Stone Temple Pilots have premiered their new single “Meadow“—their first to be released with new frontman Jeff Gutt (ex-Dry Cell.) It’s the first single to arrive from the group’s forthcoming new album, which will emerge next year. That as-yet untitled effort is presently being mixed by Failure‘s Ken Andrews.
The band debuted the track via Rollingstone.com, with whom they also discussed the addition of Gutt and their plans to continue moving forward. Gutt himself said of his new role:
“I was probably 16 or 17 when ‘Core‘ came out and I just remember how Scott could cater to the song and create these characters. That blew me away. I was really studying singers at the time and Scott was at the top of the list. So walking in on that first day, it was crazy. I mean, you have dreams about things like this. I still feel a little Mark Wahlberg–ish.”
Guitarist Dean DeLeo commented:
“You know, Mr. Weiland paved quite a way. Because not just anybody can sing this catalog. You need someone who really knows how to sing. And Jeff kind of has it all, man. He has that baritone, and he’s also able to get into that tenor world. He’s a real singer.”
You can find a lot more from the group over at Rollingstone.com.
