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Published on 2026-11-13
Legendary singer-songwriter Mike Doughty is proud to announce today’s release of his new solo album, DR MALFUNCTION IN THE HUE DEPARTMENT, available everywhere now.
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Doughty’s first album under his own name in more than 10 years, DR MALFUNCTION IN THE HUE DEPARTMENT is a compilation of stripped-down new versions of covers and previously released songs in collaboration with longtime musical compatriot Andrew “Scrap” Livingston on backward guitar. The 12-track collection strips Doughty’s signature songwriting down to its essentials while venturing into unconventional terrain with surprising covers of Charli XCX’s “Apple,” Ry Cooder’s “Drive Like I Never Been Hurt,” and Hank Williams Jr.’s outlaw classic, “O.D’d in Denver.” Recorded at the famed Memphis Magnetic studio in Memphis, TN – the soul capital of the universe – DR MALFUNCTION IN THE HUE DEPARTMENT brings fresh perspectives to Doughty’s own material, resulting in an intimate but unpredictable recording that moves freely between styles and eras.
Doughty is currently celebrating DR MALFUNCTION IN THE HUE DEPARTMENT - along with music from across his voluminous body of work thus far – on a series of European solo shows accompanied by Livingston, set for stops in Italy and Belgium through late November. Additional dates will be announced. For updates, please see www.mikedoughty.com/tour.
Known for his diverse work as solo artist and with both Soul Coughing and Ghost of Vroom, Mike Doughty has released 11 albums in the 21st Century, from 2005’s HAUGHTY MELODIC to 2016’s THE HEART WATCHES WHILE THE BRAIN BURNS. Doughty has posted at least one completely new song each week since 2015 via his official Patreon page, now numbering well over 550. 2015 also saw Doughty’s biblical oratorio, Revelation, staged by WNYC at The Greene Space in New York City. Doughty is the author of two acclaimed memoirs published by Hachette Books: 2012’s The Book of Drugs, and I Die Each Time I Hear The Sound, the latter praised by Kirkus Reviews as “a witty rock memoir delivered with arty, aphoristic verve.” In 2024, Soul Coughing returned for their first tour together in 25 years, a sold-out, 17-city run that saw the band perform to packed houses of rapturous fans across the United States. Due to popular demand, Soul Coughing returned to the road in 2025 for an additional 14-date North American run spotlighting songs from across their hugely influential catalog, spanning 1994’s genre-defining debut, Ruby Vroom, 1996’s Irresistible Bliss, and 1998’s third and final studio album, El Oso.
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MIKE DOUGHTY
DR MALFUNCTION IN THE HUE DEPARTMENT
TRACKLIST:
Apple
50,000 Bonus Miles
Like a Luminous Girl
O.D’d in Denver
Lazybones
Down by the River by the Sugar Plant
Light Will Keep Your Heart Beating in the Future
Year of the Dog
Vegetable
Drive Like I Never Been Hurt
White Lexus
Wait! You'll Find a Better Way
