Nita Strauss Releases New Single/Video “Our Most Desperate Hour” and Announces Debut Solo Album
Nita Strauss is best known for her work as Alice Cooper’s guitarist and in The Iron Maidens, the self-described “world’s only female tribute to Iron Maiden,” so it’s with extra excitement that I dig into her new solo track “Our Most Desperate Hour.” Nita is a phenomenally talented guitarist — I saw her shred live at one of those all-star cover jam shows in L.A. once — so I’m curious to hear where her head is at creatively when she’s not pounding out Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper jams.
Nita crowd-funded a whopping $165,000 for her debut solo album earlier this year and she’s just released its first single, “Our Most Desperate Hour,” along with a nifty, fire-filled music video. It’s no surprise that her solo material rips as much as you’d expect it to given her other work; “Our Most Desperate Hour” is considerably shreddier and decidedly more modern than either of her day job bands, an instrumental track that keeps the focus on tight songwriting (guitar-based hooks, anyone?) and even brings in a key modulation at the end for added emphasis. This is great stuff and I can’t wait to hear more.
Controlled Chaos comes out on November 16th via Sumerian Records; pre-order here. Catch Nita on tour with fellow shredder Angel Vivaldi this fall; dates underneath the embed.
Nita Strauss and Angel Vivaldi:
11/19 New Bedford, MA – Greasy Luck
11/20 Philadelphia, PA – Voltage Lounge
11/21 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
11/23 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Baazar
11/24 Kent, OH – Outpost Concert Spot
11/25 Detroit, MI – The Loving Touch
11/27 Berwyn, IL – Wire
11/28 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
11/29 Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
11/30 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
12/01 Salt Lake City, UT – Club X
12/02 Boise, ID – The Shredder
12/04 Seattle, WA – Club Sur Rocks
12/05 Portland, OR – Paris Theatre
12/06 Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
12/07 San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
12/08 Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock
12/09 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
12/11 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
12/12 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
12/13 Dallas, TX – Trees
12/14 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone
12/15 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
12/16 Orlando, FL – The Haven
12/17 Margate, FL – O’Malley’s
12/18 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
12/19 Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
12/20 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
12/21 Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents
[via The PRP]
