Whitford St. Holmes - featuring Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford and former Ted Nugent vocalist Derek St. Holmes - have reunited and are set to release their new album, Reunion, on June 3rd.

The pair recently discussed their new musical endeavour with Rich Chamberlain of MusicRadar.com; an excerpt follows:

How did Reunion pan out once you got into the studio?

Brad: “We tend to work very quickly. I have worked in several different situations a lot with Aerosmith, and that was always really hard for me, because everything always takes forever with Aerosmith. I want to work, I want to play. Derek is very much the same way. We work at a whole different pace so we get a lot of work done.”

"We love this music so much. We’ve got this record and we had it finished in 14 days. That’s the way I like to do a record - it’s pretty much a live recording. All of the basics were recorded live: bass, drums and two guitars. We wanted to capture that immediacy of a live performance.”

Brad, from a guitarist’s perspective, how does working with Derek differ from Joe Perry?

Brad: “It’s different, but it’s similar in a way that we can communicate almost unspoken - we both have that approach to the guitar where the guitar comes pretty easy.”

"When Joe has an idea, I can always find a way to complement it and expand on it. The same is true with Derek and I; we have a real communication with the guitar. I would say it is very generous, we really encourage each other and we love each other’s styles.”

To read the interview in its entirety, click here.

Whitford St. Holmes will head out on tour this June with Whitesnake. The tour launches on June 3rd in Dallas and continues on through Texas, Indianapolis, Ohio, Detroit, Boston and more. This leg of the tour will conclude on July 1st with a headline show. More Whitford St. Holmes headline shows are expected to be announced shortly.

North America

June
3 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
5 - Houston, TX - Revention Music Center
6 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theater
8 - Indianapolis, IN - Old National Centre
10 - Hammond, IN - Horseshoe Casino
11 - Northfield, OH - Hard Rock
14 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Riverbend Music Center
15 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center
17 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
18 - Rama, ON - Casino Rama
20 - Brooklyn, NY - King's Theater
21 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theatre
22 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater (Whitford St. Holmes headline date)
23 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
25 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
26 - Portland, ME - Maine State Pier
28 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark
29 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore

July
1 - Londonderry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall