BASS DRUM OF DEATH RELEASE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FOR “FIND IT” –
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NEW ALBUM “SAY I WON’T” OUT MARCH 24, 2023 VIA SONIC UNYON RECORDS/FAT POSSUM RECORDS – PRE-SAVE/PRE-ORDER HERE
Oxford, Mississippi fuzz ‘n’ scuzz trio BASS DRUM OF DEATH (John and Jim Barrett, Ian Kirkpatrick) today share a new single, “Find It”, off of their upcoming album, “Say I Won’t”, out March 24th via Sonic Unyon Records/Fat Possum Records.
“Find It” is the album opener and a perfect embodiment of the band’s new era. An urgent blast of Britpop-tinged punk, with all riffs and hooks caressing drummer Ian Kirkpatrick’s steady thundering beat. The song finds Barrett in a reflective mood, as he sings, “I know all the world around me’s crumbling/I’m left holding the bag and stumbling/Who knows, I might be the problem.” It’s a new, more sober perspective for the lifelong rocker, with the added potency that comes from taking responsibility for one’s own life and problems.
The band comments: “This is one that we had demoed multiple times over a few years, and kept coming back to it. We finally got the guitars and mix right, and agreed that it was a great opener, energy-wise.” With John Barret adding that “it’s a reference to my own personal issues, chemical or otherwise. The song is about how the place you live, be it small town Mississippi or New York, is irrelevant. Nothing really matters unless you change yourself. That’s on you.”
Marking the third single released from the album, prior to today’s “Find It“, the band released two singles – “Say Your Prayers” and “Everybody’s Gonna Be There“, which have both taken fans by storm.
Following the footsteps of the album title, the aptly named and suitingly toned, “Say Your Prayers” is a collaboration with Mike Kerr of Royal Blood. A midtempo bruiser that finds Barrett snarling, “The wolf is in your bed/But the Devil’s knocking at your door.” It’s all attitude, with mountains of sludge-slathered riffs, tangled harmonies courtesy of brother Jim Barrett, and a stomping beat fit for a movie car chase scene. “Everybody’s Gonna Be There” came with a wholesome and energized video – a collage of footage from the band’s recent tour of the UK, Ireland and Europe, and a beautiful tribute to the beloved tour manager, Dr. Kiko, who passed away in November.
“Say I Won’t” is the first Bass Drum of Death album written, demoed, and recorded with the touring band, instead of bandleader John Barrett doing everything on his own. He found a freedom in working with collaborators that wasn’t available to him before, opening different aspects of the songwriting. It was a process of live recording, layering on different parts and overdubs, and then stripping it all back to the bones of the song, keeping the raw wild heart of the music intact.
Say I Won’t track list:
01. Find It
02. Head Change
03. No Soul
04. Say Your Prayers
05. Keys To The City
06. Wait
07. Swerving
08. White Vine
09. No Doubt
10. Everybody’s Gonna Be There
11. Say I Won’t
12. Too Cold To Hold
The band recorded the new record with Patrick Carney of The Black Keys at Audio Eagle Studios in Nashville and the result is a groove-oriented, 1970’s-indebted collection of rock songs, with tempos set for cruising and scuzzy guitars galore. There’s an energy and vitality to the music that feels in line with the best of the Bass Drum songs, but with an added boost that comes from new bandmates and a new perspective. The album finds a reinvigorated Barrett firing at all cylinders, backed by his best band yet. It’s Bass Drum of Death at their loosest and scuzziest and most tuneful, a true rock record in all the right ways – a throwback by way of moving forward, sporting a maturity and swagger that comes from a decade of playing music on the road and surviving to tell about it. More than anything, “Say I Won’t” is a blast to listen to, music built for driving with your stereo cranked.
Last week, the band announced a Canadian tour with Dearly Beloved & Basement Revolver! Check out “Find It’ live video – WATCH HERE.
All dates listed below:
BASS DRUM OF DEATH CANADIAN TOUR
w/Dearly Beloved & Basement Revolver
05.26.23 @ Capital Ballroom, Victoria, BC
05.27.23 @ Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
05.28.23 @ The Blue Grotto, Kamloops, BC
05.30.23 @ Palomino Smokehouse, Calgary, AB
05.31.23 @ The Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB
06.01.23 @ The Roxy Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK
06.02.23 @ The Exchange, Regina, SK
06.03.23 @ Bull Dog Event Center, Winnipeg, MB
06.04.23 @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 5, Thunder Bay, ON
06.06.23 @ Brass Monkey, Ottawa, ON
06.07.23 @ L’ANTI Bar & Spectacle, Quebec City, QC
06.08.23 @ Les Foufounes Electriques, Montreal, QC
06.09.23 @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON
06.10.23 @ The Hub, Kitchener, ON
06.11.23 @ Bridgeworks, Hamilton, ON
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