RICKY WARWICK REVEALS NEW SINGLE/VIDEO, ‘THE CRICKETS STAYED IN CLOVIS’.

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Ricky Warwick has released the bittersweet new single, ‘The Crickets Stayed In Clovis’, which is about cherishing the moment and not taking life for granted, as you never know what’s round the corner.

About the song, Ricky says, “Lyrically, ‘The Crickets Stayed In Clovis’ is about how life can change in the blink of an eye (using the Buddy Holly plane crash as a metaphor).

Buddy, had fired his backing band, The Crickets, a few weeks before the ill-fated plane journey that claimed his life and three others. Waylon Jennings was supposed to be on the flight but gave his seat up to the Big Bopper who had the flu and Waylon felt sorry for him. Ritchie Valens flipped a coin with Tommy Allsup for his seat, Ritchie won and lost his life.

Life’s a game of chance, sometimes it’s better to play the long game and not be envious of others, as you never know what tomorrow brings.”

Ricky “unashamedly fired up the Thin Lizzy harmony guitars on this one” giving the affecting anthem a catchy and unfettered full charge. The video was also filmed at George Best’s family home in Belfast, which adds to the already nostalgic and life affirming vibe.

You can watch a short documentary about the filming of the video below, where Ricky being a huge fan of Best, said it was “amazing and humbling to be filming in here today.”

The track is taken from his new solo album Blood Ties, which will be out on 14th March via Earache Records. You can pre-order the album here.

Ricky dug deep for Blood Ties and by doing so has made this one of his most personal records yet. Big cathartic guitar sounds and life-affirming, often joyous assessments of where he is in life right now have made it a standout body of work in a career that has spanned over four decades at the coalface of rock’n’roll.

I mined a deep seam to make this record, it’s in the darkest, most uncharted of places where the real energy is to be found.” Ricky notes. “There comes a time in everyone’s life when the game is afoot, and the decision is taken to face down and exorcise personal demons. The situation finally seemed right to deal with these and try to express my feelings, fears and anxieties in as uplifting a way as possible, turning negativity into positivity. To do that I had to make sure the guitars were turned up way beyond driven.

Blood Ties is out on 14th March 2025 via Earache Records and is available to pre-order here. Ricky also hits the road in March and has announced several in-store shows, which fans can reserve places for here.

Oran O’Beirne

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