Texas rock band Blacktop Mojo has delivered the ultimate Valentine's card lament with their newest release, an unexpected and yet deeply poignant cover of The Temptations' 1965 hit single, "My Girl".

Celebrating love while acknowledging the potential for loss, frontman Matt James delivers an intensely emotional vocal performance, with the band providing an incredibly modern, bluesy backdrop on the iconic classic.

The single will be available to purchase / stream on February 25, 2022.

“We all know this song. It’s a song that comes on the radio or starts playing in the background as you’re in the grocery store and immediately you begin to hum along and have visions of the new girl you’re falling head over heels for, and you feel all the warm fuzzy feelings she gives you, welling up inside. Our version of the song is when you fast forward into that relationship with the same girl that gave you all that warmth and sunshine, but she’s up and left you and taken the ‘Month of May’ with her.” - Matt James

"We love the original tune. Everyone grew up listening to it. There’s definitely something special about Motown and that era of music and there’s a reason why artists like The Temptations have stood the test of time. However when you’re having a bad day, or maybe having it out with your lady, and a song like 'My Girl' comes on, while nine times out of ten it’ll cheer you up, sometimes you just don’t want to hear a happy love song. Sometimes you’re in the ‘Lonely Hearts Club’ instead, and that’s where our version comes in." - Blacktop Mojo

Catch Blacktop Mojo live at the following shows:

March
10 - Little Rock, AR - Stickyz Rock N' Roll Chicken Shack 
12 - Lincoln, NE - 1867 Bar 
13 - Watertown, SD - The Goss Opera House 
15 - Minot, ND - The Original Bar and Nightclub 
16 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium 
18 - Sioux City, IA - The Marquee 
19 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze 
20 - Iowa City, IA - Wildwood BBQ & Saloon 
22 - Westland, MI - The Token Lounge 
23 - Battle Creek, MI - The Music Factory 
25 - Louisville, KY - Diamond Pub Highlands and Concert Hall 
26 - St. Louis, MO  - Red Flag 
27 - Springfield, MO - Odyssey