Photo by Ben Kaye
Folk rock favorites Dawes will return June 2nd with their fourth LP, All Your Favorite Bands. Lead single “Things Happen” has already won a fan in future band member David Letterman. Now, the band is back with “Right on Time”.
The song rolls down a slightly dusty knoll of bass and keys, steady in its descent but always on the verge of falling dangerously out of control. It’s the kind of tumble a child might enjoy before he comes up with a scrapped knee. “If these walls could talk/ I’d defer to the furniture,” sings out frontman Taylor Goldsmith as he examines the relationship with a loved one. “The piano, the table, the bed that we both sleep in/ these constant silent messengers.” After a trademark guitar solo, however, things take a decidedly dark turn, and suddenly the track isn’t quite the romantic ode earlier lyrics purported to be. Take a listen below.
All Your Favorite Bands Tracklist:
01. Things Happen
02. Somewhere Along the Way
03. Don’t Send Me Away
04. All Your Favorite Bands
05. I Can’t Think About It Now
06. To Be Completely Honest
07. Waiting for Your Call
08. Right on Time
09. Now That IT’s Too Late, Maria
Dawes will hit the road this June for a massive tour supporting the new album. In addition to shows at fests like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza Berlin, KAABOO, and Mumford and Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover, they’ll have gigs alongside First Aid Kit, My Morning Jacket, James Vincent McMorrow, Hozier, and many more.
Dawes 2015 Tour Dates:
06/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
06/05 – Seaside Heights, NJ @ Gentlemen of the Road: Seaside Heights Beach
06/06 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre \
06/07 – Charleston, WV @ Mountain Stage
06/09 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall \
06/10 – Chicago, IL @ Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park *
06/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Farmer’s Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
06/12 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
06/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Horseshoe Cincinnati (The Shoe) *
06/16 – Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion *
06/17 – Charlotte, NC @ The Uptown Amphitheater at the Music Factory *
06/19 – Waverly, IA @ Gentlemen of the Road: Wartburg College Athletic Fields
06/20 – Madison, WI @ The Capitol Theatre ^
06/21 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant ^
06/24 – Dallas, TX @ Annette Strauss Square at AT&T Performing Arts Center ^
06/25 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s ^
06/26 – Aurora, IL @ Two Brothers Summer Festival
06/27 – Peoria, IL @ Limelight Eventplex \
07/07 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory &
07/09 – Calgary, AB @ Republik &
07/10 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room &
07/11 – Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/12 – Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze Plaza #
07/15 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Orpheum Theatre +
07/17 – Fargo, ND @ Fargo Theatre &
07/18 – Appleton, WI @ Lawrence Chapel +
07/20 – Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix &
07/21 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground &
07/24 – Camden, NJ @ Xponential Music Festival
07/25 – Freeport, ME @ LL Bean Summer in the Park
07/27 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage ◊
07/28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (Outdoors) *
07/29 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadowbrook Amphitheater *
07/31 – Council Bluff, IA @ Harrah’s Hotel & Casino – Stir Cove
08/02 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks *
08/09 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Theater $
08/12 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom %
08/14 – Walla Walla, WA @ Gentlemen of the Road: Whitman College Athletic Fields
08/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot %
08/19 – Bellevue, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre %
08/21 – Salida, CO @ Gentlemen of the Road: Vandaveer Ranch
08/28 – Shrewsbury, UK @ Shrewsbury Folk festival
09/01 – Antwerp, BE @ Rivierenhof Festival !
09/02 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria Theatre !
09/04 – Stradbally, IE @ Electric Picnic Festival
09/05 – Birmingham, UK @ Moseley Folk Festival
09/08 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire !
09/10 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso !
09/12 – Groningen, NL @ Take Root
09/13 – Berlin, DE @ Lollapalooza Music Festival
09/19 – Templeton, CA @ Beaverstock
09/20 – Del Mar, CA @ KAABOO
09/25 – Raleigh, NC @ North Carolina Museum of Art
\ = w/ Gill Landry
* = w/ Hozier
^ = w/ Langhorne Slim support
& = w/ Sam Outlaw support
# = w/ Lake Street Dive and The Lone Bellow support
+ = w/ The Lone Bellow support
◊ = w/ First Aid Kit and Andy Shauf
% = w/ James Vincent McMorrow
! = w/ My Morning Jacket
$ = w/ Jason Isbell
