To mark the 30-year anniversary of Soul Asylum’s iconic MTV Unplugged appearance, Soul Asylum: The Complete Unplugged – NYC ’93 is now available on all major digital streaming platforms, hear it here: https://legacyrecordings.lnk.to/soulasylumMTV
“MTV Unplugged Sessions might have been a sonic rite of passage for bands hitting the big time back in the day, but few delivered the goods as well as these guys. And in an age when bands increasingly rely on samples and synths and gimmicks and gizmos, this is a reminder of better times and undeniably the sound of a band more than able to deliver the sonic goods,” – The Big Takeover
Soul Asylum: The Complete Unplugged – NYC ’93 is sixteen tracks, including four previously unreleased, non-broadcast songs from the set. Thought to be lost for over 20 years, master recordings of the band’s 1993 performance have been newly mixed from the original tapes for this release.
“The debate still rages among my circle of friends and within the vast networks of online communities: What was the definitive Unplugged performance? In those discussions, one name consistently emerges from my lips: Soul Asylum. That session wasn’t just a moment captured in time — it was timeless,” Folk N Rock
With a career that spans three decades the band’s indie success led them to enter the major-label mainstream with 1988’s Hang Time and its 1990 follow-up And the Horse They Rode In On, before achieving commercial breakthrough with 1992’s triple-platinum Grave Dancers Union. Nearly a decade later, Soul Asylum returned in 2006 with The Silver Lining, Delayed Reaction in 2012, and Change of Fortune in 2016. Their 12th studio album Hurry Up and Wait was released in 2020 to both fan and critical acclaim, landing the band their highest Billboard chart position since 1995’s platinum-selling Let Your Dim Light Shine. The Born Free EP, also released in 2020, features acoustic versions of songs from Hurry Up and Wait. Over the years, Soul Asylum fans have enjoyed several reissues of earlier releases, including 2022’s remastered and expanded Grave Dancers Union: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.
Soul Asylum is still going strong as they continue to tour and are working on new music to be released in 2024. Current tour dates are below with more to come. Get tickets at: www.soulasylum.com
November 11 in Ojai, CA at Ojai Deer Lodge [Acoustic Show]
November 12 in Santa Monica, CA at McCabe’s Guitar Shop [Acoustic Show]
November 15 in Baton Rouge, LA at Edge Lounge at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel [Acoustic Show]
November 16 in Pensacola, FL at Vinyl Music Hall [w/ Drivin N Cryin]
November 17 in Ocala, FL at Reilly Arts Center
November 18 in Port St. Lucie, FL at Midflorida Event Center [w/ Sister Hazel]
December 29 in Minneapolis, MN annual end of the year First Avenue show
