The Black Moods

Born in the Arizona desert, The Black Moods' three members are frontman/guitarist Josh Kennedy, drummer Chico Diaz and bassist Jordan Hoffman. Maximum Ink calls their music"modern classic rock": a mix of electric guitar, percussive stomp, and anthemic hooks that not only recall the headbangers of rock & roll's past, but also position The Black Moods alongside other present-day rockers like Dirty Honey, Greta Van Fleet, and Dorothy. The Tempe, Arizona band began building their audience the old-school way: by playing shows and hitting the road.

They toured heavily, promoting albums like 2016's "Medicine" with gigs across the country. By the time "Bella Donna" hit the radio airwaves during the summer of 2018, The Black Moods' fanbase had grown exponentially. The song became a Top 40 hit on the Rock charts, where it held strong for fourteen weeks.

Hit Rock singles like "Bella Donna," "Bad News," and "Whatcha Got" were recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer Johnny Karkazis, who flew to Phoenix and set up a makeshift studio in the band's own rehearsal space. There, the band funneled the spirit and swagger of their live show into their most dynamic recordings to date. That live show — which the Black Moods have sharpened with cross-country tours alongside the Doors' Robbie Krieger, Shinedown, Jane's Addiction, and numerous others — has always been one of the band's strongest selling points. 

They released the  album "Sunshine" in May 2020, which featured the previous singles "Bella Donna," "Bad News," and "Whatcha Got", along with the title track "Sunshine." Now The Black Moods are back with the new single "Saturday Night", which came out of one of their late night jams, and is from their third album "Into The Night", due June 3rd via Wit Hustle/The Orchard/Steelhorse Entertainment. 

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