SPILL NEWS: BASS DRUM OF DEATH SHARE “NEVER GONNA DRINK ABOUT YOU” | NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20

BASS DRUM OF DEATH SHARE “NEVER GONNA DRINK ABOUT YOU” | NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20

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Bass Drum of Death is getting back to basics. From the bare-bones title of their sixth record—SIX—to the writing approach—their first two LPs were recorded entirely on GarageBand—the creative process for the group is strikingly similar to the early stages of their career. While the new album marks a return to their original recording method, there are a few notable changes. Instead of working solo on the demos, frontman John Barrett and the band (Jim Barrett, guitar; Ian Kirkpatrick, drums) convened for several sessions in Barrett’s home studio in Nashville to bring the songs to life.

In June, the band released the first single, the glam rock-tinged “Do Nothing”, and now, they share a second track, “Never Gonna Drink About You”, of which Barrett says; ““Fizzy and busy. Really wanted to get as fast and noisy as possible with this one. The tone on the guitar solos might be my favorite tone on the entire record.””

Manning the faders for the album was producer Jeremy Ferguson (Cage the Elephant, White Reaper), who then hosted the band for ten snowy days of fine tuning at his Battle Tapes studio. The result is a scuzzy blast of their signature sound, with influences ranging from The Stooges to ZZ Top and very much aided by Ferguson’s deft engineering touch. If SIX sounds like a return to form, the band proves they still have a few tricks in their pocket and things up their sleeve.

The band head out on a three month North American tour beginning September 20th. Tickets available HERE.

Tour Dates

9/20 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway
9/21 Des Moines, IA xBk Live
9/23 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club
9/24 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
9/25 Indianapolis, IN Turntable
9/26 Detroit, MI El Club
9/28 Lakewood, OH Mahalls
9/29 Pittsburgh, PA Crafthouse
9/30 Buffalo, NY Rec Room
10/3 Boston, MA Sonia
10/4 Brooklyn, NY Baby’s All Right (late show)
10/5 Philadelphia, PA Foundry
10/8 Washington, D.C. DC9
10/9 Richmond, VA Richmond Music Hall
10/10 Durham, NC Motorco Music Hall
10/11 Greenville, SC Radio Room
10/12 Orlando, FL The Social
10/13 Atlanta, GA The Earl
10/30 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
11/1 Dallas, TX Ferris Wheelers
11/2 Austin, TX Empire Control Room
11/5 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
11/6 Los Angeles, CA Roxy
11/7 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
11/8 San Francisco, CA Brick And Mortar
11/10 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s
11/12 Seattle, WA Madame Lou’s
11/14 Portland, OR Dante’s
11/15 Boise, ID Shrine Social Club
11/17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
11/19 Denver, CO Marquis
11/20 Fort Collins, CO Sound Bar
11/21 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
11/22 Columbia, MO Rose Music Hall

Purchase Tickets HERE

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Photo Credit: Kate Lamendola