Highway Junkie Andy Thomas’s first solo LP is out and rockin’ out!

About this episode

Andy Thomas discusses his debut solo album 'Highway Junkie' and the journey of his sobriety.

There are few things we love better at Roots Music Rambler than talking to an artist about their first album. As this episode drops (March 27), so will southern rocker Andy Thomas’s debut solo record Highway Junkie. Andy spent some time with Frank and Falls recently to talk about the album, his songs and songwriting and a lot more. Thomas is Virginia-born but now based in Florida. He played in a couple of different bands from the time he was a teenager, jamming with his father and brother, until his most recent projects with The Trongone Band and Yarn. The real story of Highway Junkie is that it came after Thomas realized drugs, alcohol and partying were holding him back. This record is the journey of his sobriety as much as anything. Frank and Falls also had a very animated and pointed critique of fans of Treaty Oak Revival fan behavior at recent concerts. They showed clips from TikTok of a recent Lexington, Ky., concert at Rupp Arena in which fans carried on an alarming new tradition of throwing towers of not empty beer cups in the air. It left fans and the arena floor doused with alcohol and Falls called it "embarrassing" for Lexington. And as always, the hosts offer their…

People in this episode

Hosts: Francesca Folinazzo, Jason Falls

Guest: Andy Thomas

Topics covered

• first album
• sobriety
• music recommendations
• concert behavior
• southern rock

Keywords

• Andy Thomas
• Highway Junkie
• sobriety
• southern rock
• music recommendations
• concert behavior

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Trongone Band, Yarn

Books & works: Highway Junkie, Heavy

Places: Virginia, Florida, Lexington, Ky.

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