Article Contributed by Regime Music Group
Published on December 16, 2025
Andy Frasco & The U.N. return with Growing Pains (Deluxe) an expanded edition of Frasco’s most personal and creatively ambitious album to date, arriving on January 23, 2026. Ushering in the new chapter on December 12 is a brand new single “Heavy Heart,” that deepens the emotional arc of the original album.
“Heavy Heart is about the people who are always putting others before themselves,” Frasco says. “They suppress their sadness because they don’t want to be a burden, and often let their past weigh them down. You gotta let the past go to finally move on.”
Listen to “Heavy Heart” HERE | Watch “Heavy Heart” Lyric Video HERE
The deluxe record also includes November’s single “Tumbleweed”, featuring vocals from powerhouse Southern rock & blues artist JJ Grey. Frasco co-wrote this roots-driven tune with longtime friend Kris Lager while the two were on tour, comparing the highs, lows, humor, loneliness, and misunderstood nature of being a touring musician, to a tumbleweed on the open road going with the flow and letting the wind carry it away.
“It’s a lot of fun and games, but at its root, being on the road can get lonely and the experience misunderstood,” reflects Frasco, “I wanted to paint a picture about not just the fun elements, but also the struggles and hard-to-meet expectations around living a normal life too.”
JJ Grey adds sportively: “When my boy Frasco hollered about singing on a song of his I said hell yeah! When I heard the song I fell in love with it! Janky goodness!!”
Listen to “Tumbelweed” HERE
Growing Pains (Deluxe) features six bonus tracks: the two new songs (“Heavy Heart” and “Tumbleweed”) plus four intimate acoustic renditions recorded live at Second Nature Vintage in Nashville, TN.
“We had a few songs I was working on that didn’t make the deadline for Growing Pains earlier this year, but lived in the same vein,” Frasco says. “Heavy Heart and Tumbleweed are very important to the growth of my songwriting, and I wanted to make sure their home was with the Growing Pains collection. Plus, we added a few acoustic versions to spice things up and give another dimension to some of the original album tunes.”
A stand out track on the Growing Pains tracklist is “Life is Easy,” one of Frasco’s most ambitious and collaborative recordings to-date. The blisteringly clever, tongue-in-cheek folk protest anthem brings together an all-star cast of Billy Strings, Steve Poltz, Daniel Donato, and Mike Gordon (Phish), each adding their own sonic stamp to the song’s rollicking, satirical energy. Built on foot-stomping acoustic rhythms, tight harmonies, and Frasco’s signature blend of humor rand humanity, the track skewers modern absurdities while offering a heartfelt reminder to seek simplicity and presence—a message that has made it one of the album’s defining moments.
A continuation of the album’s central themes of resilience, vulnerability, humor, and emotional evolution, Growing Pains (Deluxe) offers a fuller portrait of Frasco’s current chapter blending rowdy anthems and raw introspection, capturing everything from addiction and burnout to joy, relationships, and creative survival.
Pre-Save Growing Pains (Deluxe) HERE
Frasco will support the release with a robust run of winter tour dates stretching across the U.S. The run kicks off December 12 at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse; includes a stop at Nashville’s Basement East and a two-night New Year’s Eve run at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY. Early 2026 brings a stop at Tropic of Cancer Fest in Todos Santos, Mexico before a full west coast sweep at Los Angeles’ legendary Troubador, Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, Pappy & Harriet’s, and more. Frasco will perform at Umphrey’s McGee’s Deep Dive in Cancún running April 30 – May 3 before a string of festival appearances at All Good Now Festival, Northlands Music & Arts Festival, and Floyd Fest.
Tickets to all shows can be purchased at andyfrasco.com/tour.
Growing Pains (Deluxe) Tracklist
Upcoming Tour Dates
Dec 12 • Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Dec 13 • Nashville, TN – The Basement East
Dec 14 • Lexington, KY – The Burl
Dec 17 • Little Rock, AR – Revolution Music Room
Dec 18 • Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
Dec 19 • Dallas, TX – Deep Ellum Art Co.
Dec 20 • Austin, TX – Antone’s
Dec 30 – 31 • Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
Jan 2-3 • Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed w/ Umphrey’s McGee
Jan 14-18 • Todos Santos, MX – Tropic of Cancer Festival
Jan 22 • Buena Vista, CO – The Lariat
Jan 23 • Telluride, CO – Club Red Telluride
Jan 24 • Durango, CO – Animas City Theatre
Jan 25 • Santa Fe, NM – Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery
Jan 28 • Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Jan 29 • Flagstaff, AZ – Yucca North
Jan 30 • Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Jan 31 • Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
Feb 1 • Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
Feb 3 • Crystal Bay, NV – Crystal Bay Club Casino – Crown Room
Feb 4 • San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Feb 6 • Portland, OR – The Get Down
Feb 7 • Seattle, WA – Neumos
Feb 8 • Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
Feb 9 • Centralia, WA -The Juicebox
Feb 28 – Mar 1 • Steamboat Springs, CO – WinterWonderGrass
Mar 13 • Rochester, NY – Shamrock Jack’s
Apr 30 – May 3 • Cancún, MX – Deep Dive w/ Umphrey’s McGee
Jun 14 • Columbia, MD – All Good Now Festival
Jun 21 • Swanzey, NH – Northlands Music & Arts Festival
Jul 24-25 • Check, VA – FloydFest
