Erik Larson Announces New Solo & Other Releases
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Larson‘s gonna Larson. The admirably, persistently busy Richmond, Virginia-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and sometimes one-man-band released two full-lengths and an EP on one day last year and he’s got a bunch more in the hopper for 2022, including a record with nine different drummers, a collab with “Minnesota Pete” Campbell, an ongoing series of covers with Thunderchief and a new band with former Alabama Thunderpussy bandmate Asechiah Bogdan, and more. And I mean that, there really is more. Even more than he talks about here.
So yes, clearly Larson — seen in the photo below pushing back presumably against the pressure to use social media as a promotional vehicle for his various projects — is gonna Larson. It’s who he is and what he does. It’s for to the rest of us to keep up as best we can.
The following came with seeming reluctance in a Bandcamp update and is preserved here PR wire style for the sheer impressive amount of information it contains:
Hey y’all. Forgive the awkwardness of this message. I’ve never sent out a blank news thing. Not really sure how this works. I’m not a social media person AT ALL, so it’s amazing to me that anyone’s paying attention here. I do sincerely appreciate it.
The reason I’m writing this is to let y’all know that I’m going to have 2 more Solo full lengths going up very soon.
The first is titled “Everything Breaks”. I’ve got 9 different friends of mine playing drums on it. They’re all Richmond peops, some you may recognize, others maybe not so much. Working on getting that up here on the Bandcampage early February.
The 2nd will be another full length titled “Red Lines”. That one features Minnesota Pete Campbell on drums for 9 songs. Finishing up the mixing in the coming weeks w/Mark Miley on that album.
Still very busy playing drums with Thunderchief (new album Synanthrope out now!), Omen Stones (new album coming soon!) and the AVAIL dudes. Be on the look out for new music from the newer band I’m doing w/ Asechiah Bogdan (ex-ATP/Windhand) and Buddy Bryant (Paper Trail/Dirt Merchant) called Sunyears.
There’s also more solo shit in the works… always more songs.
Thanx for giving a shit y’all
Erik
https://eriklarson.bandcamp.com/
www.thethunderchief.com
www.thethunderchief.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/thunderchiefofficial
www.facebook.com/thunderchiefrva
