Dawes says 'Good Luck with Whatever' on next album

Having interviewed Taylor from the band, seen them live several times and included their albums on my year end top 10 lists, I'm always eager to hear what they do next. Read all the details below...

Los Angeles-based rock band Dawes' seventh studio album, GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER arrives via Rounder Records on Oct. 2; pre-orders are available now.

Produced by Grammy Award-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) at Nashville’s famed RCA Studio A, the album is heralded by “Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The track is joined by an official companion video, streaming now at the official Dawes YouTube channel.

LISTEN TO “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE TALKING TO?”

WATCH “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE TALKING TO?”

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GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER – which marks Dawes’ first release on their new label, Rounder Records – follows a series of acclaimed self-released albums including 2013’s STORIES DON’T END, 2015’s ALL YOUR FAVORITE BANDS, 2016’s WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE, and 2018’s PASSWORDS, all of which reached the top 10 or higher on Billboard’s “Top Rock Albums” and “Americana/Folk Albums” charts.

“In the past, I’ve definitely been more precious about the way I wanted the songs to sound, but that’s never as fun,” Taylor Goldsmith says. “The music we make is everyone’s mode of expression, and the other guys all have chops that I don’t have and never will. The fact that we’re able to lean on each other and celebrate each other as individuals just makes us so much more excited about getting to play together in this band.”

Dawes also recently unveiled LIVE FROM RICHMOND, VA, an 11-track concert recording available exclusively as a digital download via Bandcamp; all proceeds will be divided between Reform LA Jails and Black Lives Matter Los Angeles.

The lineup: Taylor Goldsmith (guitars, vocals), Griffin Goldsmith (drums), Wylie Gelber (bass), Lee Pardini (keys).

Track listing:

Still Feel Like A Kid

Good Luck With Whatever
Between The Zero and The One
None Of My Business
St. Augustine At Night
Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?
Didn’t Fix Me
Free As We Want To Be
Me Especially