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With a new band and new album coming to Pickathon this Summer, one thing is clear from this weeks announcement – the world is rooting for Phil Cook in 2018.
You see, we know Phil Cook… first introduced to Pickathon as part of Megafaun in 2010, then with Hiss Golden Messenger in 2015, and finally last year, as part of Hiss (again) AND William Tyler’s Modern Country Band. Clearly, Phil Cook is a sturdy shoulder to lean on and a reliable right hand man.
Making his Pickathon ‘debut’ on Friday August 3 & Sunday August 5.
More on the new album, People Are My Drug (out 6/1)…
“Transforming pain and injustice into love and compassion is a rendering that has been universal to poets and prophets for centuries. In present times, choosing to amplify community and positivity through art can seem like a radical act. With the arrival of People Are My Drug, Phil Cook is taking the spark from lights left on by musical heroes and offering a torch for listeners as they navigate their own dark corners. Where 2015’s Southland Mission illuminated for listeners what Phil Cook hears in his head, this latest record lays bare the way that music makes him feel. Side A alone, culminating with the shiver-inducing “Another Mother’s Son,” has the capacity to light a fire in even the coldest of hearts.
Having only recently stepped to the center of the stage as a solo artist, Cook now takes a moment, citing the power of community as his thesis statement. Each track asserts that he alone is no greater than the sum of the people who have brought him to this moment. Instead of standing on the shoulders of his heroes, Cook is humbly kneeling at their feet. Since Southland Mission, Cook has performed with childhood heroes including Mavis Staples, Bruce Hornsby, John Prine, Amy Ray and The Blind Boys of Alabama. Cook notes, “I see life on a timeline that includes multi-generations. As someone who has sought mentors my whole life, I am honoring the people who shaped who I am, not only musically, but spiritually, emotionally and personally.” He brings that forward in every note on People Are My Drug.”
Get this record, see Phil this Summer… and your life will be great again.
Catch Phil on tour around Pickathon with Daniel Norgren (tickets on sale today at 10am!)
7/31/18 – Teragram Ballroom, LA | with Daniel Norgren
8/1/18 – The Independent, SF | with Daniel Norgren
8/3-5/18 – Pickathon
8/7/18 – Tractor Tavern, Seattle | with Daniel Norgren
8/8/18 – Tractor Tavern, Seattle | with Daniel Norgren
