Stone Temple Pilots Announce Acoustic Album, Tour

Stone Temple Pilots have announced their second album with singer Jeff Gutt.

Rolling Stone reports the acoustic album is called "Perdida", which is Spanish for "Loss".

The album, which was largely recorded on vintage instruments, comes out February 7th.

Gutt, who wrote most of the lyrics, told Rolling Stone,

“I was looking back at difficult moments in my life. I was trying to be vulnerable and that’s a scary thing to do, but it’s also kind of comfortable.”

Listen to the first single, "Fare Thee Well" above.

Gutt says one song does touch on the tragic losses of both Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington, it's called “I Didn’t Know The Time".

Drummer Eric Kretz says

“Recording an acoustic album like Perdida is something the band has wanted to do for many years. We performed on ‘MTV Unplugged’ in 1993, and we usually play acoustic mini-sets on tour, so when Robert and Dean started playing their new songs for us during our tour last year, we knew right away they would be perfect for an acoustic album.”

Track Listing for "Perdida"

1. “Fare Thee Well”
2. “Three Wishes”
3. “Perdida”
4. “I Didn’t Know The Time”
5. “Years”
6. “She’s My Queen”
7. “Miles Away”
8. “You Found Yourself While Losing Your Heart”
9. “I Once Sat At Your Table”
10. “Sunburst”

STP have announced an intimate, acoustic tour to coincide with the release of the new album. The set lists will include songs from the new album and tracks from previous. Kretz says,

“We’ll finally get a chance to play songs from our catalog that we’ve never played live, or in some cases, haven’t played live in more than 20 years.”

STP Acoustic Tour

February 5th – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
February 7th – Snoqualmie, WA @ Snoqualmie Casino
February 8th – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
February 9th – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
February 12th – San Francisco, CA @ Herbst Theatre
February 13th – Beverly Hills, CA @ Saban Theater
February 15th – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
February 17th – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
February 19th – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
February 21st – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
February 22nd – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
February 25th – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
February 27th – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
February 29th – Atlantic City, NJ @ Tropicana
March 1st –  Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre