The 22-year-old blues sensation and Alligator’s best-selling artist releases 662, the eagerly-anticipated follow-up to his Grammy-nominated debut, 2019’s Kingfish, which has sold over 47,000 units.
Tour dates in support of 662 will take place in the U.S. though the end of 2021. Three tours of Europe are planned for 2022: a short run in February to UK, Netherlands, Germany and France, a five-week tour in the summer including numerous festival dates, then three to four weeks in late fall/early winter hitting clubs and theatres throughout the continent.
Alligator will be targeting press and social media everywhere for coverage. Early press commitments are already in for the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Belgium, with many more to come.
Since the release of Kingfish, Ingram’s career has taken off like a soaring blues riff. The Clarksdale, MS, native hit the road for his first national tours, playing 75 dates in packed clubs and theatres, plus festival appearances and opening slots for Vampire Weekend, Jason Isbell and his mentor, Buddy Guy.
He received an avalanche of international press, with reviews and features in the UK (New Music Express, MOJO, Blues Matters, Blues & Rhythm, Blues In Britain), Germany (Blues News, Musikansich, Lust for Life), Benelux (Bluesmagazine.nl, Jazzism, Back To The Roots, Concert Monkey, Blues On Blues), Canada (CBC Radio, Gonzookanagan.com, Maple Blues, Sax & Violins), France (Soul Bag, Rolling Stone, Paris-Move, ABS, Bluesagain.com), Australia (Guitar, Guitar World, Rhythms, Australian Musician) Japan (Yahoo News, Blues & Soul Records) and more.
Besides his Grammy nomination, the album earned five Blues Music Awards and four Living Blues Awards, including Album Of The Year in both competitions. Kingfish was on the Billboard Blues Chart for 91 weeks.
662 (the area code of his Mississippi Delta stomping grounds) is a powerful and personal album, a fiery coming-of-age record. The lyrics reflect Ingram’s newfound maturity and how your roots inspire where you’re heading. Musically, the record delivers a heaping helping of the deep, visceral Ingram guitar magic his fans love, fueling a combustible mix of molten blues rock, down home shuffles and soulful grooves.