On January 30, 2012, White released ” Love Interruption ” as the first single off his debut, self-produced solo album, Blunderbuss , which was released on April 24, 2012. The album ultimately debuted number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and in support of the album, he appeared on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest and played at select festivals during the summer of 2012, including the Firefly Music Festival, Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend , the Sasquatch! Music Festival , the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan (one of the biggest festivals in the world), and Rock Werchter in Belgium. Later in the year, he headlined the Austin City Limits Music Festival . During his tour for the album, White employed two live bands, which he alternated between at random. The first, called the Peacocks, was all-female and consisted of Ruby Amanfu , Carla Azar , Lillie Mae Rische , Maggie Björklund, Brooke Waggoner , and alternating bassists Bryn Davies and Catherine Popper . The other, the Buzzards, was all male and consisted of Daru Jones , Dominic Davis, Fats Kaplin , Ikey Owens , and Cory Younts . White said maintaining two bands was too expensive, and abandoned the practice at the conclusion of the tour. Blunderbuss was ultimately nominated for several Grammys, including Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song for “Freedom at 21”.
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