Kevin Drew Gives Us “Good Sex,” and a Release…Date

One of Broken Social Scene’s main dudes, Kevin Drew, will release his latest solo album, Darlings, on March 18 through Arts & Crafts. Those wanting an early preview of the material can head over to Pitchfork for a listen of the album’s first single, “Good Sex.” If that track alone does it for you, then you can pre-order the album today.

While Drew’s previous solo effort, Spirit If… (2007) featured appearances by Feist and Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis, this one features contributions from previous collaborators Charles Spearin and Ohad Benchetrit (Do Make Say Think, Broken Social Scene), as well as Dean Stone (Apostle of Hustle) and Dave Hamelin (The Stills).

“Darlings reveals a more focused and refined sound; more honest, revelatory songwriting, with Drew’s craft concentrated on lyrical and emotional connections, less so than guitar pedals and studio jams,” reads the media release announcing the album. “This isn’t to say these aren’t classic Kevin Drew songs. His unorthodox lyrical explorations of family, hope and disappointment, skin and spit, intercourse, cultural infection and the death of communication, figure clearer than ever into the hallmark of his infectious melodic phrasing.”

Back in December, we caught up with Drew at the Andy Kim Christmas show where he interviewed us, as well as kind of, sort of, dropped hints about this release and its motivation. The video of that is below, followed by the tracklisting for Darlings.

Darlings Tracklist:
1.  “Body Butter”
2.  “Good Sex”
3.  “It’s Cool”
4.  “Mexican Aftershow Party”
5.  “You Gotta Feel It”
6.  “First In Line”
7.  “Bullshit Ballad”
8.  “My God”
9.  “You In Your Were”
10. “You Got Caught”
11.  “And That’s All I Know”