“Nick’s new CD, Privileged, just rocks! He balancestraditional roots blues with a fresh new approach and an “out of the trad’ box” sound. I applaud him. Play what’s in your heart, the crowd will follow.” —JIMMY THACKERY

After seven critically-acclaimed traditional blues releases (along with two Blues Blast Music Awardwins and 16 Blues Music Award nominations under his band’s collective belt), Nick Moss is tak-ing a fresh approach and heading in an exciting new direction on Privileged. As Blogcritic JoshHathaway writes in the liner notes, “Privileged represents a change in direction but not inspiration.Before Nick met Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Dawkins and Lurrie Bell, he met their musical offspring in theform of Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers, Free, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Cream and other legends whodrew their inspiration from Mississippi’s Delta and the immortal treasures that sprang from hisbeloved nearby Chicago.”

Moss has written some of the finest songs of his career, and by stretching beyond the traditionalblues idiom, he has expanded his sound without losing his identity. That growth can be heard in thealbum’s first track, “Born Leader” as well as new originals “Privileged At Birth” and “Tear ’EmDown.” Those songs, combined with Moss’ stunning covers of Cream’s classic “Politician” andStephen Stills’ “For What It’s Worth,” continue the path Moss began with his award-winning song“Mistakes From The Past” (from 2007’s Play It 'Til Tomorrow) to form a narrative that looks forwardand back to assess current events. Perhaps Moss’ greatest achievement on Privileged is creating amusical universe diverse enough to incorporate those topical songs with his more traditional side,represented by his cover of Howlin’Wolf’s “Louise,” and his original tune, “Georgia Redsnake.” Andwhat Moss album would be complete without the instrumental that puts Moss’ skills as one of thetop guitarists of his generation center stage? The eight-minute album closer, “Bolognious Funk,”combines his incendiary lead with one of the hardest grooves he’s ever recorded.

KEY SELLING POINTS:

• Five of Moss’ previous releases were nominated for prestigious Blues Music Awards.

• Nick Moss & the Flip Tops’ Play It ’Til Tomorrow (2007) voted by critics as one of “The Decade’sBest Blues: 25 Great Albums That Defined The Past 10 Years” in Blues Revue Magazine.

• Nick Moss is featured on the cover of the Apr/May ’10 issue of Blues Revue Magazine.

• National press mailing to over 200 media outlets, including Billboard, Living Blues,Blues Revue, Rolling Stone, Blues Revue, Relix, Guitar Player, weeklies, dailies, bluessociety newsletters, websites, and others. Publicity handled by Mark Pucci Media.

• International press mailing, including Juke Blues (UK), Mojo (UK), Blues Matters (UK),Soul Bag (France), ABS (France), Blues & Co. (France), Concerto (Austria), Blues News(Germany), Twoj Blues (Poland), Block (Netherlands), Jefferson (Sweden) and others.Overseas publicity handled by Blue Bella Records.

• Privileged will be serviced to over 700 national and international radio outlets includingBlues & Roots, Satellite, AMA, NPR, AAA, JamBand, College, and Internet programming.

• Nick Moss and his band will tour extensively throughout 2010 in support of Privileged.Booking by Intrepid Artists (www.intrepidartists.com).

• Nick Moss is available for phone interviews upon request, and in-studio appearances (when tour routing allows).

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FOR ADDS: March 16, 2010ARTIST: Nick MossFILE UNDER: (Moss, Nick) / BluesLABEL: Blue Bella RecordsCATALOG NUMBER: BBCD1014UPC NUMBER: 800595101423FORMAT: CD [11 Tracks]

TRACK LISTING:

1 BORN LEADER (5:08)

2 LOUISE (5:56)

3 GEORGIA REDSNAKE (3:52)

4 PRIVILEGED AT BIRTH (7:10)

5 POLITICIAN (5:32)

6 SHE’S SO FINE (BORN BLIND) (5:26)

7 TEAR ’EM DOWN (7:53)

8 FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH (3:50)

9 WHY SHOULD I CARE (3:19)

10 YOUR LOVE’S A LIE (5:28)

11 BOLOGNIOUS FUNK (7:52)

CONTACTSLABEL: Kate Moss / publicity@bluebellarecords.comBLUES RADIO: Todd Glazer / toddg@gci.netADD’L RADIO: David Avery / radio@powderfingerpromo.comPUBLICITY: Mark Pucci Media / mpmedia@bellsouth.netARTIST: www.nickmoss.com

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