has some enjoyable with a descending scale and a few pop flare within the refrain, whereas singer Eric Martin workout routines his spectacular vocal vary all through the observe.
In the meantime, the music video lets us in on a Mr. Large live performance staple — the ol’ “Switcheroo” — the place the band commerce devices on the finish of the set. Within the case of this clip, all 4 members of the band are seen enjoying every instrument and singing.
As Martin defined: “I’m on bass, Billy sings, Nick performs guitar and Paul rocks the drums… it’s a number of enjoyable and the group goes wild. So the idea for the video was easy: ‘Do The Switcheroo and go bat shit loopy for a pair hours.’”
“Who says Rock & Roll needs to be critical?” added Martin within the press launch. “Many of the movies that we’ve accomplished over time have had a little bit of humor in it.”
The upcoming album Ten was produced by Jay Ruston and Mr. Large. The band’s lineup options Martin, guitar shredder Gilbert, and bassist Billy Sheehan alongside drummer Nick D’Virgilio, who took over for the late Pat Torpey in 2023. The album is devoted to Torpey, who helped shaped the band in 1988, and was a member till his passing in 2018.
“This new album doesn’t copy something from the 9 earlier studio information… it’s all new stuff from scratch,” mentioned Martin within the preliminary album announcement. “That is uncooked, unadulterated riff rock and blues with all of the Mr. Large trimmings.”
You possibly can pre-order Ten through Frontiers Music. Try the video for the brand new track “Up on You” beneath.