{"id":95096,"date":"2026-04-14T10:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=95096"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:03:57","slug":"bicentennial-drug-lord-warm-up-with-thaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2026\/04\/bicentennial-drug-lord-warm-up-with-thaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicentennial Drug Lord Warm Up With ‘Thaw’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Released on the 27th of March, ‘Thaw’ is the new single from Milwaukee trio, Bicentennial Drug Lord<\/a>. Comprising three longtime friends, John Daniels, Rick Donner, and Alan Weatherhead, BDL bring a much needed warmth to these early spring days.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The late March release of ‘Thaw’ wasn’t a co-incidence; led by acoustic guitar, it’s a celebration of the changing seasons, and the coming of spring, with its promise of new life and hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the surface, ‘Thaw’ is a love song – a plea to a lover not to leave, and instead stay and take in the warm days that are soon upon us. But take a deeper dive, and you understand why Bicentennial Drug Lord describe it as a “prayer for spring to come”. An homage to their hometown as much as anything else, BDL draw from their surroundings in the lyrics, with references to the weather conditions – the month of clouds, and the Coldstream washing away thoughts – as well as the local environs, such as Lake Michigan, on whose shores Milwaukee sits, referencing the cracking of the ice, as the thaw approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Thaw’ was recorded at Drop Of Sun Studios, in Asheville, North Carolina, under the care of Alex Farrar, best known for his work with MJ Lenderman, Wednesday, and Merce Lemon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more about Bicentennial Drug Lord and their music online on Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>. You can stream and download ‘Thaw’ on BDL’s Bandcamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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