With countless clubs shows and festival appearances under their belt since 1990, its safe to say that Cowboy Mouth are a New Orleans institution. Now it seems that the band’s 25+ year career will get an official retrospective in the form of a greatest hits album.

In additon to their 1996 single “Jenny Says” (which was a minor hit on the national level), the compilation includes crowd favorites like “Love of My Life,” “Tell The Girl You’re Sorry,” “and “Easy.” The release–titled The Name of the Band Is…–will also feature a trio of new tunes. It is slated for release on Friday, July 15.

“We’re constantly finding new ways to do what we’ve been doing for the past 25 years,” says Fred LeBlanc, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and leader of Cowboy Mouth. “My thinking on the best of album was, this current lineup is so good and powerful that I wanted to have versions of these guys playing the songs. We’ve always been fortunate to have great players in the band throughout our history, but this group of guys coupled with today’s recording technology and sonics made the choice to re-record these songs (with 3 new ones) a no-brainer! There’s still a thrill in releasing new material, and it’s always been exciting to play in front of new audiences, and just blow the crowds away. We’ve toured week after week, year after year, decade after decade. We just want to celebrate that.”

Cowboy Mouth, who were first featured in OffBeat in 1991, have also announced a series of tour dates that will bring the, through much of the American South and West this summer. Tickets for their upcoming dates are available via their website.

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