Lucero illustrate family scenes across multiple generations in two new singles: Hello My Name Is Izzy and 84 300zx (With T-Tops). Prior to last weeks digital release, the songs were only found on the limited 7 vinyl singleMy Name Is Izzy, which came out last year.
Band singer-guitarist Ben Nichols wrote Hello My Name Is Izzy, a playful country tune, for his young daughter, and lyrically he has fun sharing anecdotes about the cheeky behavior of a developing toddler. With lighthearted lines about chasing cats and breaching the baby gate, the song has become an endearingly comical crowd-pleaser at Lucero live shows.
In the more wistful 84 300zx (With T-Tops), Nichols switches gears from fatherhood to reflecting on how he was raised by his own dad; particularly feeling grateful for the understanding he received after a teenage joyride left his old mans sportscar stuck in a ditch.
Family responsibility was a running theme within Luceros latest studio albumAmong the Ghosts, which came out last August. Of the release, Nichols toldRolling Stone:I think maybe the reason the record has this darker tone overall, this darker mood, is maybe because now, with a family, as happy as I am, now Ive got something to lose. Theres a new kind of fear that Ive never felt before.
Lucero next perform March 12th in Kansas City, Missouri, opening for Flogging Molly at the VooDoo Lounge at Harrahs Casino. The band will also host their annual Lucero Family Block Party in their home city of Memphis, with special guests Blackberry Smoke and Will Hoge on April 13th.