NEW SINGLE PRESS RELEASE

The Advocators Announce their New Single ‘One Last Ride’

Northland-based band The Advocators return brandishing their barnstorming new single ‘One Last Ride’, set for release on 06/06/2026 on all major streaming platforms. ‘One Last Ride’ is the first single off their upcoming sophomore album ‘Beyond the Palisade’, due for release on 06/06/2026. Known for their raw and gritty blend of alt-country noir and hostile gospel stomp rock, The Advocators deliver an incendiary track that explores the unhinged adventures of addiction. 

The Song

‘One Last Ride’ combines a dissonant banjo refrain with dirty electric guitar (Mark Bruce) and an unhinged driving rhythm provided by Dan Stenhouse on bass and Benny Michelson on drums. Leading the charge is singer Leroy Brown with a stand-out vocal performance, spitting and hissing out the tale with a gravelled throat and a resolute defiance. Over and again he sings the refrain, ‘yes I’m livin’...yes I’m fine’. However, it’s abundantly clear that he’s not.

In the Artist’s Words

“This song started as a simple and resigned country blues song" says Brown. "As the lyrics progressed down a far darker and more uncouth path, the banjo riff revealed itself and became the central hook of the track. Mark and I then dissected it and taxidermied it back together. We then took it into the studio with Dan and Ben and their contributions gave it the legs it deserved and sent it galloping yonder”.

Production 

‘One Last Ride’ was recorded in Whangarei with producer Dan Stenhouse at CreativeLab Studio. Both Michelson and Stenhouse will join The Advocators on their upcoming album release tour (with dates to be announced). This album live will be a raw and vulnerable, abrasive high-voltage spectacle not to be missed.

About The Advocators

The Advocators are hewing themselves a unique place in New Zealand’s musical landscape with previous releases having garnered tens of thousands of streams, praise from publications such as Rolling Stone Australia, 13th Floor, NZ Musician, Happy Mag, Under the Radar, and radio play across New Zealand and Australian student stations. 

 

 

 

 

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