HOUNDMOUTH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM GOOD FOR YOU, OUT NOVEMBER 5
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DEBUT WITH DUALTONE RECORDS PRODUCED
BY BRAD COOK (WAXAHATCHEE) AND MIXED BY JOHN ASHLEY (THE WAR ON DRUGS)
ALBUM LAUNCHES TODAY WITH ANTHEMIC SINGLE
LAS VEGAS
PLATINUM-SELLING BAND’S RUSTIC, HOME-RECORDED SOUND GROUNDS SURREALIST STORYTELLING
Toronto, ON – August 4, 2021 – On November 5, Houndmouth — vocalist/guitarist, Matthew Myers, drummer/vocalist, Shane Cody, and bassist/vocalist, Zak Appleby — will release Good For You, their debut release for Dualtone Records. Recorded with Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Hiss Golden Messenger) and mixed by Jon Ashley (The War On Drugs, B.J. Barham), the fourth full-length album from the Indiana-bred, platinum-selling band marks a return to what Houndmouth does best: “shaggy, swinging, big-screen storytelling” (NPR Music) set to a rustic, home-recorded sound.
Today’s single release — the vibrant Las Vegas — invigorates the bittersweet nature of Good For You with unabashed power, closing out the record with a triumphant spark and a smirk to what could still be. Built off of an older demo, the band nearly withheld the track due to its outlier status — but ultimately found its rowdy energy to be the final, frenetic wave goodbye to a year lost to isolation: “I believe in Las Vegas/The city of plastic/So real it’s dangerous/So real it could save us.”
Listen to the anthemic Las Vegas, here.
Slowly brought to life in Houndmouth’s long time headquarters — The Green House, a 19th-century shotgun-style residence decked out in gold wallpaper and crystal chandeliers that used to belong to Cody’s grandparents — Good For You bears a hi-fi minimalism that illuminates the record's skillfully crafted storytelling.
Houndmouth enfolds entire novels within their lyrics: over Good For You’s ten tracks, a motley cast of characters race through scenes saturated with magic. From beauty queens and Cinderella’s limousine in Cool Jam, to vampires and parking lot lovers in Ride or Die, Houndmouth whimsically captures the ache of stagnant love affairs and the fleeting joys of aging with a surrealist flair.
But atop Good For You’s melancholy motifs lies a wealth of dulcet melodies that waltz sweetly across beds of celestial organs and grungy guitar riffs. The ten songs sparkle, fade, and sparkle again, mixing jaded wisdom with hopeful harmonies. “This album felt like being back in time again, only now everything is a little more dialed-back and cared-for,” says Cody. “It was like a return to the way we fell in love with playing music together.” Good For You tenderly tones down the youthful abandon of the band’s early days, imbuing their “earthen and imaginative folk” (NPR Music) with distinctive, finespun balladry.
Listen and pre-order the album on limited edition vinyl and more, here.
From Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and SXSW to CBS This Morning Saturday, Conan, Letterman, and more, Houndmouth has continuously transformed humble, Indiana-bred folk into platinum-selling singles and sold-out tours. The band is currently gearing up for their first post-pandemic tour dates, including Webster Hall in NYC, DC’s Lincoln Theater, and two nights at Thalia Hall in Chicago. See full dates below.
Good For You Tracklist:
Today’s single release — the vibrant Las Vegas — invigorates the bittersweet nature of Good For You with unabashed power, closing out the record with a triumphant spark and a smirk to what could still be. Built off of an older demo, the band nearly withheld the track due to its outlier status — but ultimately found its rowdy energy to be the final, frenetic wave goodbye to a year lost to isolation: “I believe in Las Vegas/The city of plastic/So real it’s dangerous/So real it could save us.”
Listen to the anthemic Las Vegas, here.
Slowly brought to life in Houndmouth’s long time headquarters — The Green House, a 19th-century shotgun-style residence decked out in gold wallpaper and crystal chandeliers that used to belong to Cody’s grandparents — Good For You bears a hi-fi minimalism that illuminates the record's skillfully crafted storytelling.
Houndmouth enfolds entire novels within their lyrics: over Good For You’s ten tracks, a motley cast of characters race through scenes saturated with magic. From beauty queens and Cinderella’s limousine in Cool Jam, to vampires and parking lot lovers in Ride or Die, Houndmouth whimsically captures the ache of stagnant love affairs and the fleeting joys of aging with a surrealist flair.
But atop Good For You’s melancholy motifs lies a wealth of dulcet melodies that waltz sweetly across beds of celestial organs and grungy guitar riffs. The ten songs sparkle, fade, and sparkle again, mixing jaded wisdom with hopeful harmonies. “This album felt like being back in time again, only now everything is a little more dialed-back and cared-for,” says Cody. “It was like a return to the way we fell in love with playing music together.” Good For You tenderly tones down the youthful abandon of the band’s early days, imbuing their “earthen and imaginative folk” (NPR Music) with distinctive, finespun balladry.
Listen and pre-order the album on limited edition vinyl and more, here.
From Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and SXSW to CBS This Morning Saturday, Conan, Letterman, and more, Houndmouth has continuously transformed humble, Indiana-bred folk into platinum-selling singles and sold-out tours. The band is currently gearing up for their first post-pandemic tour dates, including Webster Hall in NYC, DC’s Lincoln Theater, and two nights at Thalia Hall in Chicago. See full dates below.
Good For You Tracklist:
1. Good For You
2. Miracle Mile
3. Make it to Midnight
4. McKenzie
5. Cool Jam
6. Jackson
7. Goodbye
8. Ride or Die
9. Ohio
10. Las Vegas
Tour Dates:
August 14 - New Braunfels, TX @ Sendero x Lone Star Rodeo 2021
August 20 - Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival 2021
August 28 - Knoxville, TN @ Second Bell Music Festival 2021
September 16 - Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford
September 17 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
September 18 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
September 19 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
September 21 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
September 22 - Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
September 23 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
September 24 - Lexington, KY @ The Burl
September 25 - Franklin, TN @ Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival
November 12 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
November 13 - Harrisburg, PA @ Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
November 14 - Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios
November 16 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
November 17 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
November 19 – Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theater
November 20 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
November 21 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
November 23 - Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater
November 24 - Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
November 26 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
November 27 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
December 10 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
December 11 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
December 12 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
December 14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
December 16 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
December 17 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
December 18 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall