1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EASY STAR ALL­STARS ANNOUNCE RE­RELEASE
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF RADIOHEAD TRIBUTE ALBUM, ​RADIODREAD
Radiodread re­release to be available 8/12/16 on Easy Star Records
Ten years ago, ​Easy Star All­Stars​ produced a groundbreaking tribute album featuring
songs from the famous British rockstars ​Radiohead ​and their wildly popular album ​OK
Computer​ (1997). To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their tribute album, ​Radiodread​ ,
the All­Stars have announced a special edition of ​Radiodread​ to be released August 12th,
2016.
Known for their blend of musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal
harmonies and premier rhythm section, ​Easy Star All­Stars​ have easily established
themselves as one of the top international reggae acts on the scene today. With their best
selling tribute albums from legendary artists such as ​Pink Floyd​ and ​The Beatles​, as well
as their original releases ​Until That Day EP ​ (2008) and ​First Light ​ (2011), the All­Stars have
gained a reputation worldwide, as they continue to give fans of a variety of genres an
appreciation of authentic reggae music. The All­Stars are a collective of artists and
generally have a rotating roster of musicians, yet their core touring lineup has remained
largely intact. This tour line­up consists of: Buford O’Sullivan (trombone), Cliff Simpson
(drums), Elenna Canlas (keyboards, vocals), Ive­09 (drums), Jenny Hill (saxophone, flute),
Jared Yee (saxaphone), Joanne Williams (vocals), Kirsty Rock (vocals), Ras I Ray (bass,
vocals), Ruff Scott (DJ, vocals), and Shelton Garner, Jr. (guitar, vocals).
As for the 2006 ​Radiodread​ album, the production was coordinated and executed by
Michael Goldwasser​ (Rebelution, Corey Harris). Michael does a stunning job on the
arrangements considering the many tricky time signatures on the record. The tracks also
feature many notable guest artists, such as ​Toots and the Maytals​,​ Citizen Cope​, and
Frankie Paul​. When speaking in regards to the album, ESAS explains how great of an
opportunity the album was to “turn a lot of reggae fans to this great album by ​Radiohead
and then to turn on plenty of ​Radiohead​ fans to reggae.” ​Radiohead​ lead guitarist Johnny
Greenwood himself described the tribute album as “truly astounding.”

2. You can expect the 10 year anniversary edition of ​Radiodread​ to contain a brand new
recording of the classic ​Radiohead ​track, “High and Dry:” “We did a new version of ‘High
and Dry,’ which is not on ​OK Computer​ obviously, but is from the album before it,​ The Bends
(1995). We brought in Morgan Heritage to do vocals, who had just won a Grammy, and who
did such a memorable job on ‘Electioneering’ on the original album.” The rest of the album
has been packaged into a digipak to match the rest of the ESAS catalog since 2009.
Easy Star All­Stars ​are currently promoting the album with shows throughout August and
September, with hopefully more shows throughout the course of the year.
­­UPCOMING EASY STAR ALL­STARS TOUR DATES­­
08/11/2016 – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
08/12/2016 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
08/13/2016 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
08/14/2016 – Block Island, RI – ConserFest @ Yellow Kittens Tavern
09/24/2016 – Long Beach, CA – Music Tastes Good Festival