The Blackmail Seduction is an American rock band – one part Los Angeles and one part Minneapolis. Their self-titled debut album peaked at #12 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart, at #188 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, and at #1 on the Midwest Regional Albums chart. Their debut has been added to rotation at over 100 college radio stations, charting in the top 200 most played nationally with multiple major-market number ones and top tens. The Blackmail Seduction’s music has also been heard on CSI, CBS Television, Animal Kingdom and TNT Network, and has been compared to Cheap Trick, Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, Green Day, and Queens of the Stone Age.

Album Liner Notes:

Jess McClellan: Lead and Backing Vocals, Guitars

Troy Hardy: Guitars, Backing Vocals, Keys, and Additional Basson “War At Home”

Mike Mennell: Bass

Blair Sinta: Drums and Percussion

Additional Percussion on “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” byJaden McClellan and Julian McClellan

Produced and Mixed by Troy Hardy

Recorded at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, andMeltro Music in Van Nuys, California

Engineered by Keith Gretlein and Troy Hardy

Assistant Engineer at The Village: Chris Owens

Mastered by Keith Gretlein

1. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Lennon/McCartney), arr.Hardy*

2. I’ll Be Right Here (McClellan) †

3. California Jackpot (McClellan/Hardy)

4. Hold You Down (McClellan/Hardy)

5. Are You With Me (McClellan) †

6. Friends (McClellan/Hardy)

7. War At Home (McClellan/Hardy)

All songs Published by The Rocks Are Alive Music (ASCAP) andMeltro Music (ASCAP), except † Published by The Rocks Are Alive Music (ASCAP),and * Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

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