Gregor Barnett announces debut record ‘Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave’

GREGOR BARNETT has announced his debut solo album!

Titled Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave, the upcoming album from THE MENZINGERS‘ guitarist/co-vocalist is his debut solo album and is scheduled to be released in February next year, via Epitaph Records. The album will be available on vinyl in March.

Written and recorded in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming solo album intends to be a sonic departure from Barnett’s more punk-leaning work with THE MENZINGERS, drawing on the gritty, off-kilter Americana of TOM WAITS or WARREN ZEVON as it faces down loss and doubt in search of relief and redemption. “It was this perfect storm,” says Barnett. “The band couldn’t tour, I was going through a really difficult time, and I was stuck at home watching my family struggle with illness and death and hardship. The only thing I could do was write my way through it.”

Alongside the announcement of the debut solo album, Barnett has released a new music video for the first song from this upcoming solo release; the title track Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave. “It’s a beautiful way to honor the people we’ve lost, but I think a lot of times we forget to appreciate our relationships with those people while they’re still here,” he explains about the song. “I wanted this song to be a celebration of life and what we have before it’s gone.”

Watch the official music video for Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming debut solo album below:

Track List: 

1. Oh Lord, What Do You Know?
2. Driving Through the Night
3. The First Dead Body I Ever Saw
4. No Peace of Mind to Rest
5. Talking to Your Tombstone
6. Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave
7. Hurry Me Down to Hades
8. Anthem For the One I Love
9. At a Greyhound Station, Desperate
10. Guest In Your House

And that’s not all from Barnett! In June next year, he will hit UK shores to promote his debut solo record. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.

Tour dates are as follows: 

Jun 08 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
Jun 09 Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute
Jun 10 Leeds, UK – The Key Club
Jun 11 London, UK – Garage
Jun 12 Bristol, UK – Exchange
Jun 14 Dublin, IE – The Grand Social

Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave is set for release on February 18th via Epitaph Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on GREGOR BARNETT like his official page on Facebook.