Bachman-Turner Overdrive have released their first new song in nearly 30 years. arrives ahead of the first date of the band's Back In Overdrive tour, which kicks off in Victoria, British Columbia, on April 1. “As a thank-you to Winnipeg, the city that shaped us, I wrote a song called ” says band founder .
"It features Tal Bachman [Randy's son], KoKo Bachman [Tal's wife], and me, with Fred Turner on vocals, and features an incredible guitar solo from Neil Young. "This song is our tribute to Winnipeg, the place where we grew up as teenagers in the ’60s, a time when the city’s music scene was exploding. It was the Liverpool of North America, a melting pot of incredible talents.
Everyone I’ve talked to who spent time in Winnipeg and witnessed that musical explosion is excited to hear this song, and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating it.” is the first freshly recorded material from BTO since 1996's poorly-received (a collection of rerecordings made without Bachman), and the band's first original material since 1984's album. Bachman and Fred Turner are the only surviving members of BTO's original lineup, as both Robbie Bachman (drums) and Tim Bachman (guitar) died in 2023.
Meanwhile, the band's touring lineup includes the three Bachmans alongside Lance Lapointe (bass) and Brent Knudsen (guitar). "We’re playing all the hits, as well as diving deep into the album cuts, and the response from fans has been incredible," says Bachman senior. "We can’t .
