Widowspeak's New Album Streaming Today!
WIDOWSPEAK'S NEW ALBUM EXPECT THE BEST
STREAMING TODAY VIA HYPE
ALBUM RELEASED AUGUST 25 ON CAPTURED TRACKS
NORTH AMERICA + EUROPE TOUR THIS FALL
Today, Hype Machine is streaming Widowspeak's highly anticipated, new album in full. They said of the full-length "Their previous album leaned into light-hearted Americana. By contrast, Expect The Best presents heavier atmospherics, influenced by Hamilton's time in Tacoma, Washington, and marking the first time they've recorded as a quartet. The album balances this newfound energy with the band's characteristic intimacy." Expect The Best will be widely available via Captured Tracks on August 25. STREAM EXPECT THE BEST
Up to now, Widowspeak has released singles "Dog," "When I Tried" and "The Dream," all warmly received by critics and fans alike. In support of the new album, the band will tour the US this fall, beginning in Boston on September 8 at The Great Scott and concluding in Brooklyn at Rough Trade on October 13. All dates are listed below including newly confirmed shows in the US and Europe.
"fuses lightness and darkness like few others: The group's sound may conjure the effervescence of dream-pop, but a gloomy, anxious undercurrent anticipates nightmares at any given moment." - NPR
"familiar vintage textures and dreamy vocals only partially disguise a sense that all may not be well. The alt-rock influence slips in as a brooding chill, a spookiness that never found such voice on past Widowspeak albums." - SPIN
"The guitars, in all their distorted glory, are the standout here, while distant oohs build an extra level of intrigue to an ominous and downright sleek song." - Stereogum
"sounds like Mazzy Star given a psych-rock makeover" - Under The Radar
Expect the Best is the follow up to 2015's All Yours. While previous albums were conceived as a duo with lead guitarist Robert Earl Thomas, the new LP finds Widowspeak playing to the specific strengths of the current touring incarnation (James Jano on drums, Willy Muse on bass). The album, recorded by Kevin MacMahon(Swans, Real Estate), exhibits a marked increase in energy that reflects the band's live show and the organic way it was created: by four people in a room together. The band collectively navigate dynamic changes with subtlety and restraint; the nine tracks here reach highs of wide-eyed lushness and plumb the depths of resigned melancholy. Their usual palette of dusty guitars and angular twang are still here front and center, but now with a bit more 90s homage, even if abstractly.
Expect The BestTracklisting: The DreamWhen I TriedDogWarmerGood SportLet MeRight OnExpect The BestFly On The WallPre-order Expect The Best: Physical | Digital
Tour Dates09/08 - Boston, MA - Great Scott09/09 - Burlington, VT - ArtsRiot09/11 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison09/12 - Detroit, MI - El Club09/13 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle09/15 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry09/17 - Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Social Club09/19 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive09/20 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge09/21 - Boise, ID - Neurolux09/22 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios09/23 - Seattle, WA - Barboza09/24 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret09/26 - San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall09/27 - Visalia, CA - The Cellar Door09/28 - Los Angeles, CA - Pico Union Project09/29 - San Diego, CA - Space Bar09/30 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge10/01 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf10/03 - Austin, TX - Sidewinder10/04 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa10/05 - Birmingham, AL - Syndicate Lounge10/06 - Nashville, TN - The High Watt10/07 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade10/08 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight10/09 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall10/10 - Washington, DC - DC910/11 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot and Saddle10/12 - Kingston, NY - BSP Kingston10/13 - New York, NY - Rough Trade NYC11/14 - Amsterdam, NL - Sugarfactory11/15 - Utrecht, NL -Db's11/17 - Birmingham, UK -Actress & Bishop11/18 - Glasgow, UK -Nice n Sleazy11/20 - London, UK - Oslo11/21 - Brighton, UK -The Hope11/23 - Rotterdam, NL - Rotown11/26 - Berlin, DE -Volksbühne11/27 - Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang11/28 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega11/29 - Stockholm, SWE -Obaren11/30 - Oslo, NO - Revolver12/01 - Gothenburg, SWE -Oceanen12/02 - Lund, SWE -Mejeriet
Find Widowspeak here: https://www.facebook.com/widowspeakband/https://widowspeak.bandcamp.com/
ALBUM RELEASED AUGUST 25 ON CAPTURED TRACKS
NORTH AMERICA + EUROPE TOUR THIS FALL
Today, Hype Machine is streaming Widowspeak's highly anticipated, new album in full. They said of the full-length "Their previous album leaned into light-hearted Americana. By contrast, Expect The Best presents heavier atmospherics, influenced by Hamilton's time in Tacoma, Washington, and marking the first time they've recorded as a quartet. The album balances this newfound energy with the band's characteristic intimacy." Expect The Best will be widely available via Captured Tracks on August 25. STREAM EXPECT THE BEST
Up to now, Widowspeak has released singles "Dog," "When I Tried" and "The Dream," all warmly received by critics and fans alike. In support of the new album, the band will tour the US this fall, beginning in Boston on September 8 at The Great Scott and concluding in Brooklyn at Rough Trade on October 13. All dates are listed below including newly confirmed shows in the US and Europe.
"fuses lightness and darkness like few others: The group's sound may conjure the effervescence of dream-pop, but a gloomy, anxious undercurrent anticipates nightmares at any given moment." - NPR
"familiar vintage textures and dreamy vocals only partially disguise a sense that all may not be well. The alt-rock influence slips in as a brooding chill, a spookiness that never found such voice on past Widowspeak albums." - SPIN
"The guitars, in all their distorted glory, are the standout here, while distant oohs build an extra level of intrigue to an ominous and downright sleek song." - Stereogum
"sounds like Mazzy Star given a psych-rock makeover" - Under The Radar
Expect the Best is the follow up to 2015's All Yours. While previous albums were conceived as a duo with lead guitarist Robert Earl Thomas, the new LP finds Widowspeak playing to the specific strengths of the current touring incarnation (James Jano on drums, Willy Muse on bass). The album, recorded by Kevin MacMahon(Swans, Real Estate), exhibits a marked increase in energy that reflects the band's live show and the organic way it was created: by four people in a room together. The band collectively navigate dynamic changes with subtlety and restraint; the nine tracks here reach highs of wide-eyed lushness and plumb the depths of resigned melancholy. Their usual palette of dusty guitars and angular twang are still here front and center, but now with a bit more 90s homage, even if abstractly.
Expect The BestTracklisting: The DreamWhen I TriedDogWarmerGood SportLet MeRight OnExpect The BestFly On The WallPre-order Expect The Best: Physical | Digital
Tour Dates09/08 - Boston, MA - Great Scott09/09 - Burlington, VT - ArtsRiot09/11 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison09/12 - Detroit, MI - El Club09/13 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle09/15 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry09/17 - Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Social Club09/19 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive09/20 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge09/21 - Boise, ID - Neurolux09/22 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios09/23 - Seattle, WA - Barboza09/24 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret09/26 - San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall09/27 - Visalia, CA - The Cellar Door09/28 - Los Angeles, CA - Pico Union Project09/29 - San Diego, CA - Space Bar09/30 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge10/01 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf10/03 - Austin, TX - Sidewinder10/04 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa10/05 - Birmingham, AL - Syndicate Lounge10/06 - Nashville, TN - The High Watt10/07 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade10/08 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight10/09 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall10/10 - Washington, DC - DC910/11 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot and Saddle10/12 - Kingston, NY - BSP Kingston10/13 - New York, NY - Rough Trade NYC11/14 - Amsterdam, NL - Sugarfactory11/15 - Utrecht, NL -Db's11/17 - Birmingham, UK -Actress & Bishop11/18 - Glasgow, UK -Nice n Sleazy11/20 - London, UK - Oslo11/21 - Brighton, UK -The Hope11/23 - Rotterdam, NL - Rotown11/26 - Berlin, DE -Volksbühne11/27 - Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang11/28 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega11/29 - Stockholm, SWE -Obaren11/30 - Oslo, NO - Revolver12/01 - Gothenburg, SWE -Oceanen12/02 - Lund, SWE -Mejeriet
Find Widowspeak here: https://www.facebook.com/widowspeakband/https://widowspeak.bandcamp.com/
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