The British Invasion continues with the release of Henri Herbert’s
Get It While It's Hot - a sharp-edged slab of Blues and Boogie
piano-driven Rock ‘n’ Roll - helping this Englishman find his own
version of The American Dream

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Henri Herbert is a piano-playing phenomenon and is considered one of the best and most sought-after Boogie-Woogie RnR/Blues piano players in the world. The former pianist of the mighty Jim Jones Revue continues blazing his own trail, racking up an incredible 73 million YouTube hits along the way. Following successful tours of the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, and Australia, as well as two critically acclaimed solo piano LPs and live sessions for BBC 6 music, PBS Australia, and HPR Hawaii, Herbert is firmly establishing himself as one to watch with his first full band studio LP, Get It While It's Hot - which puts the piano back to
the forefront of Rock n Roll for the first time in decades.

Lead single "Cold City" recaps the struggles Henri faced during his long and challenging immigration journey to the U.S. The tale begins with his former day job as a London dock worker, through the global pandemic, to becoming a viral internet sensation, selling out venues all over the world such as Nice Opera for the Prince of Monaco and Blue Note Hawaii, and holding down a residency at Austin's legendary C-Boy's Heart and Soul.
"The hustle never ends," says Henri. "Cold cities have been everywhere on my journey. They're shiny, and that brightness can shine on you when you're doing well. But when the chips are down, those lights dim, and the temperature drops fast - you're on your own. But it's not a pessimistic song. It's about keeping on during hard times and learning about self-
reliance - the hard way." It's a sentiment echoed in many of the songs on this LP.

"Success isn't a straight line either. I've headlined big stages and then a few years later been washing dishes in the same venues with the sound of the bands booming through the kitchen doors...nothing's free and nothing's for granted." These realities are ever present throughout "Nothing Free," "Talkin Trash," and "Poison" - musical snapshots documenting Henri's journey of incredible highs to moments of deep sadness at having to say goodbye to dying relatives over the phone during the pandemic.

"I Got the Fury," "Texas Boogie," and "Bad" are super-charged, classic roots rock bangers that bring back the piano to front and center. The Motown-inspired “Guilty Pleasures” highlights Henri’s versatility in capturing the essence of the mid-century American groove.
Over five years Henri honed his already-sharpened piano and vocal skills night after night in the Austin clubs, drenching himself in the Blues and Soul sounds of the city that became his home. "If you have to entertain people for three hours multiple times a day, you get good or you leave. Many of the songs here were written during the global pandemic when there was nothing to do but write and practice. We'd get together outside and run through stuff...then the world would open up a bit, and we'd play - then it'd shut down again."

Rounding out these barnstorming originals are two off-the-wall covers - "Fire" by Jimi Hendrix and "If I Could" by Snooks Eaglin. "I always loved that Snooks Eaglin song but never had the guts to do it until now. It's a sweet song about unrequited love - I think it can resonate with a lot of people. I played it in New Orleans recently and that was a thrill
because it's where Snooks came from." As to "Fire," I thought it would be fun to re-imagine this Hendrix classic through the prism of Jerry Lee Lewis and 70s punk.”
Even though Henri has earned a reputation as one of the best Boogie-Woogie players in the world, carrying the torch for greats like Albert Ammons, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis – he doesn’t claim that title and feels he is merely a vessel of the music itself. Get It While It’s Hot holds space for that very music but also pushes it forward with the grit of garage rock and punk. Backed by the hottest players in Austin and Nashville, the album captures the raw energy and magic of Henri’s live shows. Returning to his Rock n Roll revivalist days, Henri enlisted former bandmate Jim Jones to helm the mixing duties. The result is some of Henri’s best work to date.

“Supercharged boogie piano maestro Henri Herbert explodes back onto the music scene...this time Henri is back with a band and is louder, more intense and cathartic than ever before...riddled with the spirit and intensity of Jerry Lee and the class and innovation of Chuck Berry but very
much of its time now in the 21st century.” - Ian Corbridge, Louder Than War