Dawes has announced the release of the upcoming album Passwords for a release on June 22nd through HUB Records. This follows their music video release for “Roll With The Punches” and their performance at High Water Festival.

Dealing with the production of the album, Dawes was reunited with Jonathan Wilson, who produced the band’s first two albums. According to the press release, Goldsmith stated “Part of the DNA of Dawes was shaped by Jonathan. Those first two Dawes records have a certain essence to them. We were figuring out who we were. When it came time to produce our sixth album, why not go back to the guy who started it all with us?” Wilson adds to the statement by saying “I wanted to record them live and capture that magic that you can only get recording a real fucking band, that lives together and breathes together as a unit. There aren’t too many of those left, but I think we captured it.”

Passwords is a album about the modern age and its relationships, politics, wins and losses. The artists explain the concept of the album, with Goldsmith saying “Songs can be passwords, because they’re a means of giving access to someone else’s perspective, thereby elaborating your own.” In this way, Passwords uses its words wisely, unfolding with well-reasoned articulation and pointed punch, while never compromising the band’s innate musicality and song-writing prowess. Rarely has a band created such an appropriate soundtrack for the modern age, and with Passwords, Dawes does just that.

The track list consists of 10 songs. The track list and album artwork are listed below. The album trailer is also shown below. The band will be going on tour with the majority after the release of the tour date. The band will be joined by Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra from August 2nd to August 16th, August 18th to August 22nd, and on August 24th. The band will be joined by  The band will be joined by Shovels & Rope on August 23rd. The tour dates are listed below.

Passwords
01) Living in the Future
02) Stay Down
03) Crack the Case
04) Feed the Fire
05) My Greatest Invention
06) Telescope
07) I Can’t Love
08) Mistakes We Should Have Made
09) Never Gonna Say Goodbye
10) Time Flies Either Way

Dawes Tour Dates

05/20: Houston, TX – The Great Texas BBQ Festival
08/02: Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
08/04: Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
08/05: Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
08/08: Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
08/10: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
08/13: Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
08/15: Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
08/16: Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
08/17: Wellston, MI – Hoxeyville Music Festival
08/18: Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
08/21: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
08/22: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
08/23: Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
08/24: Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
09/15: Fredericton, NB, Canada – Harvest Jazz And Blues Festival
09/16: Canton, MA – Festival At The Farm
09/22: Franklin, TN – Pilgrimage Music Festival

(Photo Credit: Mauricio Alvarado)