New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Entering a self-described Technicolor world,
David Wax Museum's new album 'Guesthouse' (Oct 16, Thirty Tigers) melds the band's strong acoustic sound with synthesizers, layers of percussion, and adventurous sonic processing to create the band's boldest studio album to date.
Recorded under the direction of producer Josh Kaufman (Josh Ritter,
Craig Finn) and with the core of the band's touring line-up from the past few years, 'Guesthouse' captures the rock energy of the band's live show, which has topped best of lists at Newport Folk and SXSW, and continues to push the band into uncharted musical exploration beyond the "folk" tag that launched their career.
The album opens with "Every Time Katie," a whispered come-on that roils and pulses with gorgeous call and response vocals before delving into chamber strings, psychedelic vocal filters and explosive drums on the next song "Dark Night Of the Heart". Other standout songs include "Young Man" an earnest musing on growing older and the title track, which draws musically on several traditional Mexican songs for a tongue-in-cheek reflection on the life of a traveling musician hunting for a free place to crash.
'Guesthouse' showcases frontman
David Wax's most direct and personal songwriting to date, which isn't surprising given that since recording the last album over three years ago, he's married his band's co-creator Suz Slezak and the two have started their own family with the arrival of daughter Calliope (named after the Greek muse of epic poetry). Thematically, the album celebrates the changing circumstances of life and paints a brilliant picture of how the stakes have been raised - a sentiment that has had a huge impact on how the band makes decisions.
Praised for a "lively, unique style" (NPR) that "defies easy definition" (NY Times),
David Wax Museum has supported The Avett Brothers, Langhorne Slim, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Buena Vista Social Club and is headlining their own tour this fall.
David Wax Museum Tour Dates:
8/21/15- Keystone, CO- Mountain Town
Music Festival
08/22/15 - Denver, CO - Denver Botanical Gardens*
08/24/15 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden*
09/05/15 - Portsmouth, NH - Prescott Park Arts Festival
09/11/15 - Harrisonburg, VA - Clementine Cafe
10/16/15 - Portland, ME - Port City
Music Hall
10/17/15 - Providence, RI - Columbus Theatre
10/18/15 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
Music Hall
10/20/15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
10/21/15 - Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
10/22/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
10/23/15 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
10/24/15 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
10/27/15 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine
10/29/15 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House Revival
10/30/15 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Nightclub
11/03/15 - Columbia, MO - Rose
Music Hall
11/04/15 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
11/05/15 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
11/06/15 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
11/07/15 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
11/08/15 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe
11/10/15 - Nashville, TN - High Watt
11/12/15 - Knoxville, TN - The
Square Room
11/13/15 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern &
Music Hall
11/14/15 - Charlotte, NC - Evening Muse
11/15/15 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
11/17/15 - Charleston, SC - The Pour House
11/18/15 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle - Backroom
11/19/15 - Rocky Mount, VA - Harvester Performance Center
11/20/15 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
11/21/15 - Washington, DC - U Street
Music Hall
*Supporting Buena Vista Social Club
