Jeb Wright at Classic Rock Revisited recently caught up with legendary vocalist Glenn Hughes to discuss his new band California Breed, also featuring Black Country Communion bandmate Jason Bonham and 23-year-old guitarist Andrew Watt. An excerpt is available below:

Jeb: I think the age difference can be a good thing. True music transcends age, race and everything else. I think that is what you’ve got with Andrew.

Glenn: "I do too. He has a very mature head on his young shoulders. He was born and raised in New York City and he has been raised listening to Led Zeppelin and the Who. Of course, you know, Andrew was born in ‘90s, so he grew up listening to Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.

It would have been stupid for Jason and I to go after another bluesy player like Joe. We also didn’t want to have any keyboards. As much as I love Hammond organ, for this band, I just didn’t want it. Just listen to the record, man. This band was begging for no keyboards. We did a lot of layering of keyboards in Black Country Communion and it was a very ‘80s way of doing things, but it just didn’t work for Jason and I in this band."

Jeb: Anytime Jason is in a band, there is that Zeppelin thing going on. It’s in his DNA.

Glenn: "Less is more, and in a trio when one person overplays, the others have to underplay. When I would overplay, then Andrew and Jason would bow out, and when Jason overplayed, we would do the same. That’s the great thing about being in a trio…that’s the beauty of it."

Click here for the complete interview.

California Breed have released a new video for their track "The Way", from their debut album.

Mixing massive riffs, gutsy vocals and gale force rhythms, this powerful three-piece band released their self-titled debut album in the UK on May 19th, and in North American today, May 20th via Frontiers Records. The album is produced by Dave Cobb (Jamey Johnson, Rival Sons, Lindi Ortega, Shooter Jennings).

California Breed was recorded at Cobb’s Nashville studio and features equal co-writing credits among the three-man lineup. "It’s proper rock," Hughes told Classic Rock Magazine - "but at the same time it’s very now. Andrew is as influenced by Mick Ronson as he is Jimmy Page."

Tracklisting:

"The Way"
"Sweet Tea"
"Chemical Rain"
"Midnight Oil"
"All Falls Down"
"The Grey"
"Days They Come"
"Spit You Out"
"Strong"
"Invisible"
"Scars"
"Breathe"

"Solo" *

*Deluxe Edition includes 'Solo' bonus track, and a DVD including 2 video clips ('The Way' and 'Sweet Tea', plus documentary).

"The Way" video:

"Midnight Oil" lyric video:

"Sweet Tea" video:

Behind-the-scenes footage: