Avery Tucker, formerly one half of Girlpool, has announced his debut solo album. Paw is set for release on October 10, and the vulnerable yet explosive lead track ‘Like I’m Young’ is out now. The track, which follows early single ‘Big Drops’, comes paired with a Nick Vernet-directed video. Check it out and find the album cover (by Abdul Kircher) and tracklist below.
“‘Like I’m Young’ is probably one of the most emotionally raw songs I’ve ever written,” Tucker explained in a statement. “There are lines in the song I remember writing and thinking ‘I won’t keep this in.’ I decided to take this song to the edge of myself at the time, and whenever I play the song live I walk alongside that cliff within me and feel the height.”
Tucker co-produced the album with Alaska Reid and recorded it between Livingston, Montana, and Encino, California. In a press release, he credits Reid with reaching for the kind of “rawness” that served “the spirit of the songs.” Additional collaborators on the LP include A. G. Cook, MUNA’s Katie Gavin, and Porches’ Aaron Maine.
Paw Cover Artwork:
Paw Tracklist:
1. Like I’m Young
2. Malibu
3. Knots
4. Rust
5. In the Smoke
6. Baby Broke
7. Big Drops
8. Sunkiss
9. Angel [feat. Katie Gavin]
10. Dusk
11. My Life Isn’t Leaving You
