Genre-defying artist d4vd unveils the official tracklist and artwork for his upcoming debut EP Petals To Thorns out 26 May via Darkroom/Interscope.
The Petals to Thorns EP, is primed to be a groundbreaking debut captivating listeners with its diverse range of genres, from R&B to indie rock and grunge. The nine-song project features his two chart-climbing singles, RIAA platinum “Romantic Homicide,” a grungy, guitar-driven breakup anthem, and RIAA gold “Here With Me,” a slow-building beachy ballad. The EP also compiles d4vd’s recent, wide-ranging releases, “WORTHLESS,” “Sleep Well,” “You and I” as well as new tracks, “Don’t Forget About Me,” “Backstreet Girl,” “The Bridge” and the highly cinematic “This Is How It Feels” featuring jazz-pop artist and one of d4vd’s personal favorite artists Laufey. Full tracklist below.
The songs range from fast-paced, reverb-drenched dream pop to slacker rock with elements of R&B and pop-punk in his vocals. His songwriting process is front and center on the upcoming body of work. After facing copyright strikes on his gaming YouTube channel, d4vd kickstarted his music career by recording songs inside his sister’s closet via the app BandLab. With gaming culture and anime as some of his biggest influences, d4vd’s sound is a true testament to the DIY spirit of today’s emerging artists.
TRACKLIST:
- Sleep Well
- Here With Me
- This Is How It Feels (feat Laufey)
- Don’t Forget About Me
- WORTHLESS
- Backstreet Girl
- You and I
- Romantic Homicide
- The Bridge
d4vd’s prepares to embark on a run of summer tour dates in celebration of the upcoming project. His debut run of headline shows earlier this year as part of “The Root Of It All” tour sold out immediately. These new summer dates will revisit major cities including New York and Los Angeles and his hometown Houston, expanding to larger venues. See below for full tour routing.
D4VD UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
Sunday, May 28 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute
Tuesday, May 30 – London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall
Friday, June 2 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso Tollhuisten
Saturday, June 3 – Paris, France – We Love Green Festival
Tuesday, June 6 – Berlin, Germany – Privatclub
Thursday, June 8 – Cologne, Germany – Helios 37
Friday, June 9 – Gräfenhainichen, Germany – MELT Festival
Sunday, June 11 – Stockholm, Sweden – Nalen Klubb
Tuesday, June 13 – Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret
Wednesday, June 14 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Rust
Friday, June 16 – Milan, Italy – Unaltro Festival (Concert Series)
Sunday, June 18 – Florence, Italy – Firenze Rocks Festival
Sunday, June 25 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Tuesday, June 27 – Dallas, TX – The Echo
Thursday, June 29 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft at Center Stage
Saturday, July 1 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
Wednesday, July 5 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
Friday, July 7 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Saturday, July 8 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Monday, July 10 – New York, NY – Racket
Tuesday, July 11 – New York, NY – Racket
Sunday, July 16 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Tuesday, July 18 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
Friday, July 21 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Saturday, July 22 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
Sunday, July 23 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Tuesday, July 25 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Saturday, July 29 – Naeba, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
Thursday, August 10 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
Friday, August 11 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
d4vd emerged as a visionary artist only one year after he began writing and recording heart-piercing tracks alone in his sister’s closet in Houston, Texas. d4vd gained his now-eclectic taste in rap and indie music from internet wormholes and fan-made Fortnite videos on YouTube, which he also started creating as a homeschooled teenager. As an avid player who has amassed over fifty thousand subscribers on his gaming channel, he noticed that the songs in his game montages were getting copyright strikes, and his mother suggested that he should write his own original music as a solution. This motivated d4vd to start recording his own tracks after discovering an easy-to-use music-making app called BandLab. He’s released a smattering of singles touching everything from indie-alternative to pop to R&B, and the 18-year-old, born David Burke, scored a breakout hit in summer 2022 with the melancholic indie rock song “Romantic Homicide,” whose brutally honest lyrics about heartbreak and resentment have connected with hundreds of thousands of listeners. His slow-building beachy ballad, “Here With Me” also climbed the charts, establishing d4vd as a genre-defying newcomer. d4vd’s intuitive command of lyricism stems from his years of scribbling raps and poems in his journal since childhood and his versatile interests shine in his music, drawing primarily from manga for his “real and grounded” narratives. “Romantic Homicide,” a song recorded entirely on an iPhone, reached No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and led to d4vd signing to Darkroom/Interscope before d4vd even graduated high school. “Here With Me” followed suit, breaking into the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2023. His debut headline spring tour ‘The Root of it All’ sold-out within 30 minutes of going on sale. He continues his rise with recent singles “Worthless” and “Sleep Well.”