[Cover photo credit to Mike Jeffries]
Western Gothic Rock artist Liam St. John has released his new single “Man I Drew,” out via Big Loud Rock. The song is the latest in a series of new releases on the horizon from the Spokane-born, Nashville-based artist. “Man I Drew” is a track that “reckons with ghosts of the past as St. John confronts the harsh expectations of his younger self.”
St. John says:
I loved to draw as a kid. I would draw pictures of my heroes, people I wanted to be like when I grew up. It was typically NFL players or Olympic athletes, like Walter Payton or Michael Johnson. I would also draw what I thought I would be like when I grew up. It was my way of dreaming. A few years ago I was reminded of my love for drawing as a kid and I had the thought: what if I had to face the man I drew? And what would he think? To be honest I think younger me would be mind blown, and pretty proud of what we’ve accomplished, but boy did we have to go through hell to get here. This song is about the hell we faced along the way.
St. John’s nationwide Year of the Horse headline tour continues this month, which will be followed by newly announced dates with Amigo The Devil, Cameron Whitcomb, and Bridge City Sinners this Fall.
These new singles follow St. John’s debut studio album, Man Of The North, which arrived in 2025. St. John has since brought the songs of Man Of The North to life through a series of performances around the globe, from the Knik Glacier in Alaska, to the Cumberland Caverns in Tennessee, to the edge of the cliffs of the Scottish coast at the Findlater Castle, and beyond. It culminated in the recently released live album Man Of The North (Live In The Wild), out now.
TOUR DATES:
08/14 – Susanville, CA @ Diamond Mountain Casino & Hotel
08/15 – Redmond, OR @ General Duffy’s Waterhole
08/18 – Denver, CO @ Skylark Lounge
08/20 – Nashville, TN @ Pickin in the Backwoods Music Festival
09/15 – Albany, NY @ Empire Live^
09/17 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live^
09/24 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme^
09/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle*
09/26 – Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre^
09/28 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
09/29 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar
09/30 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom*
10/02 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium*
10/03 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre*
10/06 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA*
10/07 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24*
10/09 – Garden City, ID @ Revolution Concert House*
10/10 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma*
10/13 – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Hotel*
10/14 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre*
10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern*
10/21 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre*
10/23 – Tacoma, WA @ Airport Tavern Music Hall+
10/27 – Petaluma, CA @ Mystic Theater+
10/28 – Felton, CA @ Felton Music Hall+
10/29 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre Toube Family Music Hall+
10/31 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall+
^ w/ Amigo The Devil
* w/ Cameron Whitcomb
+ w/ Bridge City Sinners
