SHADOW & THE THRILL, the modern blues infused, groove laden, hook filled melodic rockers launched by Tony Cardenas-Montana in 2018 will be following up their acclaimed debut album Sugarbowl in the new year.

But they cannot wait for you to hear what they’ve done so far!

The first single and video from the sessions, “Supermodel,” is out today, and while Tony admits S&TT’s “future is largely dictated by the past of the man behind the band” (i.e.: himself! Great White casts a vast shadow), he is not afraid to challenge those expectations.

Recorded in Orange County, CA with producers Andrew Wesley and Bax Baca, “Supermodel” is, he says, “about as close to writing a ‘country’ song as I think I might get.  

“I originally wrote it years ago, as a story about a young, struggling couple.  I realized when we revisited the track that it really is about ANY couple, of any age, of any persuasion, and that it has a more universal message of love, loyalty, and commitment in the face of adversity.  The lyric, ‘I would not trade this life, you’d never know we’re as happy as could be’  sums it up.”

SINGLE: https://orcd.co/shadowandthethrill_supermodel

Tony’s career has spanned decades and has garnered him a Grammy Nomination, numerous certified RIAA multi-platinum and gold awards, Billboard charting credits as both a writer and musician, and world tours and performances alongside Slash, Dee Snider, and members of KISS, Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Mötley Crüe.

And Shadow & The Thrill appear destined to continue that streak – rockandbluesmuse.com described Sugarbowl as being “as good or better than the greats of old… a killer project from… multi-dimensional musicians who have their take on rock music fully locked down.”

Rockatnight.com compared the band to “that shiny classic muscle car that doesn’t have to light ‘em up to grab your attention”; while Music Life magazine raved about “an energetic and diverse selection of original material, as well as some tasty cover tunes” – including eye-opening takes on a couple of Tommy Bolin classics, “The Grind” and “Shake The Devil.”

Tony continues, “We also did a cover of the Gnarls Barkley song ‘Crazy’, for which I did my own blues arrangement, making it kind of epic.”

No word yet on what, if any, covers will feature on the new album… no word yet of its title, either.  

But if you can catch the band’s current, and so exhilarating live line-up of Tony, Bax Baca (ex-Midnight to Twelve – guitar and bass), former BulletBoy Stephen Allen (bass), Chuck Cummings (Aunt Betty’s – drums) and Mark Cervantes (Smashmouth – percussion), you might well become one of the first to find out.