San Diego, CA musician Ricky, aka Ricky Schmidt (Western Settings / Hey, Chels) has announced a November 13th release date for his debut solo album “Palm Trees“, the eleven track album was produced by Tyson “Chicken” Annicharico of Dead To Me, engineered by Brandon Mericle and mixed by Scott Goodrich, it also features Shane Hendry (Reunions) and Jax (Hey, Chels). Ahead of the release Ricky has released the album’s lead single ‘Escape Artist‘, Ricky says, “This song is about needing to step away from the world and allow yourself time away from everything. We all need breaks and especially during a time like the one we are currently all in”. You can pre-order “Palm Trees” and stream ‘Escape Artist‘ via Bandcamp her...