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IKE REILLY’S ‘POISON’ TO BE UNLEASHED IN APRIL

IKE REILLY’S ‘POISON’ TO BE UNLEASHED IN APRIL

Ike Reilly, the leader of Chicago-based band The Ike Reilly Assassination, will be back with a vengeance on April 8th with the release of his latest album, “Poison The Hit Parade.” The record is a collection of songs taken from demos from his brilliant debut, “Salesmen and Racists,” and alternate versions of songs from the blistering “Sparkle In The Finish” and 2007’s “We Belong To The Staggering Evening,” as well as the previously unreleased title track and the massive and poignant cancer anthem, “Dragonflies.”

“Poison” showcases Reilly and his bandmate Ed Tinley as producers unencumbered by the major label system and willing to frame a song in any vibe needed to hold the melodies and tales of Reilly’s unique vision. Beginning with the title track, “Poison The Hit Parade” continues Reilly’s prolific assault with images of characters in a conflicted middle America: patriotic doubt, the celebration of life and death, high school girls in summer dresses and more theoretical assassination attempts.

His longtime band, The Assassination, is present on several of the tracks here, but many other fine musicians can be heard on these recordings made in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, New York City, Jamaica and Ireland.

In typical fashion, press praise for Reilly’s previous release, “We Belong To The Staggering Evening,” was copious and glowing. To wit:

- “Ike Reilly is probably the best songwriter in America… this new one is just a straight-up killer. Hilarious, unsettling, raw… but mostly just rocking… Awesome record by an awesome songwriter… Not just a best-of-year record, but maybe an all-timer.” – PopMatters.com

- “…rock-legend cocky…packed with insanely catchy, air-punching anthems of American nomadism… [Reilly] gets funnier and prouder the harder life smacks him…” – Blender

- “…one of the most throat-grabbing surprises of the year. …[Reilly is] Philip Marlowe in rock form, his words tumbling out as melodic beat poetry…” – No Depression

- “…an infectious blend of electric blues, acoustic folk and no-frills rock ‘n’ roll. … Reilly drawls, snarls, and croons through a dozen winning tracks here…” – Harp

- “…[“We Belong To The Staggering Evening”] features some of Reilly’s sharpest and wittiest songs yet. The record gets its title from a line of what may go down as one of the year’s best singles…” – Esquire.com

- “An eloquent wiseguy whose songs evoke Bob Dylan and Paul Westerberg, Mr. Reilly… has the kind of high-energy, hook-heavy folk-rock sound that turns every head in a bar…”– New York Times

- “…never less than original, this ferociously intelligent artist/band is always worth listening to.” – USA Today.com