By Jillian Jaramillo
Mississippi’s Bass Drum of Death are back with their loudest and most energetic track yet! “Never Gonna Drink About You” is the second single from the band’s upcoming album SIX, set to drop on September 12th. After the release of their bluesy garage rock track, “Do Nothing,” frontman John Barrett describes “Never Gonna Drink About You” as: “Fizzy and busy.”
According to press material, Barrett says about “Never Gonna Drink About You,” that he “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.”
Before being joined by brother Jim Barrett on guitar and Ian Kirkpatrick on drums, John Barrett recorded “Never Gonna Drink About You” entirely on GarageBand. Produced by Jeremy Ferguson (Cage the Elephant, White Reaper), SIX was fine-tuned by the trio during ten blistering winter days at Battle Tapes, John Barrett’s studio located in East Nashville.
The time working in the studio was well worth it, as SIX harkens back to the band’s original raw and gritty sound, influenced by the likes of Nirvana and The Stooges. Though Bass Drum of Death was on a brief hiatus, their return to their visceral roots proves that they are a force to be reckoned with.
Bass Drum of Death will be in North America for a three-month tour in September. Purchase tickets here.
North American 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
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*Cover photo by Kate Lamendola, courtesy of Jo Murray.