The Droptines have tapped into some original alt-country chemistry that’s been sorely missing in the roots music diet, and have spent the last couple of years since releasing their debut self-titled album dialing it in even further. Nobody is really doing what The Droptines do: heavy songwriting that stirs emotions, underpinned by involved melodies.
Get ready to polish up your stories about how you knew about The Droptines before anyone else, when you could still see them in intimate clubs, met the bass player out back or at the merch table, and before all these pansy bandwagoners started prancing around in Droptines T-shirts ruined the whole experience now that they’ve blown up.
That’s because they’ve signed to Big Loud Texas, and have just announced their major label debut record. Called Drought Flower, it will be released on April 3rd, and was produced by Jacob Sciba and Big Loud Texas poobah Jon Randall, with a couple songs produced by Taylor Tatsch. It’s the band’s second album overall after the 2024 self-titled affair, and the first that will be scratched into vinyl. Drought Flower was recorded at Austin’s legendary Arlyn Studios Austin.
“Our album ‘Drought Flower’ is the culmination of a lot of hard work from the guys and me,” says frontman and primary songwriter Conner Arthur in one of those prepared statements that accompanies an album announcement. “It will be our first big release since being signed to Big Loud Texas and we’re all very excited that this project will be our first pressed into vinyl.”
More important to note, the album will feature a collaboration with Zandi Holup on the opening song “A Town Near You,” and another with Sarah Jarosz on the song “Mawmaw.” All the songs were written by Connor Arthur except for a cover of Mike McClure Band’s “Calling All Cars,” and “Grand Canyon” by The Magnetic Fields.
Drought Flower will include numerous songs already released from the album, namely “Calling All Cars,” “Old Tricks,” “Take Too Much” and “Snowed In,” the were released throughout 2025, along with their latest single, the sensational “Tombstone” released in November (listen below).
Along with Connor Arthur, The Droptines features Dillon Sampson on bass, drummer Johnny Sheets, guitarist Donny Parkinson, and steel guitar player Tony Rincon.
Drought Flower is now available for pre-add, as well as vinyl pre-order.
TRACK LIST:
1. A Town Near You feat. Zandi Holup (Connor Arthur)
2. Tombstone (Connor Arthur)
3. Old Tricks (Connor Arthur) *
4. Drought Flower (Connor Arthur)
5. Mamaw feat. Sarah Jarosz (Connor Arthur)
6. Snowed In (Connor Arthur) *
7. What Ate My Friend (Connor Arthur)
8. Whatever It Is (Connor Arthur)
9. Take Too Much (Connor Arthur)
10. Calling All Cars (Mike McClure, Adam Odor)
11. Grand Canyon (Stephin Merritt)
* Produced by Taylor Tatsch
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