Nick Waterhouse Releases New Single “Wreck The Rod”

Today, "soulful rocker" (Consequence of Sound) Nick Waterhouse released new single "Wreck The Rod" off his upcoming self-titled album out March 8th via Innovative Leisure. Nick says the throwback track was inspired by a conversation with "Soul Queen of New Orleans" Irma Thomas on "singers being used up by an industry (in addition to a larger swath of society), about riding it out, about rising above, about an unsettling pleasure / pain dynamic."

The single is paired perfectly with a cheeky video of Nick performing on a fictitious late-night show with legendary actor Danny Trejo acting as host. He straps on his velour tuxedo, vintage frames, and white patent leather shoes to glide and groove on stage while embodying a hilarious "washed up musician" persona.

“‘Wreck the Rod’ finds Danny as an alternate reality Mike Douglas and some version of myself living out the ravages and indignities of the very lyrics I’m singing," says Nick on the video. "Where’s all this media and content heading in 2019? We posit right to 1978, baby."

Following 2016’s ‘Never Twice’ which was hailed by Vogue as “the second coming of soul” and earned Nick a performance on “Later” with Jools Holland, the upcoming album was recorded at LA’s legendary Electro-Vox Recorders, and co-produced with Paul Butler (Michael Kiwanuka, St. Paul and the Broken Bones), with backing from a heavy bevy of friends and session players including Bart Davenport, percussionist Andres Renteria (Flying Lotus, Father John Misty), flutist Ricky Washington (Kamasi’s dad), and saxophonists Paula Henderson (Gogol Bordello) and Mando Dorame (JD McPherson).

Since releasing his debut single in 2010, Nick Waterhouse has toured the world (most recently on an extensive run with Allen Stone), and collaborated with or produced everyone from upstarts like Ty Segall, Leon Bridges, and Jon Batiste, to septuagenarian soul legend Ural Thomas, and Latin stars the Boogaloo Assassins.

Coming up, Nick will be tape an exclusive live session for KCRW at Apogee Studio, the private recording studio of legendary producer/mixer, Bob Clearmountain, that'll air on the local Los Angeles tastemaker station album release day, Friday, March 8.

Following, Nick will head out on a 30 date EU and US headlining tour in support of his upcoming album. See below for a full list of dates.

NICK WATERHOUSE 2019 TOUR DATES:

• Monday, March 18th - Manchester, United Kingdom - Gorilla
• Tuesday, March 19 - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Rough Trade Nottingham
• Wednesday, March 20th - London, United Kingdom - Rough Trade East
• Thursday, March 21st - London, United Kingdom - 229 The Venue
• Friday, March 22nd - Roubaix, France - La Cave aux Poètes
• Saturday, March 23rd - Brussels, BE - Botanique-Orangerie
• Sunday, March 24th - Paris, France - Petit Bain
• Tuesday, March 26th - Hamburg, Germany - Mojo Club
• Wednesday, March 27th - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theater
• Thursday, March 28th - Nieuw-amsterdam, Netherlands - Het Zonnehuis
• Saturday, March 30th - Tavros, Greece - Fuzz Live Music Club
• Sunday, March 31st - Thessaloniki, Greece - Fix Factory Of Sound
• Thursday, April 25th - Tustin, CA - Marty's On Newport
• Friday, April 26th - Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater DTLA
• Saturday, April 27th - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
• Monday, April 29th - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios and Bar
• Tuesday, April 30th - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
• Wednesday, May 1st - Vancouver, Canada - Biltmore Cabaret
• Friday, May 3rd - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
• Saturday, May 4th - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
• Monday, May 6th - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
• Wednesday, May 8th - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
• Thursday, May 9th - Detroit, MI - shelter
• Friday, May 10 - Toronto, Canada - Horseshoe Tavern
• Saturday, May 11th - Burlington, VT - Club Metronome
• Monday, May 13th - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
• Tuesday, May 14th - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Thursday, May 16th - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
• Friday, May 17th - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Saturday, May 18th - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern Café and Music Hall
• Monday, May 20th - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
• Tuesday, May 21st - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
• Thursday, May 23rd - Houston, TX - Bronze Peacock
• Friday, May 24th - Austin, TX - Parish
• Saturday, May 25th - Dallas, TX - Dada Dallas