From the lush opener and title track, "Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine," to the earnest and heartfelt "She's Just Like California," the record is an introduction to a vulnerable, and often publicly hidden, side of the flamboyant frontman. 

 

Freshly uninhibited and entirely unapologetic, Spiller worked alongside producer Jon Levine (Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa, Drake) and guitarist/producer Jason Faulkner (St. Vincent, Air, Beck) on the 10 new tracks that, despite their intimate nature, don't shy away from bombastic strings and over-the-top orchestration. 

 

"In terms of big sound and theatrics, those come naturally to me," he says. "That's the way I've always written, and that wasn't an issue. This was a case of finding great lyrics that told a great story with truth and vulnerability. I really wanted to tell my own story in this record." And on Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine, he's done just that.