John Davis of Superdrag recently announced his new solo LP, JINX, out Sept. 27 on the Lost In Ohio label. You can pre-order the album HERE. Today he is sharing the second single from the album and the first official music video, “Take My Brains Out.”

Davis gives a little background / perspective on the single:

“Tom (Pappas, from Superdrag) laughed out loud the first time he heard this chorus. It sounds funny, but it strikes at something deeper. Sometimes your own mind can be your worst enemy; it can even try to destroy you! So I guess I was longing for a removable one. Also, the lead guitar always makes me laugh. I’ve read in several places that if something about a song makes you laugh, by all means leave it in.” -John Davis

JINX was intended as a Superdrag album. It even started tracking as one. But the exercise of recording in fits and starts ultimately found the endeavor sputtering to a stop. Superdrag ran out of patience, time and energy. But John Davis, heart-on-the-sleeve songwriter that he is, knew that these songs needed to be saved.

“Stewart Pack has been a hero of mine for about 30 years,” John says. “He was the guitarist and the singer in my favorite Knoxville band ever, Pegclimber.” John had collaborated with Stewart on past projects like skate punk revival band Epic Ditch, but what John was really looking for was to be put in touch with Stewart’s son, Henry, who was fast becoming one of the most sought-after engineers in town. Not to mention a “monster drummer.”