FALL 2025
NEW (OLD) MUSIC!
NECKTIE SECOND (DELUXE)
My 1994 debut album, Necktie Second, is available on vinyl for the first time.
2 LPs pressed on clear vinyl in a gatefold jacket!
100 copies pressed on opaque sky blue vinyl! (SOLD OUT)
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering!
The original album and studio outtakes produced by Brendan O’Brien and engineered by Russ Fowler!
Two studio outtakes from the original sessions!
Five newly recorded acoustic renditions! (Two featuring Peter Stroud! Four with Elaine Summers! Mixed with Martin Feveyear!)
Features an alternate cover photo from the original shoot by Lance Mercer!
Lance also provided a photo for the inner gatefold featuring the killer band that graces the album: Robert Cooper (Bass), Gregg Williams (Drums), and Elaine Summers (Backing vocals and cowbell).
Back cover photo by Karen Moskowitz!
Center label photo by David E. Perry!
LP reissue design by Grant Prettyman at Belhum! Original cover design by Barry Ament!
Thanks to Gene Zacharewicz! And Erik Freeman & Jason Hughes at Vinyl Voice Editions/Alliance Entertainment and Dino Peredes at American! And thanks to Jim Anderson for appearing on the cover!
For now, the bonus tracks will not be available on streaming services like Spotify. To check out the seven bonus tracks, visit this Substack post.
The vinyl-only reissue is distributed by Alliance Entertainment as part of their Vinyl Voice Editions program, making it available in over 35,000 retail locations around the globe. (If your local record store doesn’t have it in stock, you can ask them to order a copy.)
Or you can order online at my Bandcamp store.
LIVE DATES!
FESTIVAL ALERT
I’ll be in Florida in January to perform at the 17th annual 30A Songwriters Festival. TICKETS + INFO
Join me and over 125 artists as we perform in ~25 venues up and down scenic Highway 30A on the Gulf Coast in South Walton County on the Florida panhandle.
It’s a killer lineup! I’m especially looking forward to catching Mavis Staples, James McMurtry, Mary Gauthier, David Lowery, Benmont Tench, Glenn Phillips, and Robyn Hitchcock. And of course, I’ll be stoked to see my old Thorns bandmate, Shawn Mullins.
GIG RECAPS
I played my final gigs of 2025 in October with a run of seven appearances in the Pacific Northwest. Read all about this string of dates on Substack.
In September, Elaine Summers and I embarked on a tour of the Northeast. We savored every minute. It felt amazing to be back out on the open road, living out of a suitcase, finding good food, and of course, bringing the music to the people. Those 80 or 90 minutes on stage were pure bliss. Equally blissful were the conversations with audience members after our sets. I’m grateful for the chance to connect with listeners and hear what my music has meant to them.
Stay up to date on dates by following me on Bandsintown.
FADE AWAY BLUE!
Charles Moss at SPIN Magazine wrote the definitive story of my latest studio album, Fade Away Blue. Read the article HERE.
Since the first single, “You Called Me Kid,” dropped in June, I’ve heard from scores of listeners who’ve been touched by what is by far my most personal album.
The record also received glowing notices from the press.
“The best album of Droge’s career — largely because it’s so personal.
Droge’s great gift has always been an innate sense of hooks so naturally appealing that it sounds like they must have always been there.”
“Fade Away Blue is a model of narrative precision and melodic efficiency, proving yet again why the Oregon native is one of the most underrated singer/songwriters of his generation.”
I made the podcast rounds this year. I love podcasts because they allow for deep and meaningful conversations. And with the personal nature of Fade Away Blue front and center, things got really deep at times. (I even shed a tear during one interview.) On the lighter side, it was fun to revisit my musical history and recount stories from the old days.
Search for my name in your podcast app of choice to dial ‘em up and have a listen.
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Peace & Love Songs,
Pete