Puddle of Mudd is back!
The band, who enjoyed considerable mainstream success during the first decade of the millennia, has not released a new album in 10 years. During this time, front-man and driving force of the band, Wes Scantlin, has had a pretty rough time of it. But even so, Puddle of Mudd is scheduled to return with a new release titled Welcome to Galvania on September 13th.
Boasting of being “23 months sober”, Scantlin posted a 1000-word essay on Artist Waves describing his personal struggles, the band’s reformation and what we can expect from the new album.
“Most of this new record […] was written over the past few years,” writes the excited Scantlin. “I had about 40-50 songs from 10 years worth of material and was able to narrow down the best and most relevant to compile what I think is a great representation in Welcome to Galvania.”
“I want this record to be one where people are cruising down the highway with the windows down and this music pops on and makes you feel, ‘Yeah, alright they did it again!’” he went on to say. “I want it to fill people’s galvanic meter and wow them to the point where it’s exciting. With different listens, I think people can find their bridge to happiness and healing through the music.”
We couldn’t be more excited with Scantlin’s return to shape, and with Puddle of Mudd’s reincarnation. Give their first single from the new album, “Uh Oh”, a listen below:
