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MYRON ELKINS’ DEBUT ALBUM FACTORIES, FARMS & AMPHETAMINES OUT TODAY ON Emerging singer, songwriter and musician Myron Elkins’ anticipated debut album, Factories, Farms & Amphetamines, is out today on Low Country Sound/Elektra. Stream/purchase HERE. FACTORIES, FARMS & AMPHETAMINES TRACK LIST
LOW COUNTRY SOUND/ELEKTRA
PRODUCED BY DAVE COBB
Produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Cobb and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, the album demonstrates Elkins’ sharp observational songwriting, as he infuses his music with rich personal experience informed by his working-class upbringing. Born and raised in Otsego, Michigan, the 21-year-old musician spent the years following high school working professionally as a welder, before crossing paths with Cobb and deciding to pursue music full-time.
Critical acclaim for Factories, Farms & Amphetamines:
“Elkins has the gritty, whiskey-soaked leather pipes of someone who has seen and done it all. He growls as much as he sings, which gives the music on his bluesy debut…a fierce edge.”
—PopMatters
“rollicking”—Brooklyn Vegan
“There are voices that just come out of nowhere, that somehow feel both instantly familiar and like nothing you’ve ever heard before. Myron Elkins has that kind of voice… arrives like a fully formed classic”—Holler
“At just 21 years old Myron Elkins has produced a debut album fizzing with energy and promise”—Entertainment Focus
“a bruising country rocker delivered in an urgent, blue-eyed soul roar… this shows real promise”—Music Row
“toe-tapping, banjo-picking tale of small town life”—The Boot
In celebration of the new music, Elkins will perform two album release shows this weekend at Nashville’s The Basement (tonight) and Grand Rapids’ Elevation (tomorrow). He will also join The White Buffalo and Shane Smith & The Saints for select dates this year including stops in Brooklyn, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Washington DC and more. See below for complete itinerary.
In addition to Elkins and Cobb, Factories, Farms & Amphetamines also features Elkins’ touring band: Jake Bartlett (drums), Nathan Johnson (bass), Caleb Stampfler (lead guitar) and Avry Whitaker (guitar).
Poised to become one of music’s most intriguing new artists, Elkins is already known for his grassroots touring, having performed with ZZ Top, Kaleo, Lucero, Blackberry Smoke, 49 Winchester, Shane Smith & The Saints and Ward Davis as well as at AmericanaFest, Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival, Born & Raised, BeachLife Ranch Festival and more. He also recently had two songs—“Wrong Side of the River” and “Factories, Farms & Amphetamines”—featured in Paramount Network’s hit show, “Yellowstone.”
For more information, please contact Asha Goodman, Catherine Snead 615.320.7753 or Carla Sacks 212.741.1000 at Sacks & Co.
1. Sugartooth
2. Factories, Farms & Amphetamines
3. Hands to Myself
4. Mr. Breadwinner
5. Wrong Side of the River
6. Ball and Chain
7. Nashville Money
8. Old Trauma
9. Machine
10. Good Time Girl
MYRON ELKINS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
March 31 /// Ann Arbor, MI /// Blind Pig
April 1 /// Ann Arbor, MI /// Blind Pig
April 22 /// Miramar Beach, FL /// Moon Crush
April 29 /// Highlands, NC /// Bear Shadow
May 66 /// Memphis, TN /// Beale Street Music Festival
May 26 /// Decatur, IL /// The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater
June 3 /// Cedar Rapids, IA /// McGrath Amphitheatre
June 5 /// Warren, OH /// Packard Music Hall
June 6 /// Morgantown, WV /// Hazel Ruby McQuain Park
June 9 /// Indianapolis, IN /// Garfield Park
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