The Dandy Warhols have today announced their upcoming album Rockmaker which will be released via Sunset Blvd. Records on March 15, 2024. Giving us a glimpse of the album, they share their latest single ‘Danzig with Myself’ featuring the legend Frank Black of the Pixies who adds a heavy dose of fuzzy falsetto to the track
Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols said,
“It started with a riff that either sounded like Misfits or Danzig and then got slowed down,” explains their new single ‘Danzig with Myself.‘ “Over time, it became the working title, and then we couldn’t change it. I mean, come on… ‘Danzig with Myself’?!” he laughs at the play on words.
‘Danzig with Myself’ screeches like a Chevy Nova on a bender. Careening perilously, courtesy of Peter Holmström’s guitar, anchored with a steady and heavy rhythm section from Zia McCabe’s deep bass and Brent DeBoer’s intent rhythm, Taylor-Taylor’s vocals keep laser-focused on the road. Though Black’s vocals sound almost fundamental to the song, his involvement was one of random opportunity. “I was just checking in with him, and he happened to be in Zürich,” recalls Taylor-Taylor. “I hooked him and some of his family up with some very interesting museum tours first, then I asked him if he would play on our record.” The result? “Of course, he did!”
Following last Autumn’s revved-up and greased banger – ‘The Summer of Hate’ – the new single opens the gates for the release of their 12th album Rockmaker. Always experimenting and pushing the boundaries of their creativity (their previous album Tafelmuzik Means More When You’re Alone was a three-and-a-half-hour exploration of what The AU Report characterized as a “soundtrack that would typically score a mid-16th century banquet”), this album delves deeper into minor guitar chords that often characterize post-punk, deep metal, or even goth.
“Sometimes we have a very focused idea of what we want,” Taylor-Taylor says. “It’s generally what we want somebody else to make but since they never do, we have to. It has a very specific sound. There aren’t a lot of heavy guitar records currently coming out that we like, so that was the impetus for Rockmaker.” “Rockmaker is the manifestation of our desire to hear a record of heavy raw punk and metal guitar riffs handled in a way that we felt was cooler or sexier but has its own alley.” – Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols.
Pre-order upcoming album ROCKMAKER here.
