DBT Unraveling

Drive-By Truckers announce new album & tour, share new track

Drive-By Truckers have announced their twelfth album, The Unraveling, which is due January 31 via ATO. The album was recorded at the legendary Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis with longtime DBT producer David Barbe and engineer Matt Ross-Spang. Guests include Patti King (The Shins), violinist/string arranger Kyleen King (Brandi Carlile), and North Mississippi All-Stars’ Cody Dickinson.

Patterson Hood says, “While a quick glance might imply that we’re picking up where 2016’s American Band album left off, the differences are as telling as the similarities. If the last one was a warning shot hinting at a coming storm, this one was written in the wreckage and aftermath. I’ve always said that all of our records are political but I’ve also said that ‘politics is personal’. With that in mind, this album is especially personal.”

The first single is “Armageddon’s Back In Town,” which sounds like a feel-good, windows-down heartland rocker until you pay attention to the lyrics. Check it out below.

DBT have also announced a 2020 world tour, including appearances at High Water Festival, Shaky Knees, and tons of headlining club shows.

The tour hits NYC’s Webster Hall on February 21. Tickets for that show are on artist presale now and the public on-sale begins Friday (11/22) at 10 AM.

All dates are listed below. Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley also have upcoming solo dates, and those are listed below too.

Tracklist
Rosemary With A Bible and A Gun
Armageddon’s Back In Town
Slow Ride Argument
Thoughts and Prayers
21st Century USA
Heroin Again
Babies In Cages
Grievance Merchants
Awaiting Resurrection

Drive-By Truckers — 2020 Tour Dates
JANUARY
16 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater
17 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
18 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre

FEBRUARY
13 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
14 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
15 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
18 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
19 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
21 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
22 – Boston, MA – Somerville Theatre
23 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
25 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
27 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
28 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
29 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

MARCH
20 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
21 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
22 – Arcata, CA – Van Duzer Theatre
24 – Petaluma, CA – Mystic Theatre
26 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
28 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
31 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater

APRIL
2 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
3 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
4 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
16 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
17 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
18 – Charleston, NC – High Water Festival *
21 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
23 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
24 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
25 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
27 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
28 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
29 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

MAY
1 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City
2 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees *

JUNE
1 – Raalte, NL – Ribs and Blues
3 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
5 – Leeds, UK – Irish Centre
6 – London, UK – O2 Forum
7 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
8 – Antwerp, BE – De Roma
9 – Koln, DE – Kantine
11 – Berlin, DE – Kesselhaus
12 – Copenhagen, DK – Amager Bio
13 – Stockholm, SE – Sthlm Americana *
14 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller
15 – Arhaus, DK – Train

* FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE

Patterson Hood — 2019 Tour Dates
NOVEMBER
22 – Huntsville, AL – Tangled String Studios (EARLY SHOW/LATE SHOW)

DECEMBER
2 – York, PA – Appell Center For The Performing Arts
3 – Bethesda, MD – AMP by Strathmore
5 – Charleston, SC – The Pour House
6 – Tampa, FL – The Attic
7 – Tampa, FL – The Attic
9 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
10 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
12 – Austin, TX – Cactus Café
13 – Austin, TX – Cactus Café
14 – Dallas, TX – Sons of Hermann Hall
16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
17 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
18 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
20 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
21 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge

Mike Cooley — 2019 Tour Dates
4 – Portland, OR – The Old Church
5 – Seattle, WA – Ballard Homestead
6 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
7 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
11 – Pensacola, FL – Ashmore Auditorium at Pensacola State College
12 – Jacksonville, FL – Blue Jay Listening Room
13 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic (EARLY SHOW/LATE SHOW)
14 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn