“Judging by the blurb that accompanies their album, it sounds as though Drugdealer – aka Michael Collins and co. – have had a bit of a existential crisis when it comes to the value in creativity in a saturated world. “It often feels like everything’s been done,” they say. “What’s the point of creating? Does the world need another still life of fruit? Another film about love? Does the world need ano”
“L.A.-based auteur Michael Collins crafts a pristine portrait of early-’70s AM radio by taking inspiration not only from the period’s definitive artists, but its discarded pop detritus, too.”
“Raw Honey is a seductive and catchy pop record bearing its '60s rock influence openly and proudly.”
“Raw Honey is the second album from Michael Collins’ Drugdealer project, following his merry 2016 debut The End of Comedy. The new release largely follows the trail laid out by its predecessor, enveloping the listener in a cloud of funky smelling smoke and transporting them back to the hazy days of Steely Dan and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. A cascade of chipper melodies and buoyant acoustic instr”
“Drugdealer return with the derivative but accomplished Raw Honey”
