“Forever Highway” is the second single off Boulder Colorado’s Drunken Hearts‘ new album, Reckless Ways of Living that drops June 2nd (Pre-Save Album Here). The track (Pre-Save Here) features some mainstays of the scene including Lindsay Lou, Kyle Tuttle, Vince Herman, and Silas Herman. The time-lapse style video captures Drunken Hearts’ drive from Colorado to Livingston, MT – the home of the infamous Pine Creek Lodge in August of 2022.
While the 2020 pandemic spelled doom and gloom for many a musician, it signified a new beginning for Boulder-based roots artist Andrew McConathy. The guitar-playing frontman, lead singer and primary songwriter of the group known as Drunken Hearts initially thought a worldwide calamity meant the beginning of the end to a career he’s pursued since 2010. Then an angel of mercy from his past emerged, giving him a second chance to make things right in his life and his songs.
McConathy’s story of give and take, rise and fall, and hope lost and found gets the personal treatment on Reckless Ways of Living, his new album set to be released June 2nd followed by an album release show June 10th at Meow Wolf in Denver (Purchase Tickets).
“It’s difficult to make this a career that pays the bills. Even before COVID-19, I could have finally given up after dealing with several tragic, overwhelming experiences,” such as Drunken Hearts co-founding member and drummer Ted Welle’s death in 2014. Yet, during Covid, while his lineup of band members continued to change and the odds weren’t his favor, McConathy worked as a security guard at a hemp farm in Longmont, CO to make end’s meet and keep his dream alive. “The odds have always been overwhelming,” he laughs, “I probably should have rolled over a long time ago.” Instead, a renewed sense of faith in his abilities and songs followed.
Finding another album in him as the pandemic dust cleared, McConathy realized, “There is something cathartic about putting everything that you have into something.”
To know laughter and sadness from dyin’ unforgiven
Lyrics from “Good Graces”
And the look on all those bastards faces
Thru redemption and reduction and these reckless ways of living
In the end I hope to leave you in good graces
Produced by Dave Pahanish, a Nashville songsmith known for penning #1 Country hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and Keith Urban, Reckless Ways of Living delivers a collection of McConathy’s strongest songs to date (all co-writes with Pahanish as well as a tune with Keith Moseley of String Cheese Incident and another with Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon) and signifies a strong push towards a new musical horizon for Drunken Hearts. Featuring guest performances by Vince Herman (Leftover Salmon), Silas Herman (Vince Herman Band), Jason Carter (Del McCoury Band), Neil Jones (American Aquarium), Lindsay Lou, and national banjo champion Kyle Tuttle (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway). Mastered by Grammy winner David Glasser of Airshow Mastering.
Reckless Ways of Living – Album Release Show
Meow Wolf Denver
June 10th, 2023
Tickets Available Now
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