Eric Slick is back with a new solo record. The Dr. Dog drummer, who has spent years behind the kit for everyone from Taylor Swift on 2021's "You All Over Me" to Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman, just announced Bounce House, arriving March 2027. It follows last year's New Age Rage, another gem in a catalog that keeps proving Slick is more than a hired gun.
Lead single "Mannequin" pulls in Molly Martin and Jamie Lidell, and it's a killer. There's warmth here, a knack for melody that fans of his day job will recognize, plus a looseness that only comes from a player who has logged this many hours onstage.
Slick played Wilco's Sky Blue Sky fest earlier this year, and you can feel that momentum bleeding into these tracks. He knows how to serve a track and how to lead one. Bounce House sounds like the moment he steps fully into the spotlight.
A drummer this good writing songs this sharp? Pay attention.