Dawes are excited to share “Alternative Theories of Physics”, a film about the making of their latest album “We’re All Gonna Die”, which includes interviews with the band and behind-the-scenes footage from the studio. Alternate Theories of Physics was directed, shot and edited by Kevin Hayes.
Alternative Theories of Physics is a film about the making of We’re All Gonna Die with Blake Mills, and includes song-by-song interviews with Dawes, along with behind-the-scenes footage from the studio
A movie about the making of We’re All Gonna Die by Dawes.
Dawes are pleased to announce that they have recorded and released a live album titled “We’re All Gonna Live”. The album includes selections recorded over the first four shows of the An Evening With Dawes tour, and was mixed, mastered and released within 15 days.
Dawes released a new surprise album, as the band has collected a mix of live tracks from their early 2017 shows and released them as We’re All Gonna Live. The new live album, which is available for streaming only at the moment , references Dawes’ latest studio effort, We’re All Gonna Die, and includes live versions of tracks from that album, along with its predecessor, All Your Favorite Bands, and more. Experience the live album in person, as An Evening With Dawes tour is still making its way through the United States and Canada.
“We’re All Gonna Live” is available through streaming services HERE. “With this tour we’ve felt like we’ve begun to turn a corner as a live band so we figured it was time to share some of it with everyone. It’s not the full length experience but we’re hoping that it’s enough of a taste for people to take a little bit of the show experience back into their homes with them and hopefully inspire them enough to come check out the show once we get into town.” Taylor Goldsmith
Dawes have also released a new video for a track taken from “We’re All Gonna Die” The Video features MandyMoore who knows a thing or two about separation. The former pop star/This Is Us actress went through a pretty open drawn out divorce with another high-profile musician, but they both seem to be moving on nicely. He wrote what could be his best album in years after the split, and she shacked up with Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith. But in the video for Dawes’ “Roll with the Punches”, it looks like that relationship is crumbling too.
The clip for the track finds Goldsmith and Moore dividing their property after they break up. Only thing is, they take “dividing” extremely literally and hire a construction crew to cut all their stuff in half. The bed, the couch, the toaster, even the hair drier all get the saw as the two former lovers share forlorn looks.
Director Daniel Henry (Kurt Vile’s “Pretty Pimpin’”, Jack White’s “High Ball Stepper”) said the concept was inspired by a true story. “I got the idea for the video after I read a true story about a disgruntled German man whose 12-year marriage ended tragically, “He quite literally split all of their belongs in two, in a vindictive-yet-beautiful move that inspired the video. The whole idea made me laugh at its extreme pettiness, but ended up perfectly representing the process of moving on.”
The Los Angeles rock band named Dawes took a sharp turn without signaling on their latest work. The group’s earlier releases cemented their role in the neo-Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene, along with acts like Jonathan Wilson, Jenny Lewis and Rilo Kiley. They all riff on the work of acts like Jackson Browne, CSN and the Byrds. Dawes‘ leader, Taylor Goldsmith, has gone the furthest in that direction, aided by the similarity between his wan timbre and that of Browne. But for ‘Die,’ Dawes killed their darlings, swerving sharply from folk-rock to the warm, ’70s pop-soul of Michael McDonald and early Steely Dan. In the process, they downplayed their guitars and drums, focusing instead on the funk of their bass and the soul in their keyboards. The result offered a fascinating parallel to the trajectories of Wilco and My Morning Jacket. Both bands made their own leaps from traditional folk, rock and country to something more inventive. At the same time, the new songs by Dawes prove catchier than anything produced by either of those acts. You’ll find more melodically-sweet tunes on ‘Die’ than on any rock album released the year.
Dawes performing “Somewhere Along The Way” at Sofar London on November 5th, 2016
All Your Favorite Bands sounds effortless in a way. Producer Dave Rawlings nearly captures the Dawes’ reputable live sound, and the band for their part are relaxed yet adventurous, with plenty of confidence in their words. Sure, Dawes’ sound has always been easily comparable to a handful of classic ‘70s soft-rock bands (read: Jackson Brown, The Band), but the songs have always existed in their own continuum, which is why they work so well. Singer-songwriter Taylor Goldsmith doesn’t shy away from cliche, but he’s able to do so unabashedly and eloquently, a crucial skill in pop music. And while the band doesn’t tread any new ground for themselves this outing, it still showcases a band at the peak of a sound they’ve been crafting for years. All Your Favorite Bands also marks the end of keyboardist and founding member Tay Strathairn’s creative relationship with the band. Strathairn has always been a central part of the band’s sound, leaving little doubt that this album marks the end of an era for Dawes. All your favorite bands might not stay together, as Goldsmith warmly wishes, but they will press on.
This Los Angeles. outfit’s first four albums faithfully recreated the folksy, confessional vibe of Seventies Laurel Canyon singer-songwriters like Jackson Browne, but with the band’s former guitarist Blake Mills producing, the studio now becomes Dawes‘ playground. “As If By Design” is overrun with wild bar room piano and mariachi horns, while on several tracks Taylor Goldsmith’s vocals are filtered with heavy electronics and the drums and guitars are processed to a digital crunch that recalls the more adventurous side of the Black Keys. Goldsmith’s lyrics are still thoughtful and earnest (“I’m asking you for help/How do you fall in love with anything?” he sings on the title track), but he’s also looser and more playful on cuts like the lead single, “When the Tequila Runs Out” (“We’ll be drinkin’ champagne”). With this bold left turn into sonic experimentation, Dawes proves that you can be faithful to your roots and sound and still branch out.
We’re All Gonna Die certainly comes out swinging with big guitars, chunky grooves and what seems to be a concerted effort to mix things up from their usual wistful balladry and thoughtful mid-tempo.
But what’s most surprising about the album is just how well Taylor Goldsmith’s intricate lyrics fit into the aggressive music, especially on the circus-like “No Reason At All” and the crunching “One Of Us.” And on “RollTide,” the band slips back into balladry like it’s a velvet glove, just in case the new direction doesn’t take off.
Dawes frontman, Taylor Goldsmith stopped into CKUA over the summer. The Los Angeles.based folk-rock band was touring their fourth studio album at the time, “All Your Favorite Bands”, released on June 2nd, 2015 via Hub Records. Dawes is made up of brothers Taylor (guitars and vocals) and Griffin Goldsmith (drums), along with Wylie Gelber (bass) and Tay Strathairn (keyboards). Taylor talks about the new Basement Tapes album featuring Elvis Costello and T.Bone Burnett including songs and newly found lyrics of Bob Dylans period recording said album with the Band.
L.A. band Dawes return with their fifth album. “We’re All Gonna Die” was produced by Grammy nominated producer Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes) and includes backing vocals from Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard of The Alabama Shakes, Mandy Moore, Will Oldham, and Jess Wolfe and HollyLaessig of Lucius. Of the album, Taylor Goldsmith (guitar, vocals) explains, “Pretty much every song on this record explores a difficult situation and tries to find a way to find the good in it, or at least remind yourself that it’s not always that big of a deal. After all, as scary as it is, we are all gonna die.” “If last year’s All Your Favorite Bands was a sweet source of comfort-rock, We’re All Gonna Die is something of a wake-up call, with sharper sounds and harsher vibes, straight from the jarringly fuzzy note that opens its title track” .
The California band Dawes has released several albums of breezy Golden State guitar rock centered on TaylorGoldsmith’s emotionally loaded songs. Those songs are filled with statements that are irresistibly uplifting when heard in a crowd. (Think “anyone that’s making anything new only breaks something else” from “When My Time Comes.”)
Dawes’ fifth album has the true — but still unsettling — title We’re All Gonna Die. It represents a change in sound courtesy of producer Blake Mills, who recently got kudos for producing Alabama Shakes‘ latest album, Sound & Color, and who was also Goldsmith’s high-school bandmate. More touches of keyboards and more space are part of the band’s new approach.
Dawes have announced the impending release of their next album, the optimistically titled “We’re All Gonna Die”. Due out September 16th via their own HUB Records, the band’s fifth album to date follows after year’s All Your Favorite Bands.
We’re All Gone Die focuses on topics of doubt and sorrow without giving into the morose feelings. “These songs were all written in a very short period of time, very close together,” explained frontman Taylor Goldsmith in a press release. “In that sense, I feel like there was a consistency in mood and outlook our other records don’t have. Pretty much every song on this record explores a difficult situation and tries to find a way to find the good in it, or at least remind yourself that it’s not always that big of a deal. After all, as scary as it is, we are all gonna die.”
The album was recorded at Los Angeles’ EastWest Studios and Silverlake’s The Boat and produced by BlakeMills (Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color), who also happens to have been a member of the pre-Dawes band SimonDawes. Guests on the 10-track effort include Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Lucius frontwomen Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, Will Oldham, and Mandy Moore.
Moore and Goldsmith have been dating since her separation from Ryan Adams. She even features in the video for the album’s lead single, “When the Tequila Runs Out”. The track is a distinctly poppy release from the indie folk band, yet it slides in well with the relaxed vibes that make up so much of their catalog. It relies heavily on guitar effects and a catchy chorus plus percussion and MPC work from renowned session musician Jim Keltner, creating a mellow jam for the end of summer.
We’re All Gonna Die Tracklist:
01. One Of Us
02. We’re All Gonna Die
03. Roll With The Punches
04. Picture Of A Man
05. Less Than Fives Miles Away
06. Roll Tide
07. When The Tequila Runs Out
08. For No Good Reason
09. Quitter
10. As If By Design
Dawes have also revealed an extended list of tour dates, including record release shows in LA and New York. There’s also a handful of in-store acoustic performances scheduled exclusively for those who pre-order
New album ‘We’re All Gonna Die’ out September 16th
Dawes recently shared a video for their song “All Your Favorite Bands” and it features home video of many of their friends singing along for the track.New album ‘All Your Favorite Bands’ out now, the video gave me chills. Makes you see the endearing quality of Taylor’s music touches those closest to him. I think Dawes are one of the best American bands over the last few years.
Conor Oberst, Brandon Flowers, My Morning Jacket, M. Ward, Johnathan Rice, Gillian Welch, Blake Mills, Deer Tick’s John McCauley, Delta Spirit’s Matt Vasquez, and more appear in the video,
With Dawes’ fourth album, “All Your Favorite Bands”, came out just over a month ago, I knew this was going to be another of my favourite albums, and couldn’t help but keep the title track on repeat. Listening to Taylor Goldsmith sing, “And may all of your favorite bands stay together,”
While I didn’t think it was possible for this song to be more emotional, the release of the video for “All Your Favorite Bands” proved wrong. The stripped-down, live version gave us a raw look at the sentiment behind the beautiful lyrics.
“I would love for someone wishing me well to put it in the terms of ‘may all your favorite bands stay together,'” Goldsmith, “That would be a real friend. That person would know what truly matters. To me, the statement of ‘All Your Favorite Bands’ immediately gets down to a highly personal and singular part of anybody in a way that few other concepts can. So that’s why we named our record after that song.” Check out the alternative take of ” Things Happen” as well , Dawes are one of the best American bands over the last few years.
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