Ashton Irwin Of 5 Seconds Of Summer Announces Second Solo Album 'Blood On The Drums'
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Ryan Fleming
Ashton Irwin of 5 Seconds Of Summer has announced his second solo album.
'Blood On The Drums' will be released in two instalments, with side one of the record, an eight-track EP titled 'The Thorns', landing on June 12. Side two, dubbed 'The Roses', completes the album and drops on July 17.
Penned and produced with long-time collaborators John Feldmann and Matthew Pauling, all 16 tracks on the LP will have a video component. Irwin explained:
"I love to make full length albums but also the idea of the listener digesting it in two parts initially, forming their own interpretation. It’s important to me as a fan of music to have a comprehensive body of work to fully dig into the artists perspective."
"I was thinking about the people I left behind, the people I miss, the family that I had to leave when I was young," he added about the album's origins. "Thinking about the addictions I’ve been through. The way I evolved as a young man who never had a father. Thinking about my personal strength and knowing that generally speaking no one else has my back but me and becoming someone that I have to be for the rest of my life."
Continuing his evolution as a frontman, songwriter and drummer, Irwin has given fans a preview of the record with the '80s-inspired lead single, Straight To Your Heart, which offers elements of alt-pop and new wave. Head below to view the accompanying video, co-directed by Irwin and filmed by Ryan Fleming in the California desert.
'Blood On The Drums' follows up Irwin's 2020 solo debut, 'Superbloom'. He'll showcase the record with a one-off performance at the Belasco, Los Angeles on July 18, tickets for which go on general sale at 10am on Friday (June 7).
Luke Hemmings, frontman of 5 Seconds Of Summer, put out the solo EP 'Boy' in April. 5SOS, meanwhile, released their fifth studio LP, '5SOS5', in 2022 and followed it up with 'The Feeling Of Falling Upwards (Live from The Royal Albert Hall)' in 2023.
'Blood On The Drums' tracklist:
'The Thorns' (EP available June 12):
1. Straight To Your Heart
2. Breakup
3. Blood On The Drums
4. I See The Angels
5. Lose You
6. Rebel at Heart
7. Last Night Of My Life
8. Indestructible
'The Roses' (available July 17 to complete the album)
9. The Canyon
10. California Holds Her Breath
11. Little Spark
12. Wicked Habit
13. Marry You
14. Glory Days
15. Wild Things
16. Endless Wave
Ashton Irwin Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu July 18 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Belasco (USA)
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