Doug Gillard is excited to announce his new solo album Parallel Stride (Dromedary Records) out April 24, 2026 (pre-order). Today, he is sharing the album’s lead single “Face Of Smiles” alongside its accompanying music video, edited by Jeff Economy and featuring Doug Gillard, Tom Beaujour, Dave Hill, and Ray Kubian. 

On the song, Doug Gillard says:

“I was feeling a sense of melancholy when writing the lyrics. I imagined a conversation between two people, each of them having suffered a significant loss, and seeing such loss amplified and mirrored in the skies, as astronomy ties into their narrative.”

On the video, Gillard adds:

“The video captures a typical day wherein I commute across NYC for a recording with engineer Tom Beaujour where I’m joined by Dave Hill on bass and Ray Kubian on drums. Tom also presents me with a  “Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar” flyer in his studio, which for some reason I never saw when I recorded a lot of this album there The flyer is a long-running NYC legend, having been posted around the city for over 20 years.”