Jeremy Porter and The Tucos along with GTG Records announce the release of their new single “Tonight Is Not the Night” b/w “DTW” on 7” limited-edition opaque red vinyl. Pre-order it here.

This is The Tucos’ sixth 7” single and their first release since the 3-CD career retrospective Bottled Regrets: The First Ten Years.

The songs were recorded during the Candy Coated Cannonball sessions in the winter of 2020, just before the Covid 19 pandemic shut the music industry and the rest of the world down. Both songs are previously unreleased and will be available initially only on vinyl and digitally through the accompanying download card that will be included with the record.

Jeremy Porter says, “These weren’t exactly leftovers from the Candy Coated Cannonball album, but intentionally set aside for the single. The A-side, ‘Tonight Is Not the Night’ was played live a few times leading up to the recording of that record. It’s your standard Tucos midwestern-powerpop-heartbreak song, and the B-Side, ‘DTW’ is our twangy/honkytonk-instrumental answer to Rush’s “YYZ,” played live more often than not these days. We worked it up as the theme song for an animated series in 2019 that never got off the ground, so it needed a home.”

Watch the lyric video for “Tonight Is Not The Night”:

Each 7” includes a hand-silkscreened insert and a download card.

The 7” will be released on September 9, 2022 and supported on the Tucos’ Fall Tour across the eastern and southern U.S. and Canada. Pre-orders started August 12 and will ship in advance of the release.

JEREMY PORTER and The Tucos – 2022 Fall Tour Dates:
Fri 26 Aug – Lansing, MI – Avenue Café (7″ Release show)
Thu 8 Sep – London, ON – Palasad Social Bowl
Fri 9 Sep – Montreal, QC – Barfly
Sat 10 Sep – Windsor, ON – Phog Lounge
Sat 17 Sep – Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag (w/Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band)
Thu 22 Sep – Indianapolis, IN – Melody Inn
Fri 23 Sept – Iowa City, IA – Elray’s Live & Dive
Sat 24 Sept – Wausau, WI – Polack Inn
Thu 13 Oct – Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog
Fri 14 Oct – Catonsville, MD – State Fare
Sat 15 Oct – Salem, VA – Olde Salem Brewing Co
Sun 16 Oct – Raleigh, NC – Chasing Raleigh
Mon 17 Oct – Chattanooga, TN – Cherry Street Tavern
Tue 18 Oct – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Wed 19 Oct – Tuscaloosa, AL – Druid City Brewing Company
Thu 20 Oct – Water Valley, MS – Hometown Pizza
Fri 21 Oct – Marion, IL – John Brown’s on the Square
Sat 22 Oct – TBA
Thu 17 Nov – Lima, OH – Live at the Lab
Fri 18 Nov – Knoxville, TN – Preservation Pub
Sat 19 Nov – Eaton, OH – Taffy’s of Eaton

Photo by David Kellogg