On Tuesday, Drive-By Truckers released their latest single “Thoughts and Prayers” from their forthcoming 12th studio album, The Unraveling. The album arrives on January 31st via ATO Records.
“Thoughts and Prayers” is the second single from the album and joins “Armageddon’s Back in Town”, which they released last November. Members Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, Brad Morgan, Jay Gonzalez, and Matt Patton recorded the album at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis, TN. Matt Ross-Spang and David Barbe aided with engineering and production. The second single highlights a different sound from the band when compared with the first.
Acoustic guitars replaced the distorted electrics from “Armageddon’s Back in Town” and showcased the emotion behind the lyrics. They weave political themes throughout the song with lines like “When my children’s eyes look at me and they ask me to explain/It hurts me that I have to look away/The powers that be are in for shame and comeuppance/When generation lockdown has their day”, as images of protesters in Washington D.C. flash across the screen.
Drive-By Truckers’ 2020 world tour begins this week on January 16th at Fox Theater in Boulder, CO. They will then play two nights at Gothic Theatre in Denver, CO on the 17th and 18th before heading east to Rough Trade NYC in Brooklyn, NY on February 1st. This sets up the remainder of their U.S. tour which will see them play headlining shows across the country. Additionally, they will play festivals like High Water in Charleston, SC on April 18th and Shaky Knees in Atlanta, GA on May 2nd before heading to Europe in June. A full list of tour dates is available below. Visit the band’s official website for more tour information and to purchase tickets.
Drive-By Truckers 2020 World Tour
1/16 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater
1/17 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
1/18 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
2/1 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade NYC *
2/13 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club (SOLD OUT)
2/14 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club (SOLD OUT)
2/15 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club (SOLD OUT)
2/18 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
2/19 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
2/21 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
2/22 – Boston, MA – Somerville Theatre
2/23 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
2/25 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
2/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
2/28 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
2/29 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
3/12 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
3/13 – Chicago, IL – Metro
3/14 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
3/17 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
3/18 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
3/20 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
3/21 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
3/22 – Arcata, CA – Van Duzer Theatre
3/24 – Petaluma, CA – Mystic Theatre
3/26 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
3/27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
3/28 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
3/31 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
4/2 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
4/3 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
4/4 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
4/16 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
4/17 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
4/18 – Charleston, SC – High Water Festival #
4/21 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
4/23 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
4/24 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
4/25 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
4/27 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
4/28 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
4/29 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
5/1 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City
5/2 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees #
6/1 – Raalte, NL – Ribs & Blues
6/3 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
6/5 – Leeds, UK – Irish Centre
6/6 – London, UK – O2 Forum
6/7 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
6/8 – Antwerp, BE – De Roma
6/9 – Köln, DE – Kantine
6/11 – Berlin, DE – Kesselhaus
6/12 – Copenhagen, DK – Amager Bio
6/13 – Stockholm, SW – Sthlm Americana #
6/14 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller
6/15 – Aarhus, DK – Train
6/19 – Azkena, ES – Azkena Rock Festival #
* – Q&A w/David Fricke/Acoustic Performance/Signing—Patterson Hood & Mike Cooley Only
