New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Staves have released a new song, "Waiting for the Joy," and have announced a US acoustic tour for this fall, celebrating their spring 2024 album, All Now, which was released on Nonesuch Records in the US. Dates begin November 6, the day after the Presidential election, in Philadelphia and continue into Thanksgiving week, with stops in Brooklyn, Nashville, and Austin, among other cities. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 16. Details below and at nonesuch.com/on-tour.
"The song began in the throes of the first lockdown when the feeling of isolation was so prominent," the Staves' Jessica and Camilla Staveley say of the new song. "Everyone seemed so inspired, and we were worried that we weren't inspired by music in general anymore." The band recorded the track during the All Now sessions with producer John Congleton (Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen).
All Now emerged from a period of chaos, followed by a period of enforced quiet, for the band. The Staves released their third album Good Woman, an album of love and loss, in February 2021. "There was a delayed reaction to trauma and these big changes out of our control," says Jess of the period that came after Good Woman. The band—like the rest of us—were forced to sit with their thoughts, but also were still processing the death of their mother and other seismic changes: Emily had stepped away from the band to focus on motherhood, while Camilla reckoned with her own mental and physical health issues.
THE STAVES ON TOUR:
Nov 6 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA
Nov 7 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA
Nov 9 Space Ballroom Hamden, CT
Nov 10 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Nov 12 Cat's Cradle Back Room Carrboro, NC
Nov 14 Cannery Hall Nashville, TN
Nov 15 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
Nov 16 Saturn Birmingham, AL
Nov 19 Blueberry Hill, The Duck Room St. Louis, MO
Nov 20 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
Nov 22 Marquis Theater Denver, CO
Nov 25 Kessler Theater Dallas, TX
Nov 26 Antone's Nightclub Austin, TX
