| Drugdealer, the project led by Los Angeles-based Michael Collins, is pleased to announce their new album, Raw Honey, due for release April 19th on Mexican Summer. Raw Honey continues where Drugdealer’s debut album, The End of Comedy, left off, with Collins once again leading an ace crew of collaborators to coalesce the spirit of Drugdealer’s classically modern pop. Watch Video For Lead Single, “Fools” — https://drugdealer.lnk.to/Fools Built on the foundation of a creative partnership between Collins, Sasha Winn (vocals) and Shags Chamberlain (bass, production), Drugdealer is more a collective than band. Raw Honeywas engineered by Mac DeMarco and features contributions of Josh Da Costa (drums), Jackson MacIntosh (guitar), Danny Garcia (guitar), Michael Long (lead guitar), and Benjamin Schwab (backing vocals, guitar, organ, piano, wurlitzer), as well as guest vocalists like country balladeer Dougie Poole (“Wild Motion”), Harley Hill-Richmond (“Lonely”), and frequent collaborator Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood) whose dulcet tones sing low before soaring on “Honey,” a track as silky as the nectar itself. Throughout Raw Honey, Collins and crew display their influences as a new tapestry, one woven with the recycled fibers from thousands of tapestries that have colored our collective listening histories. As evidenced throughout Raw Honey, Collins has an ear for penning numbers that would sound as at home on Classic Rock radio as they would at Zebulon in Los Angeles, where any of the contributors to Raw Honey could, perhaps, be found on any night of the week, on stage, or in the audience supporting another Angelino’s modern pop aspirations. Rather than hiding behind a curtain or casually sidestepping AOR tropes, Raw Honey adheres to a modern kind of creation — one that cultivates influences and espouses reverence. An honest totem, Raw Honey isn’t tangled up in social norms, with Collins preferring to air his self-doubt as a northern star to guide like-minded people wherever they need to go. After playing release shows in both LA and NYC in April, Drugdealer will tour Europe this spring and North America this summer. All tour dates are on-sale this Friday, with tickets available here. Raw Honey Tracklist: 01. You’ve Got To Be Kidding 02. Honey 03. Lonely 04. Lost In My Dream 05. Fools 06. If You Don’t Know Now, You Never Will 07. Wild Motion 08. London Nightmare 09. Ending On A Hi Note Drugdealer Tour Dates: Fri. April 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Raw Honey Release Show) Fri. April 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel (Raw Honey Release Show) Sun. May 12 – Manchester, UK @ YES Mon. May 13 – Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint Tue. May 14 – Bristol, UK @ Louisiana Wed. May 15 – London, UK @ The Dome Tufnell Park Thu. May 16 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere Fri. May 17 – Cologne, DE @ Gewölbe GmbH Sun. May 19 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega (Small Hall) Mon. May 20 – Hamburg, DE @ Aalhaus Thu. May 23 – Brussels, BE @ Witloof Bar Sat. May 25 – Amsterdam, NL @ De Nieuwe Anita Wed. July 10 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf Fri. July 12 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda Inside Sat. July 13 – Houston, TX @ Satellite Bar Sun. July 14 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa Mon. July 15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl Tue. July 16 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage Wed. July 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s Sun. July 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café Mon. July 22 – Detroit, MI @ El Club Tue. July 23 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village Wed. July 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry Sat. July 27 – Calgary, AB @ Palomino Social Club Mon. July 29 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern Tue. July 30 – Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret Wed. July 31 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios Fri. Aug. 2 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent Sun. Aug. 4 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriets Pre-order Raw Honey — https://drugdealer.lnk.to/HoneyGoldLP Download album art & hi-res images of Drugdealer — http://pitchperfectpr.com/drugdealer/ |
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