Drive-By Truckers release new album in January :: Music News :: Articles

Sometimes, a bit of tricky wordplay is all you need for a successful news item. Say you’re writing about The Strokes and you drop a little bit of poetry like “The band’s latest Stroke of genius is…” There you go - straight brilliance. But this is a serious, informative news item about Drive-By Truckers, and we would never think about referring to the band’s new album and tour with the following: “Drive-By Truckers keep on truckin'.” Seriously, that’s beneath us.

As we may have mentioned in the previous paragraph (we can’t remember; it was a long time ago), Drive-By Truckers have a new album coming out on New West Records on January 22. Said record, which is called Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, has 19 tracks, and you can get a sneak peek at four of them today, thanks to an EP that hit what the kids are calling digital service providers (AKA: iTunes) today. Between the EP, the album and the subsequent tour, Drive-By Truckers are clearly the reason for the season.

Brighter Than Creation’s Dark tracklist:
1. Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife
2. 3 Dimes Down
3. The Righteous Path
4. I'm Sorry Huston
5. Perfect Timing
6. Daddy Needs A Drink
7. Self Destructive Zones
8. Bob
9. Home Field Advantage
10. The Opening Act
11. Lisa's Birthday
12. That Man I Shot
13. The Purgatory Line
14. The Home Front
15. Checkout Time In Vegas
16. You And Your Crystal Meth
17. Goode's Field Road
18. A Ghost To Most
19. The Monument Valley

Drive-By Truckers on tour

February
11 Anaheim, Calif. @ House Of Blues
12 Los Angeles, Calif. @ Avalon
13 San Francisco, Calif. @ Mezzanine
15 Portland, Ore. @ Roseland
16 Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox
17 Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox
19 Boise, Idaho @ Big Easy Concert House
20 Salt Lake City, Utah @The Paladium
21 Aspen, Colo. @ Belly Up
22 Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theatre
23 Boulder, Colo. @ Fox Theatre
25 Omaha, Neb. @ Slowdown
26 Columbia, Mo. @ The Blue Note
27 Urbana, Ill. @ The Canopy Club
28 Milwaukee, Wis. @ Pabst Theatre
29 St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant

March
1 Louisville, Ky. @ Headliners Music Hall
14 Memphis, Tenn. @ Minglewood Hall
15 Nashville, Tenn. @ Cannery Ballroom
16 Newport, Ky. @ Southgate House
18 Millvale, Pa. @ Mr. Small's Theater
19 Toronto, Ontario @ Opera House
20 Montreal, Quebec @ Cabaret Music Hall
21 Northampton, Mass. @ Pearl Street
22 Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
25 New Haven, Ct. @ Toad's Place
26 New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
27 Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Filmore At The Tla
28 Richmond, Va. @ The National
29 Asheville, N.C. @ The Orange Peel