SEAROWS SHARES “IN VIOLET” FINAL SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM DEATH IN THE BUSINESS OF WHALING
Searows, the project of Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter and guitarist Alec Duckart, shares “In Violet,” the final single from his forthcoming new album, Death in the Business of Whaling, due this Friday January 23, 2026 via Last Recordings On Earth.
Of “In Violet,” Duckart shares, “In my head, this song is visually a very dramatic tale that is not nearly as mundane as the feelings I wrote it about. The song is essentially about not living up the version of yourself you wanted to show to someone, and the various types of disappointment that go with that. But I imagine it as this fantastical epic that lives up to the weight and the drama that those emotions feel like they have in real life.”
Searows is also announcing a US headline tour in support of Death in the Business of Whaling, on top of the string of in-store record release shows that kick off this week. All dates below and additional info available HERE.
Though Death in the Business of Whaling arrives as Searows’ second album, it’s the product of many firsts, including his first time recording outside the creative cocoon of his bedroom. His 2022 debut Guard Dog was written, recorded and self-produced in Duckart’s Portland home and independently released with little expectation as to how it would be received. The music soon found a passionate audience that were already sharing snippets of Duckart’s music via communities on TikTok, as well as co-signs from artists like Ethel Cain, Gracie Abrams and Robin Pecknold.
When the time came to commit the collection of ideas for his new record to tape, he set up shop in a converted horse barn outside of Seattle, keen to harness a greater sense of scale and space in the creation of the music, working this time with co-producer Trevor Spencer (Father John Misty, Beach House, Mary Lattimore) to expand his creative vision.
Death in the Business of Whaling In-Stores:
More info here: https://searows.lnk.to/
01/22 – New York, NY @ Rough Trade [SOLD OUT]
01/23 – New York, NY @ Rough Trade
01/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Fingerprints
01/28 – Portland, OR @ Music Millennium
01/29 – Seattle, WA @ Easy Street
Tour Dates:
Tickets from searows.com
03/24 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
03/25 – Amsterdam, NL @ Tolhuistuin
03/26 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Rotonde
03/28 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
03/30 – Paris, FR @ La Bellevilloise
04/01 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk
04/02 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity Centre
04/03 – Leeds, UK @ Irish Centre
04/05 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
04/06 – Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke’s
04/08 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
04/10 – London, UK @ KOKO
04/23 – Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Co.
04/24 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
04/25 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
04/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
04/30 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
05/01 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
05/02 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
05/05 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/06 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
05/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05/09 – Boston, MA @ Royale
05/11 – Montreal, QC @ Le Studio TD
05/12 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
05/14 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
05/15 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
05/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
05/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
06/09 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
06/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
06/14 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box
06/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
06/18 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
06/19 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
06/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
06/22 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
06/24 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
06/26 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
06/27 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
