CLUNK Recommends | Widowspeak – No Driver

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‘No Driver’ gives listeners a taste of what’s to come on the NYC duo’s upcoming seventh album ‘Roses’, releasing June 5th.

Put simply, ‘No Driver’ is a reminder of why Widowspeak should always be included in discussions around bands at the forefront of dreampop. Not only have the NYC duo been consistent in crafting breezy, and sometimes haunting, landscapes, but they have also been meticulous in the way they have honed their sound in their over sixteen-year career. Whether it’s a thrumming turnaround of droning guitar notes or the wispy closeness of Molly Hamilton’s vocals, against slow and tapered percussion, fans can recognise the band’s sonic textures in a genre which is happily crowded right now.

Listeners are introduced to ‘No Driver’ by way of a climbing short guitar solo that positions the song in an isolated setting. There’s a gentle piano progression throughout that pushes the track forward and increases in prominence as the song progresses, bleeding into an Americana soundscape.

As the track builds, there’s a certain surrendering quality to ‘No Driver’ that prompts the listener to do one of two things. One is to drift around and go about their day, as if levitating a few feet off the ground. The other is to zoom out and recognise when others are on autopilot and give them time to come back to themselves, depicted in the music video for ‘No Driver’ with Jesus taking the wheel of a car for a large portion of the production.

Hamilton says the track “is about knowing and loving people who seem to thrive being on autopilot, at least for a while. It’s written from the perspective of trying to be supportive and knowing it can be kind of magic when you’re in it, but also just waiting patiently for whenever they’re ready to move on from destructive behaviour.”

‘No Driver’ has been released with Widowspeak’s other new track ‘If You Change’ ahead of the band’s seventh album ‘Roses’, releasing on June 5^th.

Watch the video for ‘No Driver’ here:

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Catch Widowspeak at the following:

JUNE
16th June – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
18th June – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
19th June – DC9, Washington, DC (USA)
20th June – Red Wing Roots Festival, Mount Solon, VA (USA)
22nd June – Pour House, Raleigh, NC (USA)
23rd June – The Earl, Atlanta, GA (USA)
24th June – Third Man Blue Room, Nashville, TN (USA)
26th June – 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
27th June – The Argo, Milwaukee, WI (USA)
28th June – Schubas, Chicago, IL (USA)
30th June – Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI (USA)

JULY
1st July – Sound Garage, Toronto, ON (Canada)
2nd July – L’Esco, Montreal, QC (Canada)
3rd July – Arts at the Armory, Boston, MA (USA)
30th July – Barboza, Seattle, WA (USA)
31st July – 2nd August – Pickathon Festival, Happy Valley, OR (USA)

AUGUST
4th August – Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA (USA)
7th August – Lodge Room, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
8th August – Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA (USA)
9th August – Valley Bar, Phoenix, AZ (USA)
11th August – Tumbleroot Brewery, Santa Fe, NM (USA)
12th August – Hi-Dive, Denver, CO (USA)
14th August – Urban Lounge (Psych Lake City Festival), Salt Lake City, UT (USA)
15th August – Shrine Social Club, Boise, ID (USA)
16th August – The District, Spokane, WA (USA)

NOVEMBER
12th November – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (UK)
13th November – Workmans Club, Dublin (Ireland)
15th November – The Rum Shack, Glasgow (UK)
16th November – YES (Pink Room), Manchester (UK)
17th November – Scala, London (UK)
18th November – La Bulle, Lille (France)
19th November – Le PopUp!, Paris (France)
22nd November – Arci Bellezza, Milan (Italy)
23rd November – Bogen F, Zurich (Switzerland)
24th November – Milla, Munich (Germany)
25th November – Rockhouse, Salzburg (Austria)
27th November – Café V Lese, Prague (Czech Republic)
29th November – Chmury, Warsaw (Poland)

DECEMBER
1st December – Frannz Club, Berlin (Germany)
2nd December – Hebebuhne, Hamburg (Germany)
3rd December – Plan B, Malmö (Sweden)
4th December – Pustervik, Gothenburg (Sweden)
5th December – Hus 7, Stockholm (Sweden)
6th December – John Dee, Oslo (Norway)
7th December – Rust, Copenhagen (Denmark)
9th December – DB’s, Utrecht (Netherlands)
10th December – Wilde Westen, Kortrijk (Belgium)
11th December – AFF, Hasselt (Belgium)
13th December – Hall of Fame, Tilburg (Netherlands)

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