![]() ![]() ![]() It was more of a late night conversation with two of my bandmates who simply asked what we would be doing this year. Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger) that it was time to put out another solo record? It’s a wonderful surefire smile-inducer.ĭuring our chat Cook - who many may know from being a member of Hiss Golden Messenger and Megafaun - touched on how the album came to be (beers with buds), how he finds the good in every person, and how he himself remains one happy dude. It basks in the tradition of old spirituals and New Orleans brass music while being one whole, free-flowing entity. It’s full of joyous odes to the human condition. This brings us to Cook’s upcoming, jubilant sophomore solo record People Are My Drug. Watching his friends and family be creative and just plain living, that’s what gets him off. See, Phil Cook is getting high off of the vibes provided by the people he surrounds himself with. ![]() No pipes or prostitutes, just a whole lot of positivity. What follows won’t be another sordid rock ’n’ roll tale of drugs and wildness. “I just get a little high,” multi-talented singer-songwriter Phil Cook tells me over the phone on a drive back to his home base in Durham, North Carolina. Inclusion in this category is the highest distinction we can bestow, and signals the most important music being released throughout the year. The RX is Uproxx Music’s stamp of approval for the best albums, songs, and music stories throughout the year. ![]()
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