Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes Drop Jamie T Collaboration The Drugs
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Bridie Florence
Frank Carter and Jamie T have teamed up for a new single, The Drugs.
The raucous collaboration finds the indie hero contributing vocals to Carter and The Rattlesnakes' punk-rock ode to sobriety, which explores the downward spiral of drug-taking.
Driven by buzzsaw guitars, a pummelling groove and a shout-along chorus, it arrives in the wake of Carter's Summer Of Snakes Tour, which saw him and the band appear at various UK and European festivals. Discussing his relationship with the London musician, Carter commented:
"The Drugs was written after a few long conversations with some beautiful friends of mine who had been struggling with addiction. Life is a difficult journey, it’s easier with good friends around. Jamie and I had been talking about making music for years and when he asked me to sing on his tune British Hell I jumped at the chance. When I asked him to sing on The Drugs he returned the favour in perfect style.
"Around 2007, when I met Jamie, was a wild time to be a young punk navigating the music industry. One of the things I learned very early was friends were hard to find, but when you found them you had to hold on tight. Jamie has been my friend since we bumped into each other backstage at a gig in Austin, Texas. Gallows had just finished playing a set, I had been punched in the face and he walked in and I just smiled a bloody smile and we’ve been friends ever since."
Discussing the single, Jamie T added: "Two sides of the same coin, Frank and I." He'll hit the road for an autumn UK tour in November, before his biggest headline show to date at London's Finsbury Park on June 30, with a supporting bill of special guests that are still to be confirmed. Head here for details. His fifth studio album, 'The Theory Of Whatever', arrived back in July.
Carter and The Rattlesnakes, meanwhile, will embark on a European tour in November supporting their 2021 album 'Sticky'.
Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed November 02 2022 - HELSINKI Tavastia (Finland)
Fri November 04 2022 - STOCKHOLM Slaktkykan (Sweden)
Sat November 05 2022 - OSLO Rockefeller Music Hall (Norway)
Sun November 06 2022 - COPENHAGEN Store Vega (Denmark)
Tue November 08 2022 - HAMBURG Markthalle (Germany)
Wed November 09 2022 - UTRECHT Tivoli Vredenburg (Netherlands)
Thu November 10 2022 - COLONGE Kantine (Germany)
Fri November 11 2022 - BRUSSELS La Madeleine (Belgium)
Sun November 13 2022 - BERLIN Astra (Germany)
Tue November 15 2022 - WARSAW Niebo (Poland)
Wed November 16 2022 - PRAGUE Meet Factory (Czech Republic)
Thu November 17 2022 - MUNICH Neue Theaterfabrik (Germany)
Sat November 19 2022 - VIENNA Szene (Austria)
Sun November 20 2022 - ZURICH Dynamo Saal (Switzerland)
Tue November 22 2022 - MILAN Magazzini Generali (Italy)
Thu November 24 2022 - VITORIA GASTEIZ Jimmy Jazz (Spain)
Fri November 25 2022 - A CORUÑA Sala Pelicano (Spain)
Sat November 26 2022 - LISBON Ao Vivo (Portugal)
Mon November 28 2022 - MADRID Shoko (Spain)
Tue November 29 2022 - BARCELONA Razzmatazz 2 (Spain)
Thu December 01 2022 - TOULOUSE Le Bikini (France)
Fri December 02 2022 - PARIS La Cigale (France)
Sat December 03 2022 - UTRECHT Tivoli Vredenburg (Netherlands)
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