Gov’t Mule’s new album, By a Thread, is now available. I haven’t heard the whole album, yet, but I like what I’ve heard so far. And, with a guest appearance by Billy F. Gibbons, the album is off to a great start. Warren Haynes is one of my favorite guitarists of the past 20 years. He’s also one of the hardest working; it’s amazing that the Mule even had a chance to record this album considering all the work Haynes has been doing with the Dead and with the Allman Brothers Band, in addition to his work in Gov’t Mule.

Have you heard the album, yet? What do you think of it?

Last month, Billboard.com featured a nice Q&A session with non-stop guitarist Warren Haynes. In the interview, he discusses recording the new Gov’t Mule album and touring with Mule, the Allman Brothers, and the Dead:

We did a few Mule shows prior to the Beacon with the Allman Brothers (in March), and that started out a busy year. We went straight from the Beacon to Dead rehearsals, and then bounced back and forth all year between the three bands. I just feel like the opportunities I have now are amazing. They’re opportunities that I’d never turn down. So if that means I’m busier than I thought I would be, or away from home more than I wish, that’s just part of it. I have the best job in the world, so it would be ridiculous for me to complain about the few negatives that go along with it.