Nihilistic Easyrider's debut album DELUXE EDITION is out today

Watch new video for "Well Kept Secret"

Nihilistic Easyrider (Narrow Head frontman Jacob Duarte) releases his debut album DELUXE EDITION today. Make no mistake, Duarte isn’t going solo. DELUXE EDITION is a mixtape of sorts, a collection of songs written at various intervals throughout Duarte’s 10+ year career. These songs traverse a wide-range of stylistic references, from saccharine Y2K emo and young-dumb-and-full-of pop punk to Soviet fuzz fueled alt and pure Evan Dando-core verse-chorus-verse-chorus-done pop rock. Brought to life by a cast of characters including Narrow Head drummer Carson Wilcox, producer Graham Hunt, plus features from Momma’s Allegra Weingarten and Etta Friedman, this debut album still provides with masterfully crafted and hook-drenched renditions of Duarte’s signature songwriting aesthetics.

On the album’s focus track “Well Kept Secret” reaches the heights of DELUXE EDITION’s romantic saturation. Available today alongside a third video by director Nate Kahn, the single blends twin guitar and synth lines with digitally corrupted flourishes into a rich yet unassuming dose of psychedelic-tinged emo pop, over which Duarte ruminates upon one of life’s most dangerous vices: those mutually destructive relationships that you not only can’t seem to quit, but further have no intention of quitting in the first place. 

Nihilistic Easyrider hits the road for a North American headlining tour in September with On Being an Angel joining as support. The run kicks off with hometown performances in Houston and Austin ahead of Chicago, Toronto, NYC, D.C. dates and more. See below for a full list of dates. Tickets are on sale here.