The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band have announced a new album, The Traveler. Recorded in Los Angeles, and featuring vocalist Noah Hunt, drummer Chris “Whipper” Layton (formerly of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble), bassist Kevin McCormick and keyboardists Jimmy McGorman and Joe Krown, the album is set for a May 31 release via Provogue/Mascot Label Group, which will be accompanied by a series of European shows through the summer.