Get ready for SMUG LLC, the new solo project from Toronto-based musician Drew Thomson, known for his work in bands like Single Mothers and The Drew Thomson Foundation. Always the frontman of full bands in the past, SMUG LLC is a departure for Thomson that grew out of the pandemic. “The concept of a ‘laptop band’ was born during those months and years when going out wasn’t really an option and collaboration felt impossible,” says Thomson. Now he’s unveiling his new EP, New Exciting Doom, which is due out October 3 via Anxious and Angry.
Today, SMUG LLC is debuting the single “Little Gusts” off the upcoming album. With simple loop-based elements, “Little Gusts” strips down rock music to its very heart and soul. “It was the first song that started this new era for me and set the tone for what SMUG LLC would become,” says Thomson.
Check out the track below.
Catch SMUG LLC opening for Off With Their Heads on their upcoming tour.
Off With Their Heads / Smug Tour
10/9 – Mesa Theater / Grand Junction, CO
10/10 – Triple Nickel Tavern / Colorado Springs, CO 10/11 – Fancy Spider Fest / Trinidad, CO
10/12 – Marquis Theater / Denver, CO
10/22 – Fulton St. Pub / Grand Rapids, MI
10/23 – Small’s / Detroit, MI
10/24 – The Foundry / – Cleveland, OH
10/25 – Beat Kitchen / Chicago, IL
10/26 – The Loft / Waterloo, IA
10/27 – Memory Lanes / Minneapolis, MN 10/29 – The Plus / Eau Claire, WI
10/30 – Mickey’s / Madison, WI
10/31 – Val’s Place / Dixon, IL
11/1 – Heavy Anchor / St. Louis, MO
11/2 – The Ship / Kansas City, MO
11/4 – Mass Movement Community Arts / Tulsa, OK 11/5 – Resonant Head / Oklahoma City, OK
11/6 – Double Wide / Dallas TX
11/7 – Far Out Lounge / Austin, TX
11/8 – Rah Rah Room / San Antonio, TX
11/12 – Yucca Tap / Tempe, AZ
11/13 – The Usual Place / Las Vegas, NV
11/14 – The Sardine / San Pedro, CA
11/15 – Soda Bar / San Diego, CA
11/16 – Bamboo Club / Long Beach, CA
11/18 – Bottom of the Hill / San Francisco, CA
11/9 – Cafe Colonial / Sacramento, CA
11/20 – Naked Lounge / Chico, CA
11/21 – John Henry’s / Eugene, OR
11/22 – Dante’s / Portland, OR
11/23 – El Corazon / Seattle, WA
11/25 – Gallatin Labor Temple / Bozeman, MT
Follow SMUG LLC on Instagram for future updates.
Photo Credit: Sara Froese
