Drop Nineteens are back with their first music since 2023’s Hard Light (which was their first album in three decades). “Fools” is harder and noisier than anything on that album, and may hint at where they’re going for their next album.
“Fools originated with some beautiful heavy chords Steve [Zimmerman] came up with,” says bandleader Greg Ackell. “I think he was trying to trick me into bringing a bit more gaze than we have since Delaware. And it worked. It’s a snake let in under the door. And as snakes do, it coils into itself. More than writing it, this song happened to us. And so that’s what the subject of the song is about, itself.”
Greg adds, “Chris McLaughlin (Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Kanye West) totally understood all of this and delivered a searing mix that’s both metallic and oozing with warmth, which is not easy to achieve. We are ecstatic to have him and his bag of tricks on hand for the next album.”
Listen to “Fools” below.
Drop Nineteens have a few live dates in November, including San Francisco, Los Angeles and Brooklyn’s Elsewhere on November 21 with Lowertown, Colle, Birthday Girl, and Me at Night.
Drop Nineteens – 2025 Tour Dates
Nov 7 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
Nov 8 – Echoplex – Los Angeles (LA), CA
ov 9 – Echoplex – Los Angeles (LA), CA
Nov 21 – Elsewhere – Brooklyn, NY