Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators announce new album ‘Flying Blind’ and 2027 world tour

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators have announced a new album, ‘Flying Blind’, along with world tour dates for 2027. Find all the details below. The band, aka SMKC, are due to release the 12-track record on February 26 via Gibson, following on from 2022’s ‘4’. You can pre-order/pre-save here. Arriving today (Friday October 2), the anthemic title track ushers in a powerful new era for the rock collaborators. The full LP was largely recorded live with longtime producer Michael ‘Elvis’ Baskette at Studio Barbarosa in Florida. It captures the Guns N’ Roses icon on guitar and pedal steel, Kennedy on vocals, Todd Kerns on bass, Brent Fitz on drums, and Frank Sidoris on rhythm guitar “at their most immediate, instinctive and tightly connected”, per a description. The band completed the bulk of the full-length project in approximately one week, often recording two songs a day with the musicians performing together in the same room. “It’s a really fun, kind of spontaneous rock ’n’ roll record,” Slash explained. “It’s very straightforward and down-to-earth and raw.” Speaking about making the soaring title track, Slash said: “Created in the studio while we were standing ther...