Exclusive video: Rival Sons tell Bob Harris about new album

Rival Sons paid a visit to Google's corporate HQ in London recently, where they performed acoustic versions of Open My Eyes and Where I've Been for an audience of invited guests.

Before the show Jay Buchanan and Scott Holiday were interviewed by veteran broadcaster ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris, who asked the band about their reasons for recording in Nashville, and about the sound on the new album.

“If you’re gonna talk about power, Buchanan says, “Michael Miley’s playing on this record is his best. Watching him play every day was a delight because it seemed that his attack was ultra-musical this time and a little bit different.”

[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQzzc7BAM3o)

Great Western Valkyrie is out June 9th in the UK on Earache Records.

Fraser Lewry
Online Editor, Classic Rock

Online Editor at Louder/Classic Rock magazine since 2014. 39 years in music industry, online for 26. Also bylines for: Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine, The Word Magazine, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Saga, Music365. Former Head of Music at Xfm Radio, A&R at Fiction Records, early blogger, ex-roadie, published author. Once appeared in a Cure video dressed as a cowboy, and thinks any situation can be improved by the introduction of cats. Favourite Serbian trumpeter: Dejan Petrović.

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