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Taproot Announces Release Of 7th Studio Album ‘SC\SSRS’
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Taproot Announces Release Of 7th Studio Album ‘SC\SSRS’

Michigan's beloved hard rock band, Taproot, returns with their first new studio album in more than a decade. The release of their seventh studio album SC\SSRS is set for September 29th. The new material is their first since 2012's The Episodes. Taproot SC\SSRS was recorded and produced by Taproot's guitarist and vocalist, Stephen Richards. Recorded at The Loft in Saline, Michigan, Richards had written most of the songs years ago as material for a new Taproot album. The project was postponed due to some health and other issues. However, after his mother's passing, Richards decided to record and share these songs as a solo release, before coming full circle back to Taproot. Bassist Phil Lipscomb encouraged Richards to release the songs as a Taproot album, and the band decided to pa...