The iconic US blues-rock guitarist releases his 30th solo album. The last time we saw Trout stepping out, he was on the road in support of 2020's Ordinary Madness. The campaign ended in frustration, when Covid rendered live work too dangerous, both for this liver- transplant survivor and his fans, condemning Trout to an enforced downtime in Denmark that he hadn't known in a half- century. I've been at this since '69, when I started out in the New Jersey bars, he reflects. Suddenly, I'm sat on my ass for sixteen months, although I did still practice guitar every day. My wife and manager Marie knew I needed to make music. So her present to me for my 70th birthday was a brand-new record deal she had negotiated. My producer, Eric Corne, scoped out a new studio in LA, and my plan was to fly home to make a new album. The result is Ride, providing an emotional release-valve both for its creator and his loyal listeners. I think you can interpret this album title a few different ways, he concludes. I mean, this album is definitely a musical ride and I certainly tried to cover a lot of ground.