The Damn Truth release “Be Somebody” single and music video ahead of November UK Tour

Celebrated Montreal four-piece rock band the Damn Truth are pleased to announce their new single “Be Somebody” released by Spectra Musique on Thursday October 30th.The single is accompanied with an official music video that can be viewed on YouTube HERE. The song is also available to stream on Spotify.

The new single dovetails The Damn Truth’s November UK tour with special guests  Nashville-based Southern blues rockers Parker Barrow. The tour kicks off on Wednesday November 12th at Norwich Waterfront Studio. Tickets for all shows are available from The Gig Cartel.

“Be Somebody” was the first song we wrote for our current album ‘The Damn Truth,’ and the last one we recorded,” says the Damn Truth’s guitarist Tom Shemer. “When the final mix came through the speakers, our producer, Bob Rock, leaned back and said, ‘F***, this is good!’ We all felt it. There was this electric moment in the studio. Pure euphoria!”

Continues Shemer, “Listening to that mix, knowing the record was done, I felt this wave of pride and nostalgia hit me. It took me back to those late nights writing, digging into parts of myself I hadn’t touched before. Be Somebody is the first track on our album, but it’s really a reflection of who we are, and what we became when we made this record.”

The Damn Truth released their critically acclaimed breakout album Now or Nowhere in 2021. Produced by the legendary Grammy Award winning Bob Rock (Motley Crue, Metallica, Bon Jovi). The band continued their relationship with Bob Rock on their self-titled 2025 self-titled album The Damn Truth which features the new single, “Be Somebody.”

Order the 2025 album on vinyl and CD HERE and on digital HERE.

The Damn Truth are Lee-la Baum (vocals, guitar), Tom Shemer (lead guitar), PY Letellier (bass) and Dave Traina (drums). They have toured the UK multiple times and performed at summer festivals including Steelhouse, Winterstorm and Planet Rockstock.

Their current album is the culmination of 12 years of hard work and constant touring. The Damn Truth are a perpetual and unstoppable rock and roll machine.Fuelled by two Top 40 singles on the Canadian Active Rock Charts (“Love Outta Luck,” and “I Just Gotta Let You Know”), the album marks a new chapter in their trajectory with Bob Rock.

Bob has pushed the band in all areas of playing, writing, and refining The Damn Truth signature sound, most evident in the revelatory power of Lee-la Baum’s vocals on the mystic, almost Zeppelin-vibed “The Willow;” the full on bittersweet romance of “Better This Way;” the social conscience of “The Dying Dove;” the cautionary “If Don’t Make It Home;” and the hell yeah rabble rousing  “All Night Long.”

The Damn Truth have added some extra lanes on their rock and roll highway as they explore new musical territory, however, the destination remains the same; organic loud rock experienced best in a crowded concert hall dripping in sweat.

The Damn Truth are regular staples on the UK’s biggest classic rock radio station Planet Rock. They first came to prominence on Planet Rock with the title track single from their 2021 album This Is Who We Are Now which was also played on BBC Radio 2’s Rock Show.

The band also received airplay on Planet Rock with tracks from their latest album with the standout singles “I Just Gotta Let You Know,” “Love Outta Luck,” “Better This Way,” “All Night Long,” and, most recently, “Addicted.”

The Damn Truth have toured extensively throughout Europe and North America. They have opened tours for Z.Z. Top, The Sheepdogs, Glenn Hughes, Styx, and Rival Sons. In 2025, they performed on the Legends of Rock Cruise alongside Alice Cooper, Styx, and others; and were the band who participated in the jam finale at the end of the cruise with the members of Blackberry Smoke, Jason Bonham’s band, and other rock royalty.

GALASHIELS, MAC ARTS