Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton has shared the debut single of his new band, Close Enemies – check it out below.
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The band were first unveiled by Hamilton last year and are signed to TLG|ROCK. They recently kicked off a US tour alongside the release of their first blues-inspired single, ‘Sound Of A Train’. A full length album from the band is thought to be in the works although as yet, no release date or album title has been revealed.
The tour kicked off earlier this month on January 8 in Philadelphia and runs to January 29 where the tour wraps in St Louis. Tickets for the shows can be purchased from each venue separately and you can see the remaining tour dates below.
Check out the song here:
Close Enemies will play
JANUARY
23 – Pawling – Daryls House
25 – Nashville – Nashville City Winery
28 – Chicago – Chicago City Winery
29 – St. Louis – St Louis City Winery
Speaking about the band, Denny Sanders, CEO of TLG|ROCK said: “My good friend Andy Gallagher of the band Overhaul sent me the music. I absolutely loved it, then to find out who’s in the band, well that was just icing on the cake. We are all thrilled here at TLG to be working with Close Enemies.”
Hamilton first announced the formation of the band back in September last year. The band is made up of Hamilton alongside drummer Tony Brock, guitarists Peter Stroud and Trace Foster and singer Chasen Hampton.
The drummer was a founding member of the English band The Babys and has also worked with Elton John, Rod Stewart and more. Foster was Hamilton’s bass technician in Aerosmith, and Stroud has previously worked with names including Sheryl Crow and Don Henley.
Meanwhile, Hamilton spoke about the future of Aerosmith earlier this month and said that the members “could do something” if Steven Tyler was willing.
The update comes as Aerosmith confirmed last year that their days of touring had come to an immediate end, following the frontman seriously injuring his voice at a gig.
Aerosmith perform at UBS Arena, 2023. CREDIT: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Their final live show took place at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York back in September 2023, and no one – including the band themselves – knew it would be their last.
Hamilton opened up about hopes for the future during an interview with Boston radio station WBUR, and said that while Tyler is well underway with his “healing process”, the chances of the band making any new announcements are slim.
“Steven’s healing process is going really, really well, but it goes at its own pace,” he said. “Maybe Aerosmith will do something in the future, but it’s a big ‘if’, and the last thing I want to be doing is to try and push Steven in that direction. If we do anything in the future, it would come from him.”
The comments come after the bassist was asked last summer how hopeful he is, on a scale of one to 10, that the band will reunite. “On the hope scale, I’m somewhere between seven and nine. We won’t be doing any tours from now on, but I’ll always have hope that other types of opportunities will come along,” he told AARP.
“This isn’t the first time black clouds have been on our horizon — and somehow the sun managed to come out. Time and hope are all we have at the moment,” he added, while also dismissing hopes for a Las Vegas residency.
Aerosmith’s final live show was held as part of their ‘Peace Out’ tour, which began in 2023, but only saw the band play three nights, before rescheduling the rest of the dates after Tyler injured his larynx.
Following the announcement that Aerosmith’s touring days had come to an end, numerous famous faces shared their sadness at the news. Queen’s Brian May said that the announcement “brought a tear” to his eye, while Sammy Hagar shared his long history with the members, calling the retirement “a great fucking loss”.
It was later confirmed that fans could watch the band’s final ever show on YouTube in 4K quality.
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