Nihilistic Easyrider is the new project of Narrow Head frontman Jacob Duarte—but make no mistake, he’s not going solo. Deluxe Edition is described as a mixtape of sorts, a collection of songs written at various intervals throughout Duarte’s career. The album includes performances by Narrow Head drummer Carson Wilcox, producer (and former tour-mate) Graham Hunt and features Allegra Weingarten and Ella Friedman from Moma, this debut album still provides with masterfully crafted and hook-drenched renditions of Duarte’s signature songwriting.

The album’s earliest piece (“Facedown”) began as a joke between Duarte and Wilcox when they were just 19, while the most recent (“Well Kept Secret”) emerged midway through the recording of the record itself. During a brief touring intermission in February 2024, Duarte and Wilcox absconded to Wisconsin for 10 days to track DELUXE EDITION with the engineering assistance of Graham Hunt and Shannon Connor, both of whom can also be heard playing bass and keyboards throughout the album. Hunt (another recent addition to Run For Cover’s roster) took on the additional role of producing DELUXE EDITION. “Graham didn’t really change the song structures at all—those were all pretty much set going into recording—but he played a big role in moving the record away from being a straight forward pop punk LP, mostly through encouraging me to experiment with different types of arrangement and layering.”

“Getaway Plan” is accompanied by video directed by Nate Kahn, featuring Matt Berry (The Berries) who signs Duarte to Run For Cover himself for one quadrillion dollars… not really though.

Nihilistic Easyrider
Deluxe Edition
Tracklist
Run For Cover

1 – Getaway Plan
2 – Weekend Forever
3 – Facedown
4 – Drive All Night
5 – Don’t Get Scared Now
6 – Well Kept Secret
7 – Sanitorium
8 – Smiles and Cries
9 – Everything Is So F*cked Up
10 – Howie On The Brain
11 – Waiting On Someone
12 – The Way It Crumbles

Nihilistic Easyrider 2025 Tour Dates

Sep 12: Houston, TX – Secret Group
Sep 13: Austin, TX – Mohawk (Inside)
Sep 16: Chicago, IL – Subterranean
Sep 17: Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
Sep 18: Detroit, MI – Parts & Labor
Sep 19: Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s
Sep 20: Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
Sep 22: Ridgewood, NY – TV Eye
Sep 23: New York, NY – Night Club 101
Sep 24: Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
Sep 25: Washington, DC – DC9
Sep 26: Raleigh, NC – Kings
Sep 27: Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5

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