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American rockers Dawes have announced the release of their extraordinary new album. The Los Angeles-based bands seventh studio LP, GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER arrives via Rounder Records on Friday, October 2. Produced by 6x GRAMMY® Award-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) at Nashvilles famed RCA Studio A, GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER is heralded by todays premiere of Who Do You Think Youre Talking To?, available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The high-spirited track is joined by an official companion video, streaming now at the official Dawes YouTube channel.

GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER which marks Dawes first release on their new label, Rounder Records follows a series of acclaimed self-released albums including 2013s STORIES DONT END, 2015s ALL YOUR FAVORITE BANDS, 2016s WERE ALL GONNA DIE, and 2018s PASSWORDS, all of which reached the top 10 or higher on Billboards Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts.

From its first downbeat, the new LP sees Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith grappling with the expectations of adulthood on a remarkable cycle of new songs fueled by many of the same elements that first earned the band worldwide attention and applause graceful melodies with kinetic riffs and intricate musical interplay. Throughout the album, Dawes once again prove incredibly adept at pushing the emotional limits of the classically structured rock song, a testament to their tightly honed yet imaginative musicianship and the gripping specificity of Goldsmiths songwriting. A culmination of their entire catalogue and decade-long career all wrapped up in nine glorious tracks, GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER reclaims the rugged urgency and easy confidence of Dawes early work while tapping into the veteran bands intense musical connection more effectively than ever before.