So many years ago, Tom Petty had a band that went by the name of Mudcrutch. Formed with Tom Leadon (brother of Eagles’ Bernie Leadon) back in 1970, Mudcrutch was the embryonic band that eventually led to Petty’s formation of The Heartbreakers. Mike Campbell, and Benmont Tench were the sole acquisitions of that original Petty start-up.
In 2008, Tom Petty needed a return to roots and reformed the band to release a genuine Mudcrutch album, The album was followed by a small EP of live music from that revitalized lineup. Since then, we have heard nothing about Mudcrutch musicially. But that soon changes.
On May 20, Reprise Records will release Petty’s reformed Mudcrutch’s new album. The eleven track album will be simply titled 2. Mudcrutch has planned and booked 16 support dates at smaller venues beginning on May 26 at Ogden Theater in Denver, CO, and ending on June 28 at Santa Ana/Costa Mesa’s Observatory theater (my old grounds).
2 will be made available on CD, DD, and 180g-weight vinyl LP. At the Mudcrutch website, there are bundles that include tee apparel. For Record Store Day, there will be a 7″ single of “Trailer” made exclusively available (hear track below).