With their voyage to Australia already booked as part of Brisbane's Nine Lives Festival, LA's Drugdealer have added their own run of headline shows.
The project of multi-talented indie veteran Michael Collins, Drugdealer will play concerts in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth in March.An indie band specialising in soulful funky grooves, '70s flavoured country R&B, and alt pop, Drugdealer recently released their third studio album 'Hiding In Plain Sight' – although it almost never materialised.
Collins was ready to 'throw in the towel' having become dejected with his own singing voice after the success of the band's 2016 debut record 'The End Of Comedy' and their 2019 follow-up 'Raw Honey'.
It was while attending Mexican Summer's annual Marfa Myths Festival that Collins had a chance encounter with the visionary artist and composer Annette Peacock.
"I was so inspired by Annette," he recalls. "I told her my plight, then I played her a song, and she told me I wasn't singing high enough for my speaking voice.
"When I returned to LA, I started coming up with new progressions, which I'd modulate up three half-steps. It forced me to find a new way to sing."
Drugdealer 2023 Tour Dates
Sat 4 Mar - Nine Lives Festival (Brisbane)Mon 6 Mar - Factory Theatre (Sydney)
Wed 8 Mar - Summertown Studio (Adelaide)
Thu 9 Mar - The Corner Hotel (Melbourne)
Sat 11 Mar - Milk Bar (Perth)
