Atom Bomb
The Blind Boys of Alabama
63959 Real World

Winner! GMA's Best Traditional Gospel Album of the Year

Following three Grammy®-winning albums in as many years, ATOM BOMB delivers a blast of pure gospel fervor on such classics as Spirit In The Sky and Blind Faith’s Presence Of The Lord — as well as the Cold War-era nugget of a title track — with special guests David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Grammy nominee Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Preston, and a guest vocal by The Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) on Fatboy Slim & Macy Gray’s Demons.

“What makes Atom Bomb so evocative is that it merges the most traditional, stark, and intimate aspects of the Blind Boys with some of the most futuristic trappings we’ve used to date,” notes executive producer Chris Goldsmith.

While the sound of traditional soul gospel is still unmistakably at its core, Atom Bomb includes The Blind Boys’ most adventurous forays into pop music yet, featuring loops, raps, and roaring blues riffs. In recent years, The Blind Boys have proven themselves masters of bringing out the most spiritual aspects of mainstream music, while at the same time bringing the music of the church straight to the roadhouse. In the past five years, they’ve recorded moving renditions of songs by everyone from Tom Waits to Prince side by side with their traditional material, and appeared as guests on record and on stage with an equally diverse array of artists — from Peter Gabriel to Ben Harper. During this amazing run, the cover tunes and collaborations have been consistently tasty and organic, seasoned with a time-tested understanding of the sounds that move Man’s soul.