In a revealing interview with NME, the guitarist explained the political and social influences of his upcoming solo album. He reveals how the lyrics were inspired by events in the US and then went onto explain his struggle writing lyrics that didn’t sound “too preachy.”

“In the early drafts of ‘This Ol World’ it just sounded a little too preachy and came off sounding like a pretentious article,” Shiflett told NME. “I like my lyrics to be specific, but I wanted that one to be quite vague because regardless of your world views, maybe there’s something in there you can relate to.”

Shiflett also announced a list of European tour dates which you can view below:

MARCH
30 – The Grand Social, DUBLIN
31 – The Haunt, BRIGHTON

APRIL
1 – Omeara, LONDON
2 – The Fleece, BRISTOL
4 – Night & Day, MANCHESTER
5 – Classic Grand, GLASGOW
6 – La Bell Angle, EDINBURGH
8 – John Dee Club, OSLO
9 – Pumphuest, COPENHAGEN
10 – Nalen Klubb, STOCKHOLM

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In a revealing interview with NME, the guitarist explained the political and social influences of his upcoming solo album. He reveals how the lyrics were inspired by events in the US and then went onto explain his struggle writing lyrics that didn’t sound “too preachy.”

“In the early drafts of ‘This Ol World’ it just sounded a little too preachy and came off sounding like a pretentious article,” Shiflett told NME. “I like my lyrics to be specific, but I wanted that one to be quite vague because regardless of your world views, maybe there’s something in there you can relate to.”

Shiflett also announced a list of European tour dates which you can view below:

MARCH
30 – The Grand Social, DUBLIN
31 – The Haunt, BRIGHTON

APRIL
1 – Omeara, LONDON
2 – The Fleece, BRISTOL
4 – Night & Day, MANCHESTER
5 – Classic Grand, GLASGOW
6 – La Bell Angle, EDINBURGH
8 – John Dee Club, OSLO
9 – Pumphuest, COPENHAGEN
10 – Nalen Klubb, STOCKHOLM

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