With the shattering strike of a snare, Oh Brother comes to life and so, too, does the latest iteration of Dawes. For the first time in nearly a decade, it’s just brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith leading the charge. The […]
With the shattering strike of a snare, Oh Brother comes to life and so, too, does the latest iteration of Dawes. For the first time in nearly a decade, it’s just brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith leading the charge. The […]
“Let’s enjoy each other’s company,” Dawes harmonizes on “Someone Else’s Cafe/Doomscroller Tries to Relax,” the monolithic lead track on the group’s latest LP, Misadventures of Doomscroller. In the context of the song, it serves as a call to pull yourself […]
What a time to be alive. We’ve got a pandemic, police protests, a presidential election, and all kinds of anxiety-inducing happenings all about us. It’s easy to get hung up on it all, but sometimes you just gotta unplug and […]
Dave Rawlings is a man rife with contradiction. Although his partnership with long-time collaborator Gillian Welch has spawned six albums in 20 years, his name makes the cover of only one of them. Most of the time, he abstains from […]
Dawes is and always will be a live band. Their first four albums were filled with California harmonies and sweeping guitar solos that take on new energies when played in a live setting. Their most recent record, We’re All Gonna […]
If you let fan comments on Facebook influence your thinking, which as a general rule of thumb, you should DEFINITELY NOT DO, you will think the new Dawes album, We’re All Gonna Die is either pure perfection or the worst […]
Whenever the The Steel Wheels comes to town, the rubber hits the road with a rolling, fricative sound – a pushing forth of melody and movement with the vocal fix of lyrics layered in magic. Recently, the band, led by […]
The L.A.-based band Dawes has built their singular near-decade-long legacy on integrating a strong indie-rock influence with a Laurel Canyon harmonic folk-rock. The mix has given them a strong following among millennials and aging baby boomers alike, counting Jackson Browne and Alabama Shakes’ Brittney Howard […]
What an embarrassment of riches we’ve gotten in terms of new releases this season, from some of the finest artists on the scene — those who have been around for decades, and those who are just finding their footing. This […]
Dawes, hailing from Los Angeles, emerged in 2009, part of a wave of urban Americana bands, including Blitzen Trapper (Portland, OR), Avett Brothers (Charlotte, NC), and Mumford & Sons (London, UK), among others. From their debut album, North Hills, the […]
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