{"id":143142,"date":"2025-06-14T21:29:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T01:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143142"},"modified":"2025-06-14T21:29:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T01:29:03","slug":"project-9-announces-debut-album-hot-mess-out-9-9-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143142","title":{"rendered":"PROJECT 9 ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM HOT MESS \u2013 OUT 9\/9\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Lehigh Valley Rock Band Unleashes 9 Tracks of Raw Emotion and Power<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LEHIGH VALLEY, PA \u2014 Independent rock band Project 9 is set to release their debut album Hot Mess on September 9, 2025, delivering nine powerful tracks that blend classic rock spirit with a modern alterternative bite. Known for their intense performances and DIY ethos, Project 9 has been building serious buzz throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and now they\u2019re ready to make their mark with this coming record.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring huge drums, guitar solos, rumbling bass, and soaring vocals, Hot Mess is an album rooted in heartache, introspection, social commentary, and the joy of just rocking out. With ripping guitar work and incredible vocal performances, each song captures a different side of the band\u2019s creative voice\u2014all wrapped in tight, contemporary production.<\/p>\n<p>The album release show will take place at The Gin Mill &amp; Grille in Northampton, PA on September 6, 2025, featuring support from fellow local powerhouses Stillcraft and The Next Great American Nothing. Expect high-voltage performances and a night the Lehigh Valley won\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Band:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Project 9 is a rising rock force from the Lehigh Valley, known for their electrifying live sets, sharp songwriting, and magnetic presence. Whether it\u2019s a gritty club or a festival stage, the band brings the same raw energy every time\u2014combining intense original rock live with creative humor online trying to build a strong connection to their local music scene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hotmess.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-143144 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hotmess.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hotmess.jpg 1545w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hotmess-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hotmess-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hotmess-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hotmess-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hotmess-300x388.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nRussell K<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lehigh Valley Rock Band Unleashes 9 Tracks of Raw Emotion and Power LEHIGH VALLEY, PA \u2014 Independent rock band Project 9 is set to release their debut album Hot Mess &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143142\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PROJECT 9 ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM HOT MESS \u2013 OUT 9\/9\/25<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/project-9-hot-mess.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143142"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/143143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}