Alison Mosshart Releases Second Solo Song/Video "It Ain't Water + Announces 7-inch via Domino

ALISON MOSSHART Releases Second Solo Song + Self-Made Video “It Ain’t Water” Announces “Rise” / “It Ain’t Water” 7-inch via Domino Records

(Photo credit: Alison Mosshart & David James Swanson) Today, Alison Mosshart (The Kills, The Dead Weather), shares her second solo song “It Ain’t Water,” and reveals details of the forthcoming 7-inch release on Domino Records. The vinyl release pairs this extraordinary new track with previously-released digital single “Rise,” available for pre-order now and set for physical release on July 31. “Rise,” her debut solo track recorded for FacebookWatch show Sacred Lies, was released in April to widespread critical acclaim.  Written late last year, "It Ain't Water" was recorded with Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey). Mosshart had been sitting on the track for quite some time, and every time the singer found herself battling a bout of writer’s block, she’d pick up her guitar and sing it. Alison on working with Alain Johannes: "Working with Alain on 'It Ain’t Water' was a blast. He’s such a talent and such a kind person. His mind is wide open. He understands and sees the beauty in imperfection, magic moments, accidents- the soulful human stuff, and the spirited super-human hard to explain stuff that makes a song great. Working with him was an honor, and also, hot damn he can play any instrument like a champ… like he invented the instrument himself. Alain Johannes IS music.”

“It Ain’t Water” Video

Pre-order the "Rise" / "It Ain’t Water" 7” available July 31 via the Domino Mart HERE. The 7” will be housed in a spined sleeve with a four page insert.

“It Ain’t Water” Single Artwork

Praise for Alison Mosshart + “Rise”: "It’s hard to believe that Alison Mosshart, of the Kills and the Dead Weather, hasn’t made a solo single until now. ‘Rise’ stays close to the bluesy foreboding of her other bands. A thumping drum and a bare-bones guitar shuffle surge into visions of dire times and a promise to outlast them." - The New York Times "...a bluesy slow-burner packed with the singer's signature yowl..." - Entertainment Weekly "The guitar-driven track slow burns, growing into a blast at the chorus. Despite the dark tone, there’s an uplifting feel to the lyrics...sounds just like the type of words many of us need to hear right now."- SPIN "The song is right up the sleazy punk-blues alley that Alison has long excelled at" - Brooklyn Vegan "Rise’ exhibits the fierce energy and soul of anything she’s been a part of thus far, filling the track’s four-minute runtime with powerful vocals." - FLOOD Magazine “...an enigmatic and uplifting anthem that is all hot fire and drudged-up passion." - Grimy Goods Fierce and fiery, a no-nonsense firestarter, Alison Mosshart is hardly a stranger to taking chances. Best known as one-half of acclaimed duo The Kills, when she’s not moonlighting as Baby Ruthless, the gnarly lead singer of blues-punk foursome The Dead Weather, Mosshart is a forever moving force. Over the years she’s collaborated with everyone from her Dead Weather bandmate Jack White to the Arctic Monkeys, Primal Scream, Gang Of Four, Cage The Elephant, Foo Fighters, James Williamson and Mini Mansions. But her new and boldest move yet finds her embracing her solo bonafides. For Mosshart, releasing music under her name is a new experience but an entirely thrilling one. It makes sense: Mosshart has been compiling a bank of unreleased music for more than a decade now. Back in 2013, Mosshart first wrote the initial sketch of “Rise,” which finds the singer intoning, “When the sky is falling/ and the sun is black/when the sky is coming down on ya/baby don’t look back/we will rise.” Recalls Mosshart: “I didn’t ever forget it. I remember right where I was when I wrote it, sitting at my desk in London, missing someone badly.” When the Sacred Lies team then sought out her skills for a signature song, she knew “Rise” had the right kind of vibe. “Rise” was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Lawrence Rothman.

“Rise” Video For a multi-disciplinary artist like Mosshart — whose paintings have been shown in galleries across the world, and who recently published her first book, CAR MA, a collection of her art, photography and writing that doubles as a love letter to automobiles — working on a variety of projects, now including her own music, is exactly how she likes it. Currently, she is working with Jamie Hince on the next Kills record and dreams of the day in the hopefully not so distant future, (pandemic-willing) when they’ll be back on the road with exciting new music to share.