MUMBAI: Grammy Award-winning artist Damian Jr. Gong Marley’s new album, Stony Hill, is now available for purchase via Republic Records beginning on 21 July. These 18 new tracks come 12 years after Damian’s last studio album, Welcome to Jamrock. Including recent singles Medication featuring Stephen RaggaMarley as well as R.O.A.R, the lyrically profound and largely self-produced Stony Hill album maintains the element of hardness from Jam-Rock to Stony.

Arriving at a moment when the rhythms of the Caribbean are all over the pop charts—with mostly light-hearted lyrical content—Stony Hill’s timing couldn’t be better. “It’s good to get some music out there that points to the foundation, the spirituality of it,” says Jr. Gong. “You don’t have to turn into a clown to sell the music,” Damian continues, chastising those whose appeal is based on stunts and gimmicks.

In support of Stony Hill, Damian will kick off his Stony Hill Fall US Tour, with the first show on 1st September in Minneapolis, at Minneapolis Music Hall and continues on to Chicago, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and many more stops along the way until mid-October.

The youngest son of Reggae legend Bob Marley, Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley garnered his own place in music history when he became the first ever Reggae artist to win a Grammy outside of the Reggae category, taking home an award for 'Best Urban/Alternative‘ performance for his title single, Welcome To Jamrock. The acclaimed 2005 breakthrough disc Welcome To Jamrock, also won a Grammy for ‚Best Reggae’ Album. Marley has been shaking up stages all over the world for the past few years, first in collaboration with Nas on their Distant Relatives project, and then when he went on to partner with Skrillex for their groundbreaking track Make It Bun Dem which Rolling Stone called “a monster mash up of dubstep and dancehall.”

Track Listing:

1.  Intro

2.  Here We Go

3.  Nail Pon Cross

4.  R.O.A.R.

5.  Medication featuring Stephen Marley

6.  Time Travel

7.  Living It Up

8.  Looks Are Deceiving

9.  The Struggle Discontinues

10.  Autumn Leaves

11.  Everybody Wants To Be Somebody

12.  Upholstery featuring Major Myjah

13.  Grown & Sexy featuring Stephen Marley

14.  Perfect Picture featuring Stephen Marley

15.  So A Child May Follow

16.  Slave Mill

17.  Caution

18.  Speak life

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Fri Sep 1 - Minneapolis, MN – Minneapolis Music Hall

Sat Sep 2 - Chicago, IL - North Coast Music Festival

Mon Sep 4 - Boston, MA House of Blues

Tue Sep 5 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)

Wed Sep 6 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

Thu Sep 7 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

Sat Sep 9 - Atlanta, GA - ONE MusicFest

Sun Sep 10 - Jacksonville, FL - Maverick's Landing

Tue Sep 12 - Lake Buena, Vista, FL - House of Blues

Wed Sep 13 -  Saint Petersburg FL - Jannus Landing

Sat Sep 16 -  Dallas, TX - House of Blues

Sun Sep 17 - Houston, TX - House of Blues

Tue Sep 19 - Santa Fe, NM - The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company

Thu Sep 21 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre

Fri Sep 22 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot

Sat Sep 23 -  Boise, ID - Revolution Center

Sun Sep 24 - Missoula, MT - The Wilma

Tue Sep 26 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore

Wed Sep 27 - Seattle, WA-  Neptune

Fri Sep 29 -  Honolulu, HI - Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena

Sat Sep 30 - Kahului, HI - Maui Arts & Cultural Center

Wed Oct 4 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

Sun Oct 8 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

Tue Oct 10 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre

Wed Oct 11 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

Sat Oct 14 - San Diego, CA - Harrah's

Sun Oct 15 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren

Wed Oct 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco Theater

Thu Oct 19 - Anaheim CA - House of Blues