Griz Announces New Album Featuring Snoop Dogg, DRAM And Many More [DETAILS]

After a wild series of late winter shows, Griz has announced a major tour this Spring, but also a full-length studio album. Griz dropped the announcement via social media with a video that is in line with his typical trippy branding.

East Coast Tour

The tour will come up the east coast hitting Florida, North Carolina, New York, and PA, before cutting into the midwest for stops in Ohio, Minnesota, and Missouri. Tickets go on sale to the public this Friday at 10 am, local time. If you weren’t able to check out Griz this winter – you will without a doubt want to make sure you catch him on this new tour.

Ride Waves Coming April 5th

The bigger piece of news that Griz dropped was his new album, Ride Waves which will be released on April 5. The album features collaborations with Snoop Dogg, DRAM, Matisyahu, and many, many more.

Check out the full announcement video below, and stay tuned as we suspect some singles are on the way shortly.

Stoked to share the Ride Waves journey with you in 2019! 🌊 New album coming 4/5, hitting the road in May. Artist pre-sale begins tomorrow 10am local / general on sale Fri 10am local. Until then, check out my newest single “I’m Good” 🎷 More info at https://t.co/PpdbjdUXP6 pic.twitter.com/avA4vUDBjJ

— GRiZ (@Griz) January 22, 2019

‘Ride Waves’ Arrived Right On Schedule

Griz kept his promise, dropping “Ride Waves” as his fifth studio album on April 5, 2019, exactly as teased in the announcement above. The record leaned further into his genre-blurring approach to funk, soul, and bass music, giving Snoop Dogg, DRAM, and the rest of the featured lineup room to shine within his signature horn-driven, groove-heavy production style. It became one of the more celebrated releases in his catalog, praised for balancing accessible, feel-good songwriting with the improvisational, live-instrumentation feel that’s made his shows a festival circuit staple.

Why Griz Keeps Pairing Albums With Big Tours

Griz has built his career on the strength of his live show as much as his studio output, and rolling out a major tour announcement alongside a new album has become something of a formula for him. It gives fans a reason to buy tickets immediately while the album hype is fresh, and it lets him build a live show specifically designed around the new material rather than retrofitting old sets. The East Coast-to-Midwest routing described here reflects just how deep his fanbase runs in those regions, cities that have consistently shown up for him going back to his earlier tours well before “Ride Waves” ever became a possibility.