California rock band Daws will release new album ‘Oh Brother', their ninth studio album, on 11th October 2024 via Dead Ringers, the band's own imprint.
The record features the new single ‘House Parties', which is co-produced by brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith alongside longtime friend Mike Viola. Watch the video for the song below:
“A nostalgic song,” says Taylor Goldsmith. ”A song about how true cultural experiences aren’t in the tourist traps but within human connections among specific communities. It’s a goofy lyric but the sentiment is not. We can all relate to feeling truly alive at a dive bar or a stranger’s home, getting access into a universe we didn’t even know existed…Whether across the planet or just one town over.”
‘Oh Brother' marks a new chapter for Daws following the release of 2022's ‘Misadventures of Doomscroller' and the amicable departure of two bandmates in 2023. Taylor and Griffin recorded each track live, ater incorporating additional studio instrumentation and collaborating with touring guitarist Trevor Menear.
“All you can really do is find out what are the most essential, truest, and idiosyncratic parts of yourself,” Taylor Goldsmith says. “And I like the fact that Griffin and I are kind of clinging to each other and holding on to each other more than we ever have. We’re grateful for each other in a new way. But we’ve also been through a lot.
“It feels like we’re reborn in a way, and I mean that with so, so much love and gratitude to everyone we’ve ever played with before! This is what it means to be a lifer, to have iterations. It means having phases and chapters, and this is a very clear delineation as to the beginning of a new one. So ‘Oh Brother' feels like a ninth record, but it also feels like a first record.”
Dawes will celebrate their new era with the ‘Oh Brother' Tour, getting underway 7th November 2024 at Knoxville, TN’s Mill & Mine with additional legs set for December and April 2025.
DAWES – TOUR 2024/2025
NOVEMBER
7 – Knoxville, TN – Mill & Mine
8 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
9 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre of Durham
10 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
13 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
14 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
15 – Indianapolis, IN – Vogue
16 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
20 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live
21 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
22 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
23 – Portland, ME State Theatre
DECEMBER
6 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
8 – Solana Beach – Belly Up Solana Beach
9 – Solana Beach – Belly Up Solana Beach
13 – San Antonio, TX – Stable Hall
14 – Houston, TX – The Heights
15 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits at the Moody Theater
APRIL 2025
9 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theatre
10 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
11 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
12 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
13 – Princeton, NJ – Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theater Center
17 – Madison, WI – The Majestic
19 – Columbia, MO – Blue Note
23 – Denver, CO – Ogden
25 – Kalispell, MT – Wachholz College Center
26 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
27 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
The track list for ‘Oh Brother' is:
- Mr. Los Angeles
- Front Row Seat
- Still Strangers Sometimes
- Surprise!
- House Parties
- King of the Never-Wills
- The Game
- Enough Already
- Hilarity Ensues
