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LINN HOLMES Follows the Whipping Post with ‘Wicked Game’ for Lance Lopez + Greg T. Walker

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 26, 2025
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When LINN HOLMES released her Cleopatra debut “Whipping Post” back in May, cut with blues guitarist Eric Gales, nobody could have predicted the acclaim that followed, across printed page, social media and the streaming platforms.

Now Linn’s back, with a new single and video, “Wicked Game,” and two new collaborators too, guitarist Lance Lopez and original Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist and Blackfoot founder  Greg T Walker – aka the ass-kickin’ southern rock powerhouse Two Wolf.  The song itself, of course, needs no introduction – a 1989 Chris Isaak slow-burner that took almost two years to make the Billboard Top 10, but has since been described (by UK quarterly Dazed) as possibly the most influential love song in modern music.

A long standing stalwart of the LA session scene, Linn is no stranger to grand collaborations, having worked alongside the 12-piece vintage rock group Harry Katz and the Pistachios, Asteron, Canadian rockers Elderoth, Fernando Perdomo and Quiet Riot bassist Chuck Wright’s Ultimate Jam Night all-stars.

This latest partnership, however, was especially meaningful.  “I’ve listened to Lance previously,” says Linn.  “His 2018 album Tell The Truth has been on my rotation for years. He is just an absolutely incredible musician and person. Greg is an incredible bass player and an absolute legend.”

She continues, “‘Wicked Game’ is probably the track I’m the most involved with musically that I’ve ever done. It’s my first time really co-producing and arranging, tracking the percussion, some acoustic guitars, some keys/pads and all the vocals, background vocals. 

“Me and producer Rev. Tom Chandler went into the studio and knocked out the demo in a couple of hours. The following week, phenomenal piano player Adam Peri tracked keys on it and amazing co-producer Daniel Jakubovic tracked drums and rhythm guitars, as well as working on the arrangement as a whole.

“When learning that Lance and Greg wanted to feature on the track, I was beyond thrilled. I feel so blessed that I get to release music with these fantastic people. I’m so proud of this track and can’t wait for the world to hear it!”

Lance Lopez adds, “Linn’s voice is so unique, it was really amazing to hear how she did this song! My approach to the guitar playing on the track was to compliment and elevate her already intense and powerful delivery.”

“Wicked Game” is available now, on all platforms.

Eric Gales & Linn Holmes Get to Grips with ‘Whipping Post’ Single + Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 9, 2025
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If Janis Joplin had joined Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac…. It might have sounded a lot like this.

Eric Gales needs no introduction.  Guitar World’s Best New Talent for 1991, Billboard blues chart-topper, and a 2022 Grammy nominee, Gales is also a Cleopatra Records regular (most recently his 2023 collaboration with Doug Pinnick, covering Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love”), as well as a regular on the official Jimi Hendrix tribute tours. 

Mick Jagger is a fan, and so is Joe Bonamassa, who has described him as“one of the best, if not the best, guitar players in the world.” Now he’s playing alongside Swedish born, LA based Linn Holmes, on her Cleopatra Records debut single, spreading molten guitar across an audacious cover of the Allman Brothers’ “Whipping Post.”

“He is such a phenomenal guitar player and musician,” says Linn. “I’ve listened a lot to his previous work. I am beyond honored that he wanted to work with me on this track!

SINGLE: https://orcd.co/linnholmes_whippingpost

Linn was still a child the first time she heard Gregg Allman’s “Whipping Post” – not on the Allmans’ debut album where it first appeared, but via the southern rockers’ 1971 Fillmore live album, where it consumes one entire side of vinyl.

It remains one of her all-time favorite songs, but taking it into the studio with Gales, plus producers Daniel Jakubovic and Rev. Tom Chandler, she adopted an altogether different approach to the number.

Condensing the Allmans’ 22 minute epic to less than three-and-one-half minutes, without losing an iota of the energy, was a tall order after all.  But drenching the song even deeper in the blues, Linn’s vocal is spellbinding and Gales’ guitar is electrifying. There’s ears out there that have been listening to the Allmans’ version for over half a century.  But with Gales at his most incendiary, Linn makes it her own regardless.

”As a massive Allman Brothers fan, recording ‘Whipping Post’ – I have never had more fun in the studio, getting to pay tribute to one of my favorite bands of all time and to get to create our own take on the song.

“I hope the listeners can feel the pure excitement of working on this track, as we are beyond thrilled to share it with you.”

Of course, none of this should come as a surprise.  A long standing stalwart of the LA session scene, Linn’s magnificent voice is familiar too from her work alongside the 12-piece vintage rock group Harry Katz and the Pistachios, with the duo Asteron, Canadian rockers Elderoth and Quiet Riot bassist Chuck Wright’s Ultimate Jam Night all-stars.

Her own solo career, too, is exploding. Invited to appear on Fernando Perdomo’s 2025 tribute to Hall & Oates’s epochal War Babies album, Linn turned in what has to be one of the vocal performances of the year.  

Two 2024 singles, “Cut Me” and the vivacious “Baby Blue,” meanwhile, set the stage for her debut EP Introducing Linn Holmes, described by The Source as “reflect[ing] Holmes’ deep appreciation for the rich musical heritage of the past while infusing it with a contemporary flair.”  

Now Linn has joined the Cleopatra family, and her label debut, accompanied by a captivating video, can only embed her even deeper into the vanguard of modern rock’s most dynamic vocalists.

Catch Linn live with an acoustic set at the Foundation Room at the Los Angeles House of Blues, on Saturday May 31.