The JamBase Podcast: Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith

By Staff JamBase Aug 4, 2022 • 8:51 am PDT

Episode 135 of The JamBase Podcast, a associate of the Osiris Media Community, characteristics an job interview with Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith. JamBase’s Andy Kahn spoke to the guitarist about the band’s new album, Misadventures Of Doomscroller, and significantly far more.

Back in October 2020, Kahn interviewed producer Jonathan Wilson for The JamBase Podcast, who at the time discovered he was about to start off operating on a new Dawes album that he explained as much more “jammy.” The ensuing Misadventures Of Doomscroller is a 7-monitor (six-tune) album with a 45-minute working time. Two of the tracks are above 9 minutes lengthy and another is more than eight minutes very long.

The band’s eighth album is pretty a sonic departure for the team, who took a self-professed “maximalist” tactic to the new document. Goldsmith talked about performing with Wilson to reach that intention and described how crucial the producer has been to the band. Dawes recorded Misadventures Of Doomscroller at Wilson’s Laural Canyon recording studio. Goldsmith comprehensive Wilson’s job in the band’s early enhancement – Wilson also manufactured their 1st two albums and 2018’s Passwords – and how he is permanently grateful for the guidance Wilson has supplied the band about the many years.

At one stage, the interview turned to a discussion concerning audio labels, and in individual the jam band label and the considerably negative stigma linked with it. Goldsmith furnished his just take from a musician’s standpoint about the subject of jam bands, and of music genres in general.

Goldsmith also talked about some of the other tasks he’s been concerned in just lately, like obtaining recruited to perform with Grateful Lifeless bassist Phil Lesh as a member of Phil & Good friends.

Goldsmith was asked about the work he has done lately with his spouse, actress and musician Mandy Moore. The couple not long ago wrapped an emotional tour in assist of Moore’s new album, In Genuine Everyday living. Goldsmith described the practical experience of getting to view his wife carry out and relish in the response she been given from her supporters at her exhibits. They were actually meant to be on tour when Goldsmith was interviewed, but Moore made the decision to scale back again her routine since she is expecting with their 2nd child.

The interview also touched on Goldsmith’s collaboration previous yr with Goose (the interview occurred prior to they done with each other yet again at Newport Folks Festival), as very well as Dawes’ impending tour with Bahamas and a great deal far more.

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