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Listen/purchase: Welcome 2 Club XIII by Drive-By Truckers

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Drive-By Truckers - Welcome 2 Club XIII

(Southern Rock, Alt-Country, Soft Rock)

Trading the political angst of their last few records for sentimental songs about relationships, the past, and the power of a good party, Welcome 2 Club XIII is the most fun Drive-By Truckers have had on an album in years. With a more relaxed sound that brings out the joy for life underlying all their songs, Drive-By Truckers find a new lease on life here.

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After a few albums that have been blunt and overt about their political leanings, it's hard to step into Welcome 2 Club XIII without a nervous eye. Over the past seven years, their music took a hard turn from subtly conscious and witty Southern rock to strong, staunch albums that wore their political messages on their sleeves, 2020's The New OK naming its songs things like Watching the Orange Clouds and The KKK Took My Baby Away, and regardless of whether or not this change was something you enjoyed (personally, I felt it took out much of the charm and sly messaging that other albums of theirs like The Dirty South and Decoration Day did so well), it was the kind of change you might expect from a politically-tinged rock band back in 2016. And although much hasn't changed since then - the lingering effects of the Trump administration on American politics and the increasing animosity between both progressive and conservative camps isn't going to change anytime soon - it was inevitable that Drive-By Truckers had to take a break from all that at some point. With Welcome 2 Club XIII, that time has come. With its slightly silly titling and a more relaxed mood compared to their last three releases, Welcome 2 Club XIII brings back a version of Drive-By Truckers that has been sorely missed. It's the first time they've sounded like they're having fun on an album in years, still holding onto the events of the past but never letting it hold them back. The album's loose concept about the band looking into their past as people and a band and looking at how its changed them over the years helps guide them without forcing them into a template, making space for songs like the jaunty title track about the messy euphoria of young parties - the angry doorman, the cheap beer, the stuffed parking lots - and yearning love songs like Shake and Pine where the band aim to reckon with difficult events in their past and how they've been shaped by those feelings into the people they are today, all supported by the softer musical approach Drive-By Truckers take here (save for the seven-minute opener The Driver that sounds like Slint driving down the I-24). They coast on a jaunty, bluegrass-adjacent groove on B-side highlight Forged in Hell and Heaven Sent with guest vocalist Margo Price as they sing about meeting old friends and the parts of someone's personality that never seem to disappear even years after you've last seen them, and it's that kind of heartwarming acknowledgement of the past as Drive-By Truckers continue to move forward with their lives that makes Welcome 2 Club XIII still feel like it's part of the band's more thoughtful identity they forged back in 2016, even as the delivery of those ideas has changed massively here. But that change is just what they needed to get themselves back in the groove. While their songwriting is an important element of their music here, like it's always been, what really sets Welcome 2 Club XIII apart from their past material is that it gets closer to the band's original sound than ever. Gone are the punky undertones of The New OK or The Unraveling's sunset glossiness, and back are the deliciously dirty guitars and sweaty, driving percussion that made their earliest releases such immediate fun. Wilder Days, the album's final track, is a bittersweet seven-minute soft rock expedition that brings out the band's bleeding heart that's often kept in the shadows of their songs, dropping them in the present day to make their reminiscing on their lives before families and more responsibilities feel that much more impactful, and the heartier tracks that precede it like the title track and Maria's Awful Disclosures feel meaningful because it's an escape for the band from those pressures - at least for a little while. At times here, they don't just sound content with their lives, they sound truly grateful and blessed for the experience they've been able to have, the lost loves detailed throughout Every Single Storied Flameout leading them to the marriages and new romances they now have today, and then subsequently celebrated on the aforementioned Wilder Days as formative experiences that, for both better and for worse, changed the lives of every member of Drive-By Truckers in one way or another. Welcome 2 Club XIII makes sure that you remember who Drive-By Truckers are not just as musicians, but as people, their ability to tell and engage you in a story holding down the fort while their instrumentation rocks on with more joy than ever before. It's one of the most satisfying and rewarding listens this year, a band who have been at it for decades reclaiming what made them so great in the first place and finding that spark once again. It retreads old ground without making its return to the band's past feel gimmicky, Drive-By Truckers' earnest nature preventing Welcome 2 Club XIII's sound from ever feeling like it's just for show, songs here like Wilder Days and Forged in Hell and Heaven Sent some of their best in years and memorable highlights for country music in 2022. Most importantly, Welcome 2 Club XIII makes it clear that Drive-By Truckers still absolutely love making music, and that alone makes it a rapturous return to form. They've been adored by many for years, and that's surely not going to change anytime soon.

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[News] Drive-By Truckers mit "The Driver" !

Drive-By Truckers veröffentlichen mit "The Driver" einen weiteren Song aus dem kommenden 14. Studioalbum "Welcome 2 Club XIII", das am 3. Juni auf ATO Records erscheinen wird.

Als hypnotischer Einstieg eröffnet "The Driver" das Album mit einem düsteren, spannenden Mix, der von bleischweren Riffs und den fast schon unheimlichen Backing Vocals von Singer-Songwriterin Schaefer Llana geprägt ist. Der Track entstand zu einer intensiven Zeit als Gründungsmitglied, Sänger und Gitarrist Patterson Hood unter Schlafmangel litt und sich die Nächte im Auto um die Ohren schlug.

"Sometimes during those drives I’d have these epiphanies about what to do with my life - like listening to Tim by The Replacements not long after it came out and deciding to drop out of school to try and make this whole band thing work."

Live: 31.05. Hamburg – Markthalle 01.06. Berlin – Kesselhaus 02.06. Köln – Kantine Booking: FKP Scorpio

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The Light and Shadow within!

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Pile 1 - Lonely Giver

5 of Pentacles, 4 of Wands Rx

Priestess of Energy & Silver Magus (Merlin)

You are the type of person who gives and gives to others until you run dry. You try your best to be there for everyone else, but once you need some love, ain't nobody there to stand with you. This has left you feeling lonely and abandoned. Whilst you are a being who has a lot of Light, and in fact, a lot of Love to give, you also bear resentment for the ways the world makes you feel.

It is hard for you to trust anybody on a genuinely deep level because nobody makes you feel welcomed. Ever. I sense a longing for home, you keep searching for your tribe, but no matter how hard you try and how far you've travelled, you still can't find that Home. Sometimes, you bear some kind of envy for the sense of warmth people seem to share with one another with you out of the picture.

How this duality within makes you unique and powerful?

Once you overcome your sorrow and stop questioning what's wrong with you, you'll realise that you're the type of person who has a lot of empathy and compassion for others, but at the same time, you're able to detach or separate yourself from the collective consciousness of Human suffering. One day when you're older, you will appreciate how valuable such an ability is in terms of maintaining your own peaceful life.

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Pile 2 - Hot and Cold

XIII The Death, 9 of Cups Rx

Priestess of Integrity & Gold Historian (Raphael Holinshed)

-You remind me of the character Ootori Kyoya from Ouran Koukou Host Club!-

What's really positive about you is your ability to see right through bullshit situations (or people) and how quickly you decide to pull yourself away from being dragged too much into other people's dramas. That's really super positive -and I have a lot of respect for that!- but this about you makes you appear cold and uncaring to a lot of other people.

In the meantime, you also wonder deep down why you never feel like you can share your emotions with anybody else. You want warmth and closeness, but at the same time, you don't actually really care about that. You think human beings are draining, exhausting. You sort of look down on their inability to uphold any meaningful value for making their own life better. And you have very little respect for that.

How this duality within makes you unique and powerful?

To a larger extent, you are a pretty balanced and cool and calm and collected person. This makes you a truly reliable ally. Plus, you're a person of high morale and value; you do your best not to betray other people's expectations of you. Also, the fact that you always have some high-quality advice to share with those who ask for one. You command a lot of respect from those near and far, even if you aren't aware of this.

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Pile 3 - Old Soul Young Avatar

Knight of Cups, Ace of Cups

Priestess of Wisdom & Silver Astrologer (John Dee)

You... are... incredibly spiritual and psychic, aren't you? Even if your idea of 'spirituality' may not fit the generic meaning of that word in today's world. And so, you have an immensely rich emotional world, which you may find quite hard to share with anybody else. Not many people have your emotional depth, and that makes you feel quite lonely. You feel different than the rest of Humanity.

This spiritual richness of yours enables you to see things from multiple perspective and this gives you a wealth of wisdom others can only wonder. Problem is, younger people think you behave too old (even pretentious), and old people look down on you for your age. So you never can quite fit in any group situation—unless you dumb yourself down, which I know you hate doing.

How this duality within makes you unique and powerful?

Your Duality lies in the fact that you're such an old soul encased in the body of a young person. If you're under 30, this may give you a lot of emotional/mental hardships, but trust that when you're finally in your 30s, people will really look up to you and wonder how such a 'young' person can be so wise! Meanwhile, those younger than you will already see you as an experienced/seasoned person. So, just you wait until you reach that golden age of balance between being somewhat not young nor old LMAO

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The Case Study of Vanitas

Demon Slayer

Danganronpa: The Animation (does not include DR 3)

Attack on Titan (not final season characters)

Bungo Stray Dogs

Assassination Classroom

Mob Psycho 100

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Food Wars (up to 3rd Season)

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Yuri!!! On Ice

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To Your Eternity

The Pretty Boy Detective Club

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Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan

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congratulations izabella !  deliberating on EURYDICE was really intense for us because we got two applications that were equally beautiful. what stood out for us was how much of an individual you made this character in a way that made us believe she is the tragic protagonist of her own story. your passionate advocation for that came through in every section in your application, and while it was a tough decision, we know we ultimately made the right one. we’re happy to welcome you with your first faceclaim choice: BENSU SORAL.

☆ﾟ*・ﾟ  OOC INFO.

Hi there! I’m Izabella, I’m 22 years old and I currently live in CST. I’m super excited to apply, especially since I’m such a fan of greek mythology. I’m also a gif maker in my free time for the rpc!

☆ﾟ*・ﾟ  DEITY  —  GENDER. AGE RANGE.

Eurydice, Female, (23-27)

☆ﾟ*・ﾟ MORTAL NAME. JOB/OCCUPATION. BOROUGH/NEIGHBORHOOD.

Adara Phillips, Cabaret Dancer & Waitress, Greenpoint

☆ﾟ*・ﾟ AESTHETICS.

i. The pale orange sky of a 5am morning ii. Flowers growing back as thorns iii. Ripped fishnets paired with boots iv.The lonely howl of wind through an empty apartment v. A single spark of hope vi. Smudged eyeliner vii. Standing in a crowd of strangers viii. Cracks on the ceiling ix. An old leather jacket, well worn x. The smell of hot coffee xi. Cherry lips, a smart mouth xii. A canary in a golden cage xiii. Guarded walls xiv. Winter snowfall on the city xv. The hazy lights of a club

☆ﾟ*・ PLAYLIST.

E U R Y D I C E; A playlist (listen here)

ft. H.E.R, Frank Ocean, Billie Eilish, & more

i.  Sweet, sweet fate I had about all that can take You’re my living in the breath that I make Is it yours? I wonder

ii.  Shower your affection, let it rain on me Don’t leave me on this white cliff Let it slide down to the, slide down to the sea

iii. Oh, Father tell me, do we get what we deserve? Whoa, we get what we deserve Way down we go

iv.  It’s seeming more and more Like all we ever do is see how far it bends Before it breaks in half and then We bend it back again

v.  I’d be the dreadful need in the devotee That made him turn around And I’d be the immediate forgiveness In Eurydice Imagine being loved by me!

vi.  But nothing is better sometimes Once we’ve both said our goodbyes Let’s just let it go

vii. And we were grown on the same round little blue dot Although the answers will take their time and the spinning won’t stop So could it be that the nightmare is upon us And heavy hearts can’t decide when they’ve had enough

viii. Two drifters off to see the world There’s such a crazy world to see We’re all chasin’ after all the same Chasing after our rainbow’s end

☆ﾟ*・ HOW WOULD YOU PLAY THEM?

( y o u t h )

Disillusionment. Adara is no stranger to the darkness the world has to offer, too many times has it plagued her path. Born into a poor family, each breathe was a struggle. There was never enough food on the table, never time for love to blossom when her parents were forced to work graveyard shifts. In a house that threatened to fall apart, Adara began to understand just who she could rely on: herself. Still, little inklings of childhood dreams would float into her mind. Was there a life out there waiting for her, warmth and yearning pushing her to try and find it. So she did- at the naive age of eighteen, she packed a bag of her belongings and disappeared into the world. The greyhound bus took her from her empty South Carolina town into the heart of New York City. For the first time in forever, she could taste a possibility on her tongue: the kind of future where she didn’t have to live day by day.

It wasn’t like that.

( n e w y o r k ‘ s l i g h t s)

She’d gone from place to place, landing in a rundown apartment that was far from being a home. The cracks on the ceilings mirrored that of the girl, each one growing more severe with every encounter. What money she had she hid under her mattress, the dollars beginning to dwindle under New York’s gaze. In an act of desperation, Adara found herself in an interview for a cabaret bar. The flier’s bold letters made a claim: be a star, shine like a dream. That was all she really wanted, a chance. So she took it head-on, promises coming back to tie a rope around her neck. Instead of a glimmering stage, she was tossed into the works as a waitress and dead beat dancer. The crowd was reminiscent of sharks in bloody waters- the disgusting comments made them high, all at the expense of Adara. And kindness? It was as prevalent as water in a drought.

Dreams withered away and the knife twisted in further.

( t h e h e a r t a c h e)

What little solace she had was in a neighbor. He’d introduced himself with a soft smile, eyes that shone like brilliant emeralds. It was hard not to lay all her hope into him, when every other hour spent was under the shadow of skyscrapers. Falling in love was something Adara had never done before, and it terrified her. We’ll run away from here, we’ll find something better. They were promises again, made under linen covers and the stars. Yet once she was ready to give herself away completely, heart in the palm of her hands, he left without a sound. No note, no word, nothing but the wind blowing through an empty apartment. It was a lesson learned- trust no one but yourself.

( t h e d e b t )

Money was what made the world around, and she never seemed to be able to get enough of it. Each dollar made was stuffed away, rent looming overhead, demanding to be paid. The first of the month would arrive with a fury, and Adara would struggle to make the payment. She’d fall short another hundred, and her debt would begin to rise. The threat of eviction notices began to pile up at her door, and she’d plead with the landlord to give her another chance… however the question remains, how many chances does she have left?

( e u r y d i c e & a d a r a )

What I wanted to do was have Adara’s life mirror that of Eurydice’s. I think that the original version is someone that was plagued in her own fate, a tragic hero that despite her hope, was taken apart by the world. She was known for being resilient and putting her faith in others, only to be betrayed. Such was the case when it came to Adara chasing her dreams and the man she was willing to fall in love with. I think a common thing between each character is their transition from innocent hopeful to a realist. Both approach life as a pragmatist, after understanding that in order to survive, they cannot hold onto things like hope… however being human, this is something that they desperately want in their life (despite not being willing to admit it). A sense of warmth, someone to hold. Adara, like Eurydice, carries the heavy burden of being alone and it’s an extremely tiring thing. They each trudge on because they have to, but if given a better option, both can be swayed into falling for a trap. For Eurydice, this is the encounter with Hades or even marrying Orpheus. For Adara, this was the lure of the big city and promise.

All of these factors determine how I would portray the character if given the chance, both Adara and her mythic counterpart: as someone whose weathered, someone who finds complications in giving away her heart too easy because of fear, someone who understands that the world can sometimes be a machine that takes people and spits them out… and someone who desperately wants this to not be true.

Personality traits

+ Resilient   +Independent  +Complex  +Fiery

+/- Cunning

-Desperate  -Unhappy  -Disenchanted   -Guarded

*please include both how’d you play their “mortal” version, as well as their original, unadulterated selves.

answer these questions: 1. are they more likely to stand with the pantheon or against it?  ( if you are choosing a god they may endeavor to dismantle it for whatever reason )

I think that Eurydice would potentially stand against the Pantheon, after all, she sees the gods and goddesses as beings who have everything. It’s their job to help take care of the mortals, but she herself has been left to the devices of the world. It gives her little to believe in, and if it’s beneficial to stand against the pantheon and serves her, then she would do it. 2. what is their stand on mortals?

Mortals are unkind. Mortals have been put through hell and back, Eurydice included. However if they can tap into their human nature, maybe just maybe, the world can begin to bloom again.

☆ﾟ*・ SAMPLE PARA (OPTIONAL)

A mosaic of pink and orange painted the sky, dawn falling on the city that never slept. For a moment, she could hold onto a sense of calm. No streetcar horns, no sound of the train rumbling past her apartment, no neighbors airing out their Saturday morning grievances. Peace. If only. It’d been another late-night shift at the bar, a job that left little to be desired considering the clientele. Come on sugar, how about you ditch the drinks? When she’d been younger, she always dreamed of becoming something great- one of those actors that shined under the spotlight. Maybe a dancer at the ballet. Unfortunately, life had cast aside dreams in favor of reality. There was no room for fantasies when she needed to survive. So, another grimy eight hour was another table set with dinner.

Cigarette extinguished into the ashtray, her eyes looked across the street at a familiar bedroom. The light was on, he was probably headed to work again. They’d met on the NQ train, each encounter furthering the blush that threatened to creep in her cheeks. But it was always the same. The minute life offered a warm bed and a hand to hold, a sense of doubt nudged her heart aside. There was no room for love, not for a woman who didn’t have the luxury of falling. Another person was a liability, and wouldn’t they only hurt her and disappoint her like the rest? Adara’s gaze lingered for a moment, the myriad of what-ifs swimming in her mind before she cast them aside. Life didn’t work that way. Life wasn’t kind.

☆ﾟ*・ ANYTHING ELSE?

here is adara’s muse tag

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Episode 540: Patterson Hood (of The Drive-By Truckers)

After a pair of albums steeped in the polarizing politics of the era, Welcome 2 Club XIII finds The Drive-By Truckers in a reflective mood. 

Frontmen Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley find themselves warmly embracing stories from the band’s earliest days. It’s driven, in part, by the manner of reflective soul searching many of us have undergone, over a difficult past few years. 

The phenomenon was coupled with a brief, pre-pandemic reunion of the pair’s late-80s band, Adam’s House Cat.

It’s the ideal moment to catch Hood for a long, career spanning interview about the ups and downs across a quarter-century of the Drive-By Truckers. 

The sound quality is a bit hit and miss, due to technical difficulties. Hope you still enjoy.

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Ahead of GFLA concert, Patterson Hood gets personal on Drive-By Truckers’ 14th studio release

Ahead of GFLA concert, Patterson Hood gets personal on Drive-By Truckers’ 14th studio release

Drive-By Truckers released its 14th studio album, “Welcome 2 Club XIII,” last month. (Photo by Brantley Guitierrez) When Drive-By Truckers (DBT) went into the studio at the end of July 2021, it was coming off releasing an unintentional trilogy of albums rife with socially conscious messages: 2016’s “American Band” and both 2020’s “The Unraveling” and “The New OK.” All three albums were…

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Review: Drive-By Truckers - Welcome 2 Club XIII

Review: Drive-By Truckers - Welcome To Club XIII

  Review: Drive-By Truckers – Welcome 2 Club XIII   Drive-By Truckers – Welcome 2 Club XIII Format: CD – Vinyl LP – Digital / Label: ATO Records Release: 2022 Tekst: Joop van Rossem In de jaren voordat ze deel uitmaakten van Drive By Truckers sappelden zanger/gitarist Patterson Hood en zanger/gitarist Mike Cooley in de band Adam’s House Cat, waarmee ze bij tijd en wijle op het podium mochten…

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Escucha : Welcome 2 Club XIII by Drive-By Truckers

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[News] Drive-By Truckers mit "Every Single Storied Flameout"!

Drive-By Truckers haben die Single "Every Single Storied Flameout" geteilt, der neueste Song aus dem kommenden 14. Studioalbum "Welcome 2 Club XIII", das am 3. Juni über ATO Records erscheint.

In dem temperamentvollen, bläserlastigen Track blickt Gründungsmitglied, Sänger und Gitarrist Mike Cooley mit schonungsloser Selbstreflexion und etwas Weisheit auf vergangene Jahre zurück. “I wrote that song when my son was turning 16 and going through a rough patch for a bit”, führt Cooley aus. “Luckily, he’s turned it around and he’s doing great now, but it was a tough time for a while. Part of my way of dealing with it was to take ownership of the example I might’ve set, in the hope of leading him out of it.”

Live: 31.05. Hamburg – Markthalle 01.06. Berlin – Kesselhaus 02.06. Köln – Kantine Booking: FKP Scorpio

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Welcome 2 Club XIII - Drive-By Truckers https://ift.tt/DwzjTW0

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REVIEW: Drive-By Truckers “Welcome 2 Club XIII”

REVIEW: Drive-By Truckers “Welcome 2 Club XIII” @drivebytruckers @ATORecords @americanaandy #listenbetter @bighasslemedia #americanamusic #newmusic2022

A lot of people die in Drive-By Truckers songs, by all manner of affliction, from terminal ailments to family feuds and everything in between. However, emerging from a pandemic, and following a trio of heavily political albums, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley (like many of us) seem to be struck by their own mortality. The band’s latest record, Welcome 2 Club XIII, teases as a look back on their…

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Drive-By Truckers - Welcome 2 Club XIII Erfahrungsgemäß stehen die Länge der Karriere und die Spanne zwischen neuen Veröffentlichungen in einer proportionalen Zuordnung zueinander: Je mehr Jahre eine Band auf dem Buckel hat, desto seltener werden die neuen Studioalben. Der Druck dürfte nicht mehr ganz so hoch sein, das Privatleben ist wichtiger geworden und die Kreativität ist vielleicht auch nicht mehr so […] #DriveByTruckers https://www.musikblog.de/2022/05/drive-by-truckers-welcome-2-club-xiii/

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Drive-By Truckers Announce New Music & Leeds Date

Drive-By Truckers Announce New Music & Leeds Date

Drive-By Truckers have announced today’s premiere of Every Single Storied Flameout, the latest track from their upcoming 14th studio album, Welcome 2 Club XIII, due via ATO Records on Friday, June 3. Pre-orders are available now. The spirited, horn-blasted Every Single Storied Flameout sees founding member/vocalist/guitarist Mike Cooley looking back at his younger years with unsparing…

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Drive-By Truckers Announce New Album Welcome 2 Club XIII, Share Video for New Song: Watch

Drive-By Truckers Announce New Album Welcome 2 Club XIII, Share Video for New Song: Watch

Drive-By Truckers have announced the new album Welcome 2 Club XIII and shared its title song. The new track comes with a music video directed by Jason Shevchuk. Watch it below. Welcome 2 Club XIII arrives June 3 via ATO. It follows Drive-By Truckers’ pair of 2020 albums, The Unraveling and The New OK. The new album gets its title from a venue where founding members Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley…