Janiva Magness is excited to announce the release of "Holes", her new single featuring Grammy nominated guitarist Sue Foley. When asked about the song, Janiva declared, "Careful y’all, this one might hurt… Owww! It’s that shock of finding out the hole we find ourselves in again… is the one we dug ourselves!" Magness continues, "Ain’t no doubt, the drums command us to move and groove here. Sue Foley’s stellar guitar work glues it all together. Before you know it you’ll be shakin’ your money maker with the deep pocket, stompin’ & shouting along with the chorus!"
The new album, Back for Me, produced by her longtime friend, producer, and collaborator Dave Darling, is due March 28, 2025 via Blue Élan Records. Darling anchors the album’s core band, also featuring drummer W.F. Quinn Smith and bassist Ian Walker, with keyboardists Sasha Smith and Phil Parlapiano, guitarists John Schroeder and Robert “Chalo” Ortiz, Nick Maybury, and blues harp player TJ Norton also appearing on various songs. Ace guitarists Joe Bonamassa, Sue Foley, and Jesse Dayton put their stamps on their respective special guest appearances. She credits the band for bringing layers of dimensions to the songs. Aside from Darling, Parlapiano, and Schroeder, the main musicians were new to Magness, but as soon as the sessions began, she felt the fresh energy they brought.
Back For Me is a powerfully engaging, emotionally rich collection from a dynamic artist who continues to renew and redefine her widely celebrated relationship with the blues. Janiva’s far-ranging search for songs has unearthed a treasure chest of lesser-known gems by well-known artists (Bill Withers, Ray LaMontagne, Allen Toussaint, Doyle Bramhall II, Tracy Nelson, Irma Thomas) and deep-dive discoveries that connect with the rich feelings embodied in her voice and music, cherished by her fans. “I have always been into the B-sides,” she says. “There’s a freshness to doing a B-side rather than a well-known hit. I absolutely love the idea of shining a light on material that people are not familiar with.”
ABOUT JANIVA MAGNESS
Magness, has been honored with seven Blues Music Awards (including being named B.B. King Artist of the Year in 2009) and a Grammy Nomination for her 2016 album, Love Wins Again. In 2019, she published her memoir, Weeds Like Us, a vividly portrayed account of both the traumas of her youth (her parents’ suicides and her often-nightmarish experiences in the foster care system) and the hard-earned triumphs that have fueled her growth as an artist and in life.
