ANDERS OSBORNE TO RELEASE SIX-SONG EP, THREE FREE AMIGOS, ON FEBRUARY 12

Guitarist/songwriter/singer Anders
Osborne will release Three Free Amigos, his new
six-song EP, on Tuesday, February 12. The entire EP will stream exclusively at
Relix.com
beginning February 1. Three Free Amigos is a
semi-acoustic collection of original songs cut in Anders’ hometown of New
Orleans in a relaxed, easygoing atmosphere, with friends joining him in various
combinations, creating true musical magic. According to Osborne, the way this EP
was recorded “is not what I usually do. I may never do it again. I wanted to
keep it loose and give fans something different.”

Three Free Amigos, produced by Osborne and Warren
Riker, ranges from the road-diary reminiscence of the title track to the Bo
Diddley-flavored Jealous Love to the reggae-rocking Marmalade
to the warmly philosophical We Move On. Osborne examines love’s healing
power and strength on It’s Gonna Be OK (previously recorded by Theresa
Andersson) and offers profoundly simple advice in Never Is A Real Long
Time. He is backed on some tracks by his road band — bassist Carl Dufrene
and drummer Eric Bolivar — and on others he’s joined by friends Michael
Burkhart on Hammond B3 organ, Johnny Sansone on harmonica and accordion, Billy
Iuso on acoustic guitar and Maggie Koerne on background vocals. A few songs from
the improvisational recording sessions even feature Osborne playing bass and
drums.

Osborne released his first full album in 1989, but since the release of his
2010 Alligator Records debut, American Patchwork and
his 2012 follow-up, Black Eye Galaxy, he has earned
hordes of new fans. He tours virtually non-stop, either with his road-tested
trio, as a solo artist, or as a guest with his countless musical admirers,
including Toots And The Maytals, Stanton Moore, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes,
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Keb Mo, and The Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh. He’s
appeared on Galactic’s song Dark Water from their Ya-Ka-May
album, and in 2011 produced and played on critically acclaimed albums by Tab
Benoit, Johnny Sansone and Mike Zito.

With American Patchwork, Osborne’s fame suddenly
reached a whole new level. Critics went wild, with OffBeat saying, “The
record is a focused and tuneful triumph. Osborne’s gifts as a guitar player are
significant. His voice is so emotionally intense it feels like an explosion. He
writes with remarkable eloquence…this is the living definition of great art.”
2012’s Black Eye Galaxy raised the bar even higher.
USA Today says, “Black Eye Galaxy contains
fiery anthems and dark confessional songs punctuated with incessant, penetrating
guitar runs. It sounds like a cry of thanks from a rescued man.”

OffBeat magazine named Osborne the Crescent City’s Best Roots Rock
Artist and declared him the city’s Best Guitarist for 2010 and 2011. The
magazine recently nominated him for seven 2012 awards, including Best Guitarist,
Best Songwriter, Song Of The Year (for Louisiana Gold) and Album Of The
Year (for Black Eye Galaxy). Guitar Player
calls him “the poet laureate of Louisiana’s fertile roots music scene.”