Andrew W.K. hasn’t released an album since 2009, but don’t think the man born as Andrew Wilkes-Krier has been in hibernation the least eight years: The Michigan native went on a speaking tour dubbed “The Power of Partying,” launched his own political party called the Party Party, gave the keynote speech at a My Little Pony convention, delivered a guest lecture at the Oxford Union titled “The Philosophy of Partying” and, perhaps best of all, released a pizza guitar.
For the uninitiated, Andrew W.K. rose to prominence behind his 2001 debut full-length I Get Wet, a collection of straightforward Hard Rock anthems anchored by his exuberant sing-shout voice and highlighted by his signature song, “Party Hard.” And now it seems the world’s most dedicated partier is ready to get back to his bread and butter — going on tour to highlight songs from his six albums and releasing a new record that will drop in March 2018.
Here’s what he said in a statement about the new album, which of course will center around his favorite activity: “I’m going for the sound of pure, unadulterated power; every emotion, every thought, every experience, every sensation, every fear, every joy, every clarity, every confusion, every up, every down … all extruded and concentrated into one thick syrup of super life-force feeling, and then psychically amplified by the celebratory spirit of glorious partying.”
This article appears in Sep 27 – Oct 4, 2017.