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Sat. May 25, 2024 – Berlin, DE @  Desert Fest Sun. May 26, 2024 – Munich, DE @ Strom Tues. May 28, 2024  Ravenna, IT @ Hana-Bi (Free Show) Wed. May 29, 2024 – Roma, IT @  Casilino Sky Park Fri. May 31, 2024 – Siegen, DE @  Freak Valley Festival Sat. June 1, 2024 – Nancy, FR @  L’Autre Canal Sun. June 2, 2024 – Lyon, FR @  Le Transbordeur Tues. June 4, 2024 – La Rochelle, FR @  La Sirène Wed. June 5, 2024 – Orléans, FR @  L’Astrolabe Thu. June 6, 2024 – Lille, FR @  L’Aéronef

FRI JUNE 7TH 7th  Amiens ( france) MINIUIT avant la nuit Sat. June 8, 2024 – Venlo, NL @  Best Kept Secret Sun. June 9, 2024 – Amsterdam, NL @  Melkweg ********************************************

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AUG 2ND au pont du rock. AU PONT DU ROCK Malestroit FRANCE

AUG 3RD Punte D’ Lima festival

AUG 4TH PALP FESTIVAL SWITZERLAND

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AUG 15TH ELECTRIC BALLROOM LONDON UK

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AUG 18TH SHACKLEWELL ARMS W/ CONTAINER

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AUG 30TH THE BELLWETHER LOS ANGELES WITH WARBLOB AND TBA

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Thee Oh Sees are an American rock band from San Francisco, California. They formed in 1997, initially as a solo outlet for core member John Dwyer.

It’s genuinely difficult to get a handle on Thee Oh Sees, primarily because they’ve never quite done anything like a real band; what we can say for sure is that they’ve always been centered around John Dwyer, who has used the name as a vehicle to release a wide range of material, from conventional studio records to experimental demo mixtapes. The current live lineup of the band features Nick Murray on drums and Timothy Hellman on bass; both only joined the group in 2014 after Dwyer confusingly hinted at a hiatus, then confirmed a new album for 2014, ‘Drop’. It seems possible that the current trio is only a temporary arrangements whilst the pre-hiatus lineup turn their attentions to other projects.

Dwyer has recorded under the name ‘Orinoka Crash Suite’ since 1997 and changed the name of the band several times, from OCS to Orange County Sound and then The Ohsees in 2006. This latter incarnation has been the most stable, and the slew of albums they’ve released since then have met with critical acclaim, especially 2013’s ‘Floating Coffin’. They have enjoyed mainstream exposure when their 2011 track ‘The Dream’ was featured on the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto V.

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San Francisco quintet Thee Oh Sees have gained quite the reputation since their incarnation in the late 90's. This may be due to their ability to merge several sub-genres of rock including psychedelica, garage and alternative. With a style that crosses so many different genres, you can imagine the live show is of equal unpredictability.

The band seems to be constantly switching and changing their instruments and are in constant movement as so to recreate the complex sounds found on their discography. They keep the crowd involved throughout as they interact with them on a personal level and encourage them to sing along to older material from 'Help'. Tonight is all about showcasing the new sounds of 'Floating Coffin' and the crowds seem really responsive possibly due to the way in which these tracks are performed. There is so much energy on stage it is really applaudable and the momentous wall of sound created is staggering considering there are only five musicians.

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They don't call them "the best live band in the Bay Area" for nothing.

The first time I saw Thee Oh Sees was at Eagle Tavern, which they transformed into a surging sea of people rocking the @#$! out. Personal space was dissolved as, crushed together in the small space, we became one giant writhing mass, arms and hair flung to the jock-strap-covered rafters, pulsing to the beat of guitar and drum.

What on the album is a short, simple song becomes a drawn-out jam in the best possible way - more dance party than hippie noodling. The band's energy is electric, every muscle strained as if the songs are being held back, only to burst forth joyous and free. It's the closest I've ever come to communion with the spirit in every being. Afterwards, the people share a camaraderie, almost as if we had shared something intimate and private. And it's like this every time.

Thee Oh Sees or Oh Sees never fail to induce a mosh pit frenzy with there high energy, throbbing grooves and beats, and last nights gig at SO36 in Berlin was no exception . I don't think i have ever experienced such intensity from the off at any other gig, unless another Oh Sees gig. The crowd went mental and it wasn't long before the stage diving commenced.

They played a blinding set with favourites including Dead mans gun, Toe cutter - Thumb buster and lots more.

The energy stayed at maximum right til the end even as John Dwyer fought with a dodgy mike stand, having to brace the mike between his teeth for the penultimate track. An outstanding rush of euphoria throughout, well worth me making the trip from Stockholm to Berlin.

Fuck man, geezus. I think they may have imprinted their manic sonic rock assault directly onto my very soul. For more than an hour my entire body was rattled while my face began to melt off and drip onto the floor, or that might have been my gin and ginger that I set down and subsequently knocked over. Dwyer's guitar tones and effects are amazing. They are the essence of why I like live music. The duel drummers drive the journeys into the madness and mayhem of long abstract solos punctuated with super catchy thrashing riffs. The bass player was holding it down as well as into it as anyone else pouring their sweat out on the stage. Great show, next time I think I may bring ear protection.

Osees are the hardest working rock band in the United States right now and it shows. Pass up no opportunity to see them perform, it's self-evident that there is nowhere these guys would rather be than onstage playing shows. I had the chance to see these fellas play Red Rocks in 2021 and John was elated to the point of being flustered trying to thank us for coming out.

They held two hours of outstanding musicianship without a sign of being tired. They could have gone for a third easy if Red Rocks would have let them, I'm sure. Head and shoulders above any other show I have seen. Yes, even better than King Gizzard.

FYF Fest 2013 was the first time my ears were blown out by this amazing band. The pure and raw energy you could feel as soon as they started playing was something you can't experience unless you've seen Thee Oh Sees.

The set list was a varied mix of old and new songs, executed perfectly with variations of lyrics/composition. No talking to the crowd except for the occasional thank you and the final goodnight.It was an hour and a half of face melting, crowd crushing DIY kraut rock.

If you have the chance I suggest you see this band even if you have to travel by land, sea or air.

THEE OH SEES - FORUM 30TH NOV 2015

Not one but two great support bands who could have easily headlined on their own(ICEAGE & TOTAL CONTROL) : CHECK

Now onto the main course...........

Kickass music from start to finish - CHECK

Not one but two drummers, each pounding their kit as though their lives depended on it - CHECK

Huge moshpit throughout the entire set - CHECK

Lots and lots and lots of people crowd-surfing - CHECK

Ridiculously sweaty clothes at the end of the gig - CHECK

I went to see Jay Som, I thought she was amazing. Her performance was great on many levels. Her songs sounded great, she has a cool stage presence and everything was just squared away. Rayana Jay, DUCKWRTH, and Bells Atlas were also excellent. Oh sees were quite good, really rowdy set in which everybody hopped around on stage. Sean Hayes was fine, didn't do much for me, the coathangers were really good. Overall good venue, great show.

I recently read somewhere that John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees is a force of nature on stage and I really can't describe it any better than that. Thee Oh Sees pummel their tunes into your head and your psyche (get it?). Tim Hellman's mesmerising bass holding together Dwyer's frantic,tripped out guitar riffs. I love this band and live they exceed all expectations.

Been meaning to catch Thee oh sees live for a number of years and finally saw them last night. They were everything I'd hoped they would be and more. Couldn't stop smiling and grooving throughout the show. Amazing to witness raw and creative energy with a diy pink spirit. I wish I was younger so that I could be in the pit. Maybe next time.

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OSEES Announce 2024 Tour Dates

OSEES  will deliver their  Intercepted Message  across the country in 2024 with a new crop of tour dates. The announcement comes in the wake of the band’s new synth-punk album, Intercepted Message .

Since returning to the stage from COVID lockdowns in 2021 , OSEES have followed a fairly predictable fall tour schedule year after year . Beginning with a four-night hometown run at  The Chapel  in San Francisco (8/31–9/3), the  John Dwyer -led underground psych tastemakers will hit West Coast hot spots in Portland (9/5) and Seattle (9/6–9/7).

The 2024 tour will break from tradition, however, with an expanded slate of gigs in the western states including stops in Boise (9/9), Salt Lake City (9/10), Denver (9/11), Albuquerque (9/13), Tuscon (9/14), Shiprock, NM (10/15), and Colorado Springs (10/16). In October, OSEES will take their traditional route through the Midwest and East Coast with a two-night run at Chicago’s  Thalia Hall  (10/18–10/19) followed by stops in Cleveland (10/20), Pittsburgh (10/21), Boston (10/23), two nights at  Warsaw  in Brooklyn (10/24–10/25), Philadelphia (10/28), a long-awaited return to Asheville, NC (10/28), and finally Atlanta (10/29).

Tickets for the newly announced 2024 OSEES tour dates go on sale Friday, November 17th at 12 p.m. ET. Visit the band’s website for tickets and see below for a complete list of tour dates.  Intercepted Message  is out now.

OSEES 2024 Tour Dates

Sat. August 31, 2024 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel Sun. September 1, 2024 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel Mon. September 2, 2024 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel Tue. September 3, 2024 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel Thu. September 5, 2024 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Fri. September 6, 2024 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos Sat. September 7, 2024 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos Mon. September 9, 2024 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall Tue. September 10, 2024 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall Wed. September 11, 2024 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre Fri. September 13, 2024 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar Sat. September 14, 2024 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole Tue. October 15, 2024 – Shiprock, NM @ Shiprock Chapter House Wed. October 16, 2024 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep Fri. October 18, 2024 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall Sat. October 19, 2024 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall Sun. October 20, 2024 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom Mon. October 21, 2024 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall Wed. October 23, 2024 – Boston, MA @ Royale Thu. October 24, 2024 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw Fri. October 25, 2024 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw Sat. October 26, 2024 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer Mon. October 28, 2024 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel Tue. October 29, 2024 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

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Osees Announce Fall 2021 Tour Dates

Plus: John Dwyer is auctioning off a handmade "Werewolf Rug" to raise money for the Coalition on Homelessness San Francisco

Osees , the prolific band led by John Dwyer that was formerly known as (deep breath) OCS, Thee Oh Sees, and Oh Sees, have announced an expansive fall tour across the US. Check out the complete list of dates below.

This tour will finally give the garage rock act an opportunity to promote and perform music from their latest records. In 2020, Osees released t several albums: the rowdy Protean Threat , the heady  Metamorphosed , and the exclusive EP Weirdo Hairdo . Plus, they also dropped the remix LP Panther Rotate , but it’s less likely they will find room in their setlist to bust out any of those alternate renditions onstage.

This 19-date trek will follow Osees as they perform in a handful of cities stretching from September to early October. It kicks off with two shows in San Francisco, California starting on September 7th. From there, Osees will rock out in major cities like Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland, Toronto, Cambridge, Brooklyn, Atlanta, and Austin before concluding the tour on October 4th in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Tickets are currently on sale through each venue’s website, a handful of which you can be redirected to through Osees’ website , too.

Oh Sees (as Osees) Announce New Remix Album Panther Rotate, Share the Origins for “Don’t Blow Your Experiment”: Stream

Unrelated to this tour entirely, frontman Dwyer is auctioning off a handmade “Werewolf Rug” to raise money for the Coalition on Homelessness San Francisco. It’s a pretty cool piece that features a similar art style to those early records by Thee Oh Sees, like Help and Castlemania , and the current bid on Ebay is chilling at $510.

“I just came across this in a box at my joint. Totally forgot I still had it,” said Dwyer in a press release. “Made for an art show years ago in SF so it only feels right to sell it to benefit a great and long lasting organization in San Francisco the Coalition on Homelessness. They have lent a helping hand for as long as I can remember there. No actual werewolves were harmed in the making of this rug. Dog buddy shown for scale.”

Osees 2021 Tour Dates: 09/07 — San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel 09/08 — San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel 09/10 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom 09/11 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos 09/12 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos 09/16 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue Mainroom 09/17 — Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 09/18 — Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 09/19 — Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 09/20 — Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall 09/22 — Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair 09/24 — Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw 09/25 — Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw 09/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 09/27 — Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle 09/29 — Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 10/01 — Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas 10/02 — Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas 10/04 — Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar

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• Last updated: 22 Apr 2021, 17:48:47
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Osees, formerly known as OCS, Thee Oh Sees, and Oh Sees, have announced tour dates for fall 2021. The Northern California based garage rock band are hitting the road in support of their THREE releases ( Protean Threat, Metamorphosed and Panther Rotate ) that dropped in 2020. The 19-date trek will kickoff on September 7th at San Francisco, California's The Chapel and will wrap up October 4th at Albuquerque, New Mexico's Sister Bar. For tickets and more details, visit Osees' official website.

Prior to the fall tour kickoff, Osees plan to perform their first in-person live show since the pandemic at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre in Colorado on May 15 with support from LFZ.

To say that Osees are 'keeping busy' would be a huge understatement. On April 10th, Osees performed a livestream set filled with live debuts from previous releases like "Grown in a Graveyard," "Stinking Cloud," and "Spider Cider." The 19-song setlist also featured 5 Chrome covers and 4 tracks which haven't been performed live in years. Take a look at the full setlist from the stream here .

Pre-game for the tour by watching the full LEVITATION livestream:

Osees 2021 Tour Dates

09/07 — San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel

09/08 — San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel

09/10 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

09/11 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos

09/12 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos

09/16 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue Mainroom

09/17 — Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

09/18 — Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

09/19 — Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom

09/20 — Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall

09/22 — Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

09/24 — Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw

09/25 — Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw

09/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

09/27 — Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

09/29 — Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

10/01 — Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas

10/02 — Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas

10/04 — Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar

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Oh Sees Announce North American Tour

By Matthew Strauss

Oh Sees have announced a September tour of North America. The band, joined on the road by Mr. Elevator , will play 18 shows that month. The North American shows follow spring and summer stops in the United Kingdom and Europe, as well as a May 9 benefit show in Los Angeles to support Elizabeth House and the East Los Angeles Women’s Center .

Check out Oh Sees’ tour poster below. Get tickets here . (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Oh Sees released their latest album, Face Stabber , in August 2019.

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Crack the coffers, Osees have spawned another frothy LP of head-destroying psych epics to grok and rock out to. You’ll notice the fresh dollop of organ and keyboard prowess courtesy of “Memory of a Cut Off Head” alum and noted key-stabber Tom Dolas…the Quattrone/Rincon drum-corps polyrhythmic pulse continues to astound and pound in equal measure, buttressed by the nimble fingered bottom end of Sir Tim Hellman the Brave and the shred-heaven fret frying of John Dwyer, whilst Lady Brigid Dawson again graces the wax with her harmonic gifts. Aside from the familiar psych-scorch familiar to soggy pit denizens the world over, there’s a fresh heavy-prog vibe that fits like a worn-in jean jacket comfortably among hairpin metal turns and the familiar but no less horns-worthy guitar fireworks Dwyer’s made his calling card. Perhaps the most notable thing about Smote Reverser is the artistic restlessness underpinning its flights of fancy. Dwyer refuses to repeat himself and for someone with such a hectic release schedule, that stretching of aesthetic borders and omnivorous appetite seems all the more superhuman.

Osees’ John Dwyer – orchestrator of distortion

Hero magazine may 22, 2023.

“Playing live is this visceral, cathartic event. It might as well be like you’re playing a game of football, chess or whatever. It’s not the same as writing and rehearsing, you have a crowd, you have interactions with other people”

OSEES – “Intercepted Message”

Stereogum may 22, 2023.

“Rich Homie Quan talked the talk, but John Dwyer walks the walk: The man will never stop going in. The prolific underground rock legend stayed busy with a zillion improvisational side projects during the pandemic, and it didn’t stop him from releasing a new album with main band OSEES last year. Now — on the release date of the new Live At Levitation  — he’s already following up  A Foul Form  with  Intercepted Message , another new OSEES LP”

SXSW 2023 Announces 301 More Artists Including Osees, Be Your Own Pet, Enumclaw, & The Zombies

Stereogum december 10, 2022.

“In October, SXSW 2023 (taking place this year from March 13-18) announced its  initial wave of performers . Now, the Austin fest’s music portion has shared another giant round of performers (301, to be exact), including …. the recently reunited Be Your Own Pet, OSEES…”

Rough Trade names its Albums of 2022

Brooklyn vegan december 9, 2022.

“Check out both Top 20s below and head to Rough Trade US  and  Rough Trade UK for their full Top 100s”

SXSW adds 301 artists to 2023 lineup (The Zombies, OSEES, Be Your Own Pet, more)

Brooklyn vegan december 7, 2022.

SXSW  has announced 301 more artists for its  2023 edition  which goes down March 13-18, 2023 in Austin. Additions include  The Zombies, OSEES, Be Your Own Pet, Catbite, The Lemon Twigs, Warmduscher, Palehound, Party Dozen, We Are The Union, JER, Kill Lincoln, Cheekface, Enumclaw, Adwaith, Obongjayar, Aoife Nessa Frances, Thor & Friends, Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, Death Valley Girls, Dream Wife, Fake Fruit, Gay Meat, July Talk , Girl Scout, Jessica Winter, Patrick Holland, THICK, Bella White, Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country, Mariel Buckley, Pendant, Snooper , and more.

OSEES share “Scum Show” video & KEXP session, announce UK tour

Brooklyn vegan november 28, 2022.

“OSEES  have shared a video for “Scum Show” from this year’s very punk  A Foul Form . Directed by Malo Sutra Fish on a Super 8 camera with hand processing and animation by l’Etna Collective Lab, the video is as raw and visceral as the song itself. You can watch that below.

The band have also shared the video of their recent KEXP session which has John Dwyer and crew blazing through tracks off the new album — watch that below as well”

Tour news: OSEES, Night Birds, Ty Segall, Bayside, more

Brooklynvegan october 26, 2022.

“John Dwyer and the rest of the OSEES are in Austin this weekend, playing all four nights of Levitation fest, and have holiday shows in NYC in December (Brooklyn Made on 12/16 & 12/17). After that they’ll head to Australia in February for six shows”

“Having already toured with Freedom Band earlier this year, Ty Segall will begin his solo acoustic tour on November 4 in Portland. The first part of the tour is with Emmett Kelly, while East Coast shows — including Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on November 15 — are with Charles Moothart. He’ll head to Australia and New Zealand in the new year”

OSEES playing more Brooklyn shows in December

Brooklynvegan september 27, 2022.

“OSEES were just in Brooklyn over the weekend for three shows, and they’ve now announced they’ll be back in December to play two nights at Brooklyn Made on 12/16 and 12/17. Psychic Graveyard open the 12/16 show and Tea Eater open the 12/17 show.

You can get tickets early for the Brooklyn Made shows with the BrooklynVegan presale that runs Wednesday, September 28 at 10 AM through Thursday (9/29) at 10 AM. If you miss out on our presale, tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 30 at 10 AM”.

Osees Drop Particularly & Visceral & Intense Performance at Chicago’s Thalia Hall (SHOW REVIEW)

Glide magazine september 17, 2022.

“Booking a two-night residency in Chicago at the same time Riot Fest is going on down the street might be considered a bold move for some punk bands. But when your band happens to be venerable psych-punk legends the Osees, such concerns really need not apply”

Osees, May 15, 2021, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Coloradist may 17, 2021.

‘Los Angeles garage psych punk purveyors Osees rolled in to Red Rocks Amphitheatre Saturday May 15th for a one-off show to one of the last pandemic-limited crowds of the early 2021 season. Threatening weather moved out of the area just in time, leaving clear skies and perfect temperatures for the sold out, pandemic-limited* crowd.’

Osees Plot Fall 2021 North American Tour; Auction Werewolf Rug For Charity

Brooklyn vegan april 21, 2021, osees announce two new albums, share new songs: listen, pitchfork september 23, 2020.

“…Osees (an iteration of Oh Sees) just released their new album Protean Threat on September 18, and they’ve already announced two more records that are coming soon. One is the Protean Threat remix album Panther Rotate, which is out December 11 via Castle Face…”

Oh Sees Announce North American Tour

Pitchfork february 12, 2020.

Oh Sees have announced a September tour of North America. The band, joined on the road by Mr. Elevator, will play 18 shows that month. The North American shows follow spring and summer stops in the United Kingdom and Europe, as well as a May 9 benefit show in Los Angeles to support Elizabeth House and the East Los Angeles Women’s Center.

Oh Sees map North American tour with Mr. Elevator

Brooklyn vegan february 12, 2020.

The wildly prolific Oh Sees haven’t released an album since August (the jazzy Face Stabber) so they are probably due for an announcement sooner than later. In the meantime, they’ve announced a North American tour which will have them out with Mr. Elevator in September. Dates kick off with two nights in San Francisco and include stops Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Cleveland, Toronto, Providence, NYC, Philadelphia, Carrboro, Atlanta, Austin and Albuquerque.

OH SEES ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Glide magazine february 12, 2020.

Oh Sees have announced a run of fall North American tour dates. Throughout the month of September, the band will be performing in 18 dates across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to the September tour, Oh Sees will be performing on a UK run of dates in May and a European tour this July. More information is available below and tickets go on sale this Friday, February 14th.

Oh Sees Dedicate “Captain Loosely” Video to Victims of the El Paso Massacre

Flood magazine august 16, 2019.

As always, there’s a new Oh Sees record coming out soon—and, as always, we still have no idea what to expect even after a handful of tracks have been released. The first three singles on the massive double LP range from jazz fusion to garage punk, with the band helpfully describing the album as “SoundCloud hip-hop reversed, a far-flung nemesis of contemporary country and flaccid algorithmic pop-barf.”

Oh Sees – “Captain Loosely” Video

Stereogum august 6, 2019.

Next week, Oh Sees are releasing a new album, Face Stabber. The prolific band has shared a handful of tracks from it already, including “Henchlock,” “Poisoned Stones,” and “Heartworm,” and today they’re back with another one, “Captain Loosely,” a squelching instrumental that feels surprisingly meditative and spacey for the band.

Oh Sees dedicate new single “Captain Loosely” to victims of El Paso mass shooting

The line of best fit august 6, 2019.

Californian psych-rockers Oh Sees have shared their intense new single “Captain Loosely”, which is dedicated to the victims of the El Paso mass shooting.

Oh Sees dedicate new video to victims of El Paso shooting

Brooklyn vegan august 6, 2019.

Oh Sees have made a video for “Captain Loosely” which is from their upcoming album, Face Stabber (which is out next week). The video was directed by Matt Yoka and shot on the U.S./Mexico border in Texas, and they’ve dedicated it to the victims of the August 3 El Paso mass shooting.

OH SEES: “We’re not out there to appease anyone”

Uncut april 5, 2019.

In the current issue of Uncut – in shops now or available to buy online by clicking here – we look back at Oh Sees’ fluid discography and chart their move from acoustic noise experimentation through garage rock and beyond, to the heavier and hairier directions of last year’s hard-grooving Smote Reverser.

“We have been around for 20-something years, so if we haven’t done something that somebody might like at some point…” laughs Oh Sees’ John Dwyer. “Fuck, yeah. We’ve got quite a bit. And there’s more to come, as far as I can tell.

Oh Sees Announce World Tour

Spin march 21, 2019.

Oh Sees have announced a sprawling 43-date world tour. The band will kick things off in early May in Atlanta before heading to the UK and Ireland for the remainder of that month. They’ll play a handful of dates across the rest of Europe until September, when they’ll return to the North America for shows in the US and Canada; Prettiest Eyes will join Oh Sees for select dates on this leg. The tour is set to close out in LA on Halloween night. Last summer, Oh Sees released Smote Reverser, which featured the excellent “Anthemic Aggressor.” Find the full list of tour dates below.

OH SEES ANNOUNCE MASSIVE WORLD TOUR

Diy magazine march 21, 2019.

Fresh from a slew of shows out in Austin for this year’s SXSW, Oh Sees have announced a massive world tour that stretches across the rest of the year.

John Dwyer and co will begin the tour at Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta in early May, before heading to the UK and Ireland, taking in a host of European dates before returning to the States in the Autumn.

Oh Sees Announce 2019 Tour

Http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/817-shake-appeals-best-of-summer-2015-list/ march 20, 2019.

Oh Sees (formerly known as Thee Oh Sees) have announced a massive 43-date tour. The trek kicks off on May 3 in Atlanta and stops in various locations across the UK and Europe before returning Stateside at the end of September. The band will play shows in San Francisco, Chicago, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Austin, and more before wrapping up in Los Angeles on Halloween. Check out Oh Sees’ full itinerary below.

Oh Sees’ John Dwyer talks touring, ‘Smote Reverser,’ soup, snow & more in BV Q&A

Brooklyn vegan december 13, 2018.

John Dwyer is never not busy. When he’s not touring non-stop or making records with Oh Sees (like this year’s awesome Smote Reverser), he’s got his solo project Damaged Bug, and the label he runs, Castle Face, that puts out a dozen or so records a year. He’s slowing things down just a bit this weekend when he brings his pastoral, folky OCS collaboration with onetime Oh See Brigid Dawson and a string section to Brooklyn’s Murmrr Theatre on Saturday (12/15).

Oh Sees share the Origins of their video for “Enrique El Cobrador”

Consequence of sound november 13, 2018.

Origins is a new music feature that gives an artist the chance to reveal the influences behind their latest effort.

The 10 Best Garage Punk Songs As of Late

Pitchfork october 23, 2018.

Evan Minsker of Pitchfork shares a list of his favorite recent garage and punk releases.

Billboard Talks With John Dwyer About Upcoming Album “Smote Reverser”

Billboard august 7, 2018.

“With 21 full-lengths, eight EPs, two live albums, four compilations, and at least a dozen seven-inches released over the last 21 years, there’s a lot to talk about when it comes to garage-psych outfit Oh Sees (also known as Thee Oh Sees).”

SPIN Reviews New Oh Sees Single “Overthrown”

Spin may 22, 2018.

“First single “Overthrown” jams a dose of heavy metal skull-crushery into Oh Sees’ typically frenetic style, and the latest album’s cover art leans further into the theme with a painting of a dragon looming over a burning city. It looks like the cover of a fantasy novel, which coincidentally is artist Matt Stawicki’s main gig.”

Pitchfork Premieres Oh Sees’ New Single “Overthrown”

Pitchfork may 21, 2018.

“The ever-prolific Oh Sees are back with a new album this summer. It’s titled Smote Reverser, and it arrives August 17 via Castle Face.”

LA Times names “Memory of a Cut-Off Head” one of the 30 essential LA records of 2017

Los angeles times december 15, 2017.

Which is to say, is there too much recorded music in the world? Yes. Is most of it forgettable? Certainly. Below are 30 albums, alphabetically arranged, by Los Angeles-area artists issued this year that deserve your investment.

Leather daddies and jazz: a beginner’s guide to garage-rock hero John Dwyer

The guardian november 28, 2017.

My motto is: try everything, life is short,” says John Dwyer, the leader of San Francisco garage rockers Thee Oh Sees. “We are growing at every turn. Every day you get a little older, a little closer to the grave – you should taste it all.

Rolling Stone interviews John Dwyer about upcoming album and more

Rolling stone november 20, 2017.

As his band releases its 20th album, the prolific musician and label head explains how ‘D&D’ and a “zen” work ethic fuel his underground empire

WTF podcast with Marc Maron, episode 862: JOHN DWYER

Wtf pod november 9, 2017.

Whether you call his band Thee Oh Sees, Oh Sees, or OCS, there’s no denying John Dwyer’s prolific musical output.

Oh Sees’ John Dwyer Joins Marc Maron on “WTF” Podcast: Listen

Pitchfork november 9, 2017.

Oh Sees’ John Dwyer was the latest guest on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast. The conversation covers Dwyer’s prolific career and his influences.

Hear Marc Maron Interview Oh Sees’ John Dwyer On WTF

Stereogum november 9, 2017.

John Dwyer, the frenetically prolific frontman of Thee Oh Sees and all the band’s verious mutations (Oh Sees, OCS) joined Maron in his garage to talk about garage rock.

Video: Oh Sees – “Nite Expo”

Spin magazine october 31, 2017.

Of the video, frontman John Dwyer said in a statement: “Animation and role-playing games were a huge part of my youth, so I was really excited to work on this with Alex Theodoropulos and make a fun Halloween video that harkens back to the real simple times.

Oh Sees share Halloween video for “Nite Expo,” playing shows w/ Ty Segall

Brooklyn vegan october 31, 2017.

Just in time for Halloween, Oh Sees have a spooky/scary animated video for “Nite Expo” from this year’s Orc. Hand-drawn and animated by Alex Theodoropulos, the video plays off some of frontman John Dwyer’s childhood loves.

Oh Sees – “Nite Expo” Video

Stereogum october 31, 2017.

Thee Oh Sees, or Oh Sees, or OCS, or whatever John Dwyer is calling his band these days, have a new album coming out next month. But today, they’re looking back to this summer’s LP Orc with a colorful animated video for “Nite Expo” from director Alex Theodoropulos.

Oh Sees’ John Dwyer: 21st Century Renaissance Man

Premier guitar october 23, 2017.

John Dwyer, the guitarist and lead singer for Oh Sees (formerly Thee Oh Sees), makes a good case for the argument that the best decade for making music is right now.

“Memory of a Cut Off Head” single review

Pitchfork august 30, 2017.

On the album’s opening, title track, Dwyer sounds every bit as at ease as he did over the wild Richter-scale energy of his recent records.

Henry Rollins interviews John Dwyer in Esquire

Esquire august 25, 2017.

“…I’ve done my best to keep up with the man’s output, but he doesn’t make it easy: his releases just don’t let up. I have a great deal of admiration for not only John’s music but for the intensity with which he pursues it. In that way, he is a true artist, one who’s never taken the easy route.”

Pitchfork gives Oh Sees new album, “Orc” a 7.4

Pitchfork tv august 23, 2017.

“Throughout the record, he sounds as eager to mess around with his singing as the music: the glorious, steamrolling sludge of “Animated Violence” is the closest Oh Sees have ever gotten to metal, with Dwyer dropping comically Gene Simmons-esque growls in between gleaming Thin Lizzy arpeggios.”

Paste Magazine loves Oh Sees new album, “Orc”

Paste magazine august 23, 2017.

“..the record is an absolutely evil stunner from front to back, top to bottom, head to toes and everywhere in between, and whips up the same kind of radiant, strange awe that the band’s overdriven catalog has so generously perpetrated album after wicked album.”

Post Trash reviews Oh Sees new album “Orc”

Post trash august 22, 2017.

“…as evinced by the reduction-of-band-name and its terse title, Orc aims to cut the fat off last years’ trial runs and introduce the new Oh Sees thesis as yet another Phlegethon of shrieking Gibsons and yelping Dwyers now aiming to fill observatories rather than dive bars.”

Consequence of Sound debuts Oh Sees new song, “Animated Violence”

Consequence of sound july 12, 2017.

“…Oh Sees rally on the blistering cut, whose scissoring guitars are sure to lodge themselves deep inside your brain.”

Thee Oh Sees Announce North American Tour

Pitchfork april 28, 2017.

Thee Oh Sees have announced a tour. They’ll hit the road later this month at Norman Music Festival in Oklahoma and tour Europe through the summer, before wrapping up with a series of North American dates in September.

Thee Oh Sees // Norman Music Festival // Saturday, April 29, 2017 in Oklahoma

November 1, 2016, paste magazine names thee oh sees one of the most prolific artists from the past decade, paste magazine march 11, 2016.

The expectation for most artists these days is, after releasing an album, to tour and tour and tour until they just can’t tour no more.

ToneDeaf previews last-minute King Gizzard/Thee Oh Sees show in Melbourne

Tonedeaf january 15, 2016.

Rejoice, Tone Deaf readers, we’re taking you into the weekend with some good news, particularly if you happen to be a fan of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard or Thee Oh Sees.

Consequence of Sound shares Thee Oh See’s new single “Fortress”

Consequence of sound december 14, 2015.

The ever-prolific Thee Oh Sees are set to release a new 7-inch single on February 12th. Coming through mastermind John Dwyer’s own Castle Face label, the single’s A-side, “Fortress”, has just been revealed.

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About The Oh Sees

“Thee Oh Sees are one of my happy place bands. I can listen to any one of their records and feel better.”  – Henry Rollins

“No point in arguing. Best band in the world”  –  Marc Riley BBC 6 / The Fall

OSEES  (aka Thee Oh Sees, Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) return to Australia this February off the back of 26th (!) album  A Foul Form  and a reputation as one of the world’s greatest live acts.

“Compared to the grander constructs of their latter-day Oh Sees albums, A Foul Form is a hit and run job where the music jumps in, leaves everyone stunned, and splits before the cops can show up. It’s a manic blast of pure energy with lots of smarts if you’re looking for them, and demonstrates Osees are never short on daring, ideas, and the skills to make them work.”  – A ll Music

OSEES have transmogrified over time to fit many a moment. Mainstay singer/ guitarist John Dwyer forming the band in 1997 to suit his omnivorous whims; from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond. It’s a formula – or lack of – that has endured them a worldwide cult-following and the enduring love of critics and fans alike.

It is common knowledge however, that at their shows, you’re there asking for a beating. 20 years going and the shows keep getting more and more intense, as many a soupy swarm can attest.

“Describing the experience of a Thee Oh Sees show is an exercise in futility, like trying to explain the vastness of the Grand Canyon to someone who has only seen it in pictures.” –  Denver Post

“Overall, witnessing Osees live for the first time in a few years felt like the aural/physical equivalent of taking a beer-soaked lightning-bolt-fueled rollercoaster ride for over an hour straight. If that sounds fun and intense, well, it sure as fuck was.” –  Glider Magazine

It has been four years since the then Oh Sees visited our shores but it will be the first for Osees .

The Oh Sees are the latest incarnation of songwriter, singer and guitarist John Dwyer’s group. Dwyer, who hails from Providence, RI, has been active more...

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K-Pop Summer 2024 Guide: ATEEZ, IU, TXT & More Live In Concert & On Tour

Whether you want to have your Head in the Clouds, go over the moon at KCON or head Towards the Light, plan out your summer with these K-pop events and tours featuring TWICE, LE SSERAFIM, Stray Kids and more.

2024 has had a handful of memorable K-pop moments in North America so far. From boy group ONEUS's La Dolce Vita tour to TWICE 's one-night-only show at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium in March, the industry has kept a steady flow of entertainment for lovers of Korean music and culture. Last month, ATEEZ , LE SSERAFIM , and indie band The Rose also left their mark at Coachella Festival in California, proving that K-pop acts at major festivals are a rising trend.

With summer right around the corner, even more tours, festivals, and conventions are set to pop up across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. From mid-May to September, whether on weekdays or weekends, there will always be something to do or someone to see. Among the most-awaited events are singer IU 's first world tour and ATEEZ's massive trek in July, as well as Stray Kids , IVE , and VCHA 's performances at Chicago's Lollapalooza Festival.

To help you enjoy the most out of this busy season, GRAMMY.com assembled a list of all the K-pop concerts and events happening in the next few months below.

CIX: 0 or 1 in North America

Boy group CIX will be back in North America for their third tour this May. Named after single album 0 or 1 , the stint will cover eight cities across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, starting in Chicago, IL and wrapping it up in Los Angeles, CA. The quintet will likely perform hits like "Cinema" and "Movie Star," as well as their latest single, "Lovers or Enemies," and celebrate their upcoming fifth anniversary.

Head in the Clouds Festival

Forest Hills, New York

Following the success of last year's edition in Queens, New York, Head in the Clouds Festival returns to the big apple in 2024. In their mission to spread Asian diaspora talent, the lineup for this year enlists (G)I-DLE to headline on Saturday and singer BIBI on Sunday, along other names like ATARASHII GAKKO! and Joji. Korean acts Balming Tiger, Wave to Earth, and newcomer girl group Young Posse will also join them. HITC Festival is usually based in Los Angeles, but this year's L.A. edition has yet to be announced.

BM (KARD): After the After Party Tour

Hailing from co-ed group KARD , Korean-American singer BM will kick off his first U.S. solo tour in mid-May. After the After Party Tour was inspired by the track "ATAP (After the After Party)," off his December single album, Lowkey . BM will perform in six cities across the country, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. He also teased an EP soon, and stated that he will be "taking new music on this tour."

P1Harmony: P1ustage H : UTOP1A Tour

May 14 - Jun. 16

Boy band P1Harmony is also returning to North America with their third tour, P1ustage H: UTOP1A. Beginning in Houston, TX, on May 14, it will follow with shows in Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and more — including a prestigious performance on June 8 at New York City's Governors Ball Music Festival 2024 . The sextet released their first studio album, Killin' It , in February of this year.

Tomorrow X Together (TXT): ACT : PROMISE World Tour

May 14 - Jun. 8

A TXT tour in the U.S. has become an annual event: following 2022's ACT : LOVESICK and 2023's ACT : SWEET MIRAGE, 2024 welcomes ACT : PROMISE. Featuring 11 shows across the country, the boy group will play in Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and more. They will also perform two nights at New York's legendary Madison Square Garden before heading to the Japanese leg of the tour in July.

Wheein (MAMAMOO): Whee In The Mood [Beyond] World Tour

May 17 - Jun. 4

Powerhouse vocalists MAMAMOO hit stateside last year with their MY CON World Tour, a first for the group. Now, it's member Wheein's turn to celebrate her solo career with Whee In The Mood [Beyond] World Tour, inspired by her first LP, 2023's In The Mood . After a slew of shows in Asia and Europe, the singer will head to San Francisco, CA, for the first out of eight concerts in the U.S. Other cities include Dallas, Orlando, Los Angeles, and New York.

RIIZE: RIIZING Day Fan-Con World Tour

Los Angeles, California

SM Entertainment's freshest rookies RIIZE announced their first fan-con, RIIZING Day, to take place from May to August in various cities across the globe. After playing in Seoul, Tokyo, and Mexico City, the boyband will come to Los Angeles for a single performance at the Peacock Theater on May 20. RIIZE are expected to play their compact yet dynamic discography, including singles "Get A Guitar," "Talk Saxy," and "Impossible."

Purple Kiss: 2024 BXX Tour

June 2 - July 2

It's not even been a year since Purple Kiss toured the U.S. with their The Festa Tour in fall 2023, but they're already gearing to come back. Starting June 2 in Oceanside, CA, the 2024 BXX Tour will take the girl group to seven cities in the U.S. and nine cities in Canada, closing it off in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on July 2. This is a big chance for fans who missed their performances last year, or simply to those who want to see singles like "Zombie" and "Sweet Juice" live again.

ITZY: Born to Be World Tour

Girl group ITZY has spent the majority of 2024 bringing their second world tour, Born to Be, across Oceania, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. In June, they will finally step in North America for a 10-stop stint, including cities like Seattle, Los Angeles, Newark, Fairfax, Toronto, and more. Despite featuring only four out of five members while vocalist Lia is currently on hiatus due to health reasons, they promise to set the stages on fire with their high-energy discography.

VERIVERY: Go On Fan-meeting Tour

Starting June 14, boyband VERIVERY will kick off their Go On Fan-meeting Tour in New York at Brooklyn Steel. Then, they will head to Chicago, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Fort Worth, and finally Los Angeles for a last performance at Vermont Hollywood. The seven-member group is currently a quartet, as member Dongheon is currently enlisted in the military, and members Minchan and Hoyoung are on hiatus due to health concerns. VERIVERY's latest release was 2023's EP, Liminality .

A.C.E: 2024 REWIND_US U.S. Tour

Jun. 19 - July 18

February marked the much-anticipated comeback of boy group A.C.E with the EP My Girl: My Choice . It was their first release in three years, and to rejoice further, the quintet announced an extensive 14-date tour throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Starting June 19 in Madison, WI and closing off on July 18 in San Juan, PR, A.C.E will also perform in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, and more.

HYO: Milwaukee Summerfest

Milwaukee, WI

HYO , also known as Hyoyeon from Girls' Generation, will be showcasing her DJ chops on June 28 at Milwaukee Summerfest. The performance will happen just months after HYO held her 2024 Spring U.S. Tour, Cherry Blossom, which spanned seven cities across the country. In the setlist, fans can expect hits like "Dessert" and "Deep," but also some innovative remixes of other artists' songs, like GALA's "Freed From Desire" and Girls' Generation's "Gee."

AB6IX: Find You Fan Concert Tour

Another boy group to embark on a North American tour this year, AB6IX will bring their Find You Fan Concert across nine stops in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Starting off in the cities of Toronto and Montreal, they will then head to New York, Mexico City, Miami, Denver, and more, before wrapping it up in Los Angeles. The tour title was inspired by their latest release, January's EP The Future is Ours: Found .

ATEEZ: Towards the Light: Will to Power 2024 World Tour

Jul. 14 - Aug. 11

Performance kings ATEEZ never stop. After the release of their EP, Golden Hour: Part. 1 on May 31, the eight-member group will head to North America for their Towards the Light: Will to Power 2024 World Tour. Kicking off on July 14 in Tacoma, Washington, the boyband will also play in the cities of Los Angeles, Arlington, Washington, D.C., Toronto, New York, and more. The tour supports ATEEZ's December 2023 LP, The World EP.Fin: Will , but hopefully the setlist will include surprises as new music comes out.

IU: HEREH World Tour

Jul. 15 - Aug. 2

One of the most important artists to come from South Korea, IU (born Lee Ji-eun) has been shaping the country's music industry since 2008 with her unique voice, sensitive songwriting, and sharp mind. Given her journey, it's almost absurd that her first world tour is only happening in 2024 — but better late than never. After stops in Asia and Europe, IU will head to the U.S. for six sold-out concerts, beginning on July 15 at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, and concluding on August 2 at Kia Forum in Los Angeles, CA.

The Boyz: Zeneration II World Tour

Following their 2023 Zeneration Tour, which featured 24 stops across Asia, 11-member group The Boyz are now bringing its sequel worldwide. After a 3-day July stint in Seoul, South Korea, the Zeneration II tour will head to the U.S. for five shows in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Jose. Throughout August, The Boyz will segue onto the Asian leg of the tour, wrapping it up with a few European dates in September.

KCON Los Angeles 2024

Known as the largest Korean culture and music festival in North America, KCON has a decade-long legacy of serving as a bridge for "all things Hallyu." Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena, the festival includes a two-night concert, fan signings, food and merch stalls, panels with professionals in the industry, and many other attractions. KCON hasn't announced its official lineup yet, but attendees can expect it to maintain the same excellence of past years.

Secret Number: The 1st U.S. Tour 2024 Unlock

Jul. 26 - Aug. 10

Girl group Secret Number debuted amidst the chaos of 2020's COVID-19 pandemic, therefore falling short of live experiences with their fans. As they enter their fourth year together, they will finally meet North American fans with their 2024 Unlock tour this summer. Kicking off on July 26 in Chicago, the sextet will then head to Minneapolis, Charlotte, Houston, Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, and Los Angeles for a final show on August 10.

Stray Kids, IVE, VCHA: Lollapalooza Chicago 2024

K-pop's presence on Lollapalooza continues to expand. This year, Stray Kids is set to headline on Friday, Aug. 2, alongside singer SZA . It's the boyband's second appearance at the festival, following their 2023 show at Lollapalooza Paris. On that same day, U.S.-based, K-pop-trained girl group VCHA, formed by JYP Entertainment in partnership with Republic Records, will also make their first performance at the festival. To close it off, Saturday will feature the captivating girl group IVE.

I.M (Monsta X): Off The Beat 2024 World Tour

Monsta X 's maknae (youngest member) I.M has been building a prolific solo career while his teammates are enlisted in the military. Accompanying his third EP, Off The Beat , the singer announced an eponymous world tour, featuring 19 stops in Asia, North America, and Europe. He will play seven dates In the U.S. and two in Canada, including New York, Boston, Toronto, and more.

ARTMS: 2024 Moonshot World Tour

Aug. 16 - Sept. 10

Formed by five LOONA members (Kim Lip, Choerry, JinSoul, HaSeul, and HeeJin), girl group ARTMS was one of 2023's most-awaited debuts. Their first studio album, Devine All Love & Live , is set to drop on May 31, and the quintet will celebrate with a string of concerts across South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. Starting August 16 in New York, the tour will cross Atlanta, Orlando, Los Angeles, and more cities before wrapping up on September 10 in Chicago.

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Leap Into AAPI Month 2024 With A Playlist Featuring Laufey, Diljit Dosanjh, & Peggy Gou

Celebrate AAPI artists this May with a genre-spanning playlist spotlighting festival headliners and up-and-coming musicians. From Korean hip-hop to Icelandic jazz-pop, listen to some of the most exciting artists from the Asian diaspora.

With spring just around the corner, it’s time to welcome AAPI Month in full blossom. From rising musical artists to inspiring community leaders, it’s essential to recognize AAPI members of the artistic world and their achievements.

While AAPI Month is a U.S. holiday, the Recording Academy takes a global approach in celebrating artists and creators from across the Asian and Asian American diaspora. This aligns with the Recording Academy's growing mission to expand its reach on a global scale and celebrate international creators outside of the U.S.  

Musicians of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage have not only helped establish the music industry, but have transformed it. From Diljit Dosanjh being the first artist to play a Coachella set entirely in Punjabi to Laufey winning a GRAMMY for her jazz-inspired pop, AAPI artists continue to influence music by both honoring tradition and reshaping modern standards.

It’s thrilling to see AAPI musicians continue to take centerstage — from Atarashi Gakko! to Tiger JK ’s memorable sets at Coachella, to surprise appearances from Olivia Rodrigo , Dominic Fike , and Towa Bird. As festival season gets underway, examples of the AAPI starpower from every corner of the world abound.

As one of many ways to celebrate AAPI Month, listen to the GRAMMY.com playlist below — as a reminder to give AAPI musicians not just their May flowers, but their flowers all year-round!

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Chung Ha Returns: On 'EENIE MEENIE,' The K-Pop Soloist Is Ready To Step Back Into The Spotlight

Chung Ha was one of K-pop’s most promising soloists, but decided to step back from the industry. Upon her return, Chung Ha wants to tell her fans "that they have the freedom to choose."

It takes courage to become a soloist in K-pop — a scene largely dominated by girl groups and boy groups of the most varied sizes — but more than that, it takes verve. Singer, dancer, and songwriter Chung Ha, 28 years old, knows it better than anyone.

Born in Seoul, South Korea but raised in Dallas, Texas, she first rose to stardom in 2016, after  returning to her home country and participating in Mnet’s trainee competition show "Produce 101." There, Chung Ha caught the eyes of judges and viewers alike for her sharp movements and innate charisma. She placed fourth on the finale, and became a member of I.O.I — the show’s resulting temporary girl group.

While I.O.I and its 11 members found great success, when the group disbanded in early 2017, Chung Ha decided to challenge herself further. In June of that year, she released her solo debut EP, Hands On Me . 

Soon, Chung Ha became one of K-pop’s most promising (and somewhat unexpected) soloists — not only did she prove to be an exceptional dancer, but a smooth vocalist as well, full of style and star power. On stage, she commands performances with surgical precision, yet flows with breathtaking grace. She proved her versatility with a string of captivating singles, like the ice-cold "Snapping" and the bewitching "Gotta Go," which reached No.1 on Billboard’s K-pop Hot 100 chart in 2019. Her first studio album, 2021’s Querencia , blended R&B, EDM, reggaeton and even bossa nova with finesse.

But amidst all the success, Chung Ha took a break. She decided not to renew the contract with her previous label, spent more than a year on a hiatus, and even considered abandoning the music industry, as revealed on the YouTube talk show "Gabee’s Rising Star "

Luckily, Chung Ha changed her mind. She signed with MORE VISION, a label founded by singer and rapper Jay Park, and will drop the single album EENIE MEENIE on March 11. 

GRAMMY.com caught up with Chung Ha via Zoom to learn more about her comeback — and to dive into her creative process, how she sees herself, and who she wants to be.

You spent more than a year on a hiatus, and even left your previous company. What made you sign with MORE VISION for this new phase of your career?

Jay [Park] reached out to me often. When I talked to the other co-workers at the company, their vision really aligned with mine. I think that was a crucial reason.

For example, I've never toured. I want to start out in small venues, and if I do have a chance I want to make it bigger. I want to work on more collaborations and try different genres of music like [on] "EENIE MEENIE," and they're aligned with me on that.

On "Gabee’s Rising Star," you said that you wanted to study abroad during your hiatus, and that being a celebrity is "just a job." What made you want to come back to music?

I was always interested in psychology. Working in this industry, it's a little chaotic, so I tried to maintain my mental health by [attending] counseling, and then I felt like I wanted to maintain my mental health on my own.

And growing up in Texas, I always had my Mexican friends with me, but I was the only one unable to understand Spanish. I was always interested, but [the break] felt like it was the right time to embrace Spanish more. I wanted to dive into the culture and the language, but at the end of the day, it was all about me maintaining my mental health because I wanted to be in this industry. Me wanting to explore Spanish because I wanted to engage more with my fans. I just realized, Oh, it was all about music. Okay. [ Laughs. ]

Since your last comeback, in what areas do you think you have improved or evolved?

Um… I don't know. I'm gonna need to have a real [live] stage for that. I think that's the kind of question I want to ask my fans to see what gradual changes that they notice, because for me, I feel like I'm still the same. But I want to tap myself [on the back] for trying new genres and being brave about getting out of my comfort zone.

What did you have in mind when you started producing this new album? What's the story behind it?

I was really confused. I was asking people, like, "I don't know what to do. I don't know what's next for me."I feel like I've tried different genres of music and different colors of myself, like "Bicycle," "Play," "Love U," and "Roller Coaster."

I didn't know what to do, so I decided to show both sides of myself. A new [side] with MORE VISION, and the one people are always eager to see, like [on] "Stay Tonight" and "Dream Of You." Those were some of the biggest [songs] that I saw people commenting on. So, the familiar side of me and a new side of me are both in the album, and I'm pretty confident [about it].

You collaborated with Hongjoong from ATEEZ in the lead track "EENIE MEENIE," which represents that new side of yourself. How was that experience?

I have followed ATEEZ since the beginning of their career. Their performance is so mind-blowing, they have that special energy that only they can give, so I was always inspired by them.

And then, on "EENIE MEENIE" there is a rap part, so when I heard the track I was like, Oh, I am not rapping . [ Laughs .] That's just too new for me. I sing-rap in "EENIE MEENIE," but that’s about it. So, I needed a real rapper and a real captain on my side and I thought Hongjoong was a perfect fit. After I heard his verse, it was so great, more than I ever expected. He definitely gave that final touch.

The other song on your album, "I’m Ready," represents your familiar side with driving house beats and a mesmerizing atmosphere, almost like a sequel to "Stay Tonight" and "Dream of You." As for the title, what are you ready for?

I guess I'm navigating through new things, and I don't know how it's gonna come out. [People] might say it's a failure, they might say it's a success, they might say I'm brave to challenge myself, but I'm just ready to face all that. 

Even though someone might say, "Oh, I don't think it's the right fit for Chung Ha" or "I liked the old Chung Ha better," I don't think I'm afraid of getting judged, or getting rates on anything. I'm just ready to be more adventurous. Being too nervous might drag you into this anxiety space, but just being nervous in general with music and releasing new things is what makes me keep going.

I think people need that nervous feeling, being out of their comfort zone. You never know how you're going to feel, how the outcome is going to be. 

Do you remember any specific experiences where you were trying something new and it turned out better than expected?

Oh, "Stay Tonight"was one of them. When I first heard the track, I was like, U m… this is too high. I don't know if K-pop lovers will like this song , because it was more [Western] pop than K-pop. It was right after I dropped "Snapping"and "Gotta Go," so I was like, Are my fans ready for this?  

But [I thought] hey, you know what, let's just have fun. Let's just try new things. Let's vogue. [ Laughs ] I've always wanted to vogue, so I did that, and it became one of my epic pieces of performance. It didn’t go big in the charts or anything, but it became a real standout from a more artistic point of view.

EENIE MEENIE represents a new start for you, and both songs in the album talk about trusting yourself and your choices. Since you participated in the songwriting, is that what you have been experiencing lately? How do you recognize what feels right for you?

I feel like you never know what's right, but for me, I decide [something] when it keeps on popping in my head. Like, I would just be calm and see where my mind goes and what my [fandom] HAART keeps on telling me. 

If your heart moves that way, I’d rather just do it and regret, than not do it and regret. That’s how I trust my instincts, listening to what I really want.

You mentioned that you see K-pop and Western pop as one. What do you think about the global growth of K-pop, and Western artists trying K-pop, or artists collaborating?

I think it's wonderful. I mean, the only difference is the culture and the language, and how we make our music with different rules and stuff. And it's really awesome [to see] other artists trying out Korean, trying out the marketing strategy of what we have always done. But it's the same with Korean artists, they try to go abroad and then try Western music.

Trying different cultures is getting more natural than splitting what's K-pop and what’s pop. I think it's all gathering into one because music is one, and we love music.

Is it easier for you to see everything as one because you are Korean, but you lived in America for so many years?

Yes, I think it was more natural for me to try different things. It was fun to get to know things like, Oh, this is Western style music, Western marketing strategy, or Western businesses, it goes on like this, and then Korean businesses go on like this . So it's all about learning.

You mentioned in an interview with Teen Vogue that you like to portray characters in your songs, but recently you have been telling your own story in them as well. How do you find the balance between those two possibilities?

I don't initially choose what to do before I hear the music. I hear it first, and then decide, like Oh, I want to share a story of mine, because I have this experience and my current state of mind is this, but sometimes it's just Oh, this is a new character I've never tried before. I want to be her, or I want to be him, or whatever. Let me try that out, let me see what it tastes like. [ Laughs. ] When new music comes to me, whatever character, whatever story comes up first, I would go with that.

And for this album, are you a character or are you portraying your life story?

I’m portraying my life story in both songs. I had a lot of choices to make throughout the beginning of my new career [after leaving my former company], like choosing a label, choosing a new logo, choosing songs, and other things, but in the end I just like what I like to do. 

I came back to the music industry, and I really want people to embrace whatever they want to do. To tell them that they have the freedom to choose more than predetermined answers. I wanted to encourage that.

In another moment of your interview on "Gabee’s Rising Star," you said "When people think of Chung Ha, all that comes to mind is ‘Gotta Go’."Do you still believe in that?

Yes, and no. But I’m very grateful, because that song is what elevated me to the next step, and it gave me the courage to try different genres of music. But "Stay Tonight" and other pieces of music also identify me in different ways.

Who is Chung Ha, then? How would you like to be recognized?

Definitely not "Gotta Go." [ Laughs. ] I'm not that person now. I'm just a girl who loves music, and I'm just grateful and thankful, always. As much as I was diligent before, I want to keep on doing that, and I want to meet my fans more.

As Chung Ha, I want to ask my fans who they think I am, because I try to be as authentic as possible with music and my personality. Also I'm an adventurous person. Love to challenge myself. And I’m ready to go.

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Listen: GRAMMY.com's Women's History Month 2024 Playlist: Female Empowerment Anthems From Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Jennie & More

This March, the Recording Academy celebrates Women's History Month with pride and joy. Press play on this official playlist that highlights uplifting songs from Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Anitta and more.

From commanding stages to blasting through stereos, countless women have globally graced the music industry with their creativity. And though they've long been underrepresented , tides are changing: in just the last few years, female musicians have been smashing records left and right, conquering top song and album charts and selling sold-out massive tours .

This year, Women's History Month follows a particularly historic 66th GRAMMY Awards , which reflected the upward swing of female musicians dominating music across the board. Along with spearheading the majority of the ceremony's performances, women scored bigtime in the General Field awards — with wins including Best New Artist , Record Of The Year , Song Of The Year , and Album Of The Year .

Female empowerment anthems, in particular, took home major GRAMMY gold. Miley Cyrus ' "Flowers" took home two awards , while Victoria Monét was crowned Best New Artist thanks to the success of her album Jaguar II and its hit single "On My Mama." As those two songs alone indicate, female empowerment takes many different shapes in music — whether it's moving on from a relationship by celebrating self-love or rediscovering identity through motherhood.

The recent successes of women in music is a testament to the trailblazing artists who have made space for themselves in a male-dominated industry — from the liberating female jazz revolution of the '20s to the riot grrl movement of the '90s. Across genres and decades, the classic female empowerment anthem has strikingly metamorphosed into diverse forms of defiance, confidence and resilience.

No matter how Women's History Month is celebrated, it's about women expressing themselves, wholeheartedly and artistically, and having the arena to do so . And in the month of March and beyond, women in the music industry deserve to be recognized not only for their talent, but ambition and perseverance — whether they're working behind the stage or front-and-center behind the mic.

From Aretha Franklin 's "RESPECT" to Beyoncé 's "Run the World (Girls)," there's no shortage of female empowerment anthems to celebrate women's accomplishments in the music industry. Listen to GRAMMY.com's 2024 Women's History Month playlist on streaming services below.

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9 Essential K-Pop/Western Collabs: From BTS And Megan Thee Stallion, To IVE And Saweetie

From Jungkook and Usher's tribute to their shared musical idol, to BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez' sugary sweet collab, K-pop and Western artists of all genres are joining forces to create killer hits.

It’s impossible to ignore the growing global popularity of K-pop. Although Korean pop has been around for decades, the genre's meteoric worldwide success over the past 10 years is reminiscent of Beatlemania and the early 2000s American boy band craze. With a steady increase year-over-year in album sales and K-pop groups touring the U.S. and Europe, interest in K-pop shows no signs of slowing down .

Initially launched in South Korea as a music subgenre with Western pop, R&B and hip-hop influences in the '90s, the K-pop industry is valued at around $10 billion .

Given the worldwide appetite for K-pop, several Western musicians are keen to partner with K-pop acts crossing over into more international markets, often with songs sung partially or entirely in English. While K-pop artists do not need Western artists to be successful — BTS sold out London’s Wembley stadium in under 90 minutes back in 2019, and BLACKPINK made Coachella history twice with performances in 2019 and 2023 — K-pop's massive fanbase and multi-genre influence make it an ideal collaboration for everyone from rappers and singers to electronic DJs.

But don’t take our word for it. Here are nine of the most iconic K-Pop/Western collaborations (not in any order; they are all great songs!).

Usher and Jungkook - "Standing Next to You (Usher Remix)" (2024)

The maknae (the youngest member of the group) of global K-pop superstars BTS and the King of R&B are both having banner years: Jungkook released his debut solo album, and Usher just performed at the Super Bowl . 

The Bangtan Boys have cited Usher as a significant influence (even singing a callback to his 2001 hit "U Got It Bad" in their No. 1 song, "Butter"), so BTS fans were delighted when the Jungkook tapped Usher for a remix of "Standing Next to You." The song marks the fourth single from his Billboard 200 chart-topping debut album, Golden . 

Both singers count Michael Jackson as a major influence. In their collaboration video, Usher and Jungkook pay tribute to the King of Pop as they slide, pop, and lock across the slick floor of an abandoned warehouse. 

John Legend and Wendy of Red Velvet - "Written in the Stars" (2018)

R&B singer/pianist John Legend was the perfect choice for an R&B ballad with Wendy, the main vocalist of K-pop quintet Red Velvet. The final song on the five-track SM Station x 0 , a digital music project, "Written in the Stars," is a beautiful, mid-tempo love song. A bit of a departure from K-pop’s typical upbeat sound, Wendy and Legend are in perfect harmony over a warm yet melancholic rhythm.

As Red Velvet’s main vocalist, Wendy was the ideal voice for this collaboration. Additionally, she split her childhood between Canada and the U.S., and has been comfortable singing in English since Red Velvet debuted in 2014. This wasn't her first collab with a Western artist: In 2017, she released an English-language version of the pop ballad " Vente Pa’Ca " with Ricky Martin . 

BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez - "Ice Cream" (2020)

A powerhouse debut single, BLACKPINK collaborated with pop royalty Selena Gomez on the massive 2020 hit "Ice Cream."

An electropop-bubblegum fusion filled with dairy double entendres, "Ice Cream" was an enormous success for both Gomez and the BLACKPINK girls. The track peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has racked up nearly 900 million YouTube views to date. 

Written by a consortium of hitmakers, including Ariana Grande and BLACKPINK’s longtime songwriter and producer Teddy Park (a former K-pop idol himself), "Ice Cream" shows that YG Entertainment’s golden foursome and Gomez were the correct partnership for this track. The pop-trap bop marked the first time a K-pop girl group broke the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and immediately solidified BLACKPINK as global superstars. 

Snoop Dogg and Monsta X - "How We Do" (2022)

West Coast rap godfather Snoop Dogg has quietly become one of the go-to Western acts for K-pop collabs, working with Psy, BTS, Girls’ Generation and 2NE1. K-pop is the Dogg Father's "guilty pleasure, " and he performed at the Mnet Asian Music Awards with Dr. Dre in 2011. Without Snoop's love of K-pop, the world might not have gotten this fun and energetic collaboration with Snoop and Monsta X, a five-member boy group under Starship Entertainment.

The song appears in The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run in a dance segment where Snoop, decked out in a pink and purple Western suit, is accompanied by zombie dancers. Though we do not see the members of Monsta X, their harmonious crooning is the perfect accent to Snoop Dogg’s trademark casual West Coast flow.

BTS and Steven Aoki - "MIC Drop (Steve Aoki remix)" (2017)

No K-pop list is complete with a nod to the magnificent seven, and "MIC Drop" is one of their catchiest Western collabs to date. 

"Mic Drop" is quintessential BTS: a nod to hip-hop with a heavy bass line and fun choreography. While the original version of "MIC Drop" is excellent, the remix with EDM superstar DJ Steve Aoki and rapper Desiigner cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the first of many hits for the Bulletproof Boy Scouts. 

Released at a time when BTS were just starting their ascent to chart-topping Western dominance, the track's boastful lyrics and tension-building electro-trap production offered an excellent introduction to the group that would soon become international superstars. 

JYJ, Kanye West and Malik Yusef - "Ayyy Girl" (2010)

A truly deep K-pop cut, you’d be hard-pressed to find many people who know that Kanye West collaborated with a first-generation K-pop group over 13 years ago. Released as the lead single on JYJ’s English-language album The Beginning , West’s signature bravado and wordplay are on full display over a track that sounds like the Neptunes produced it.

The song garnered attention in the U.S., but after a string of bad luck (including a severely delayed U.S. visa process and issues with their management company, SM Entertainment), JYJ could not capitalize on their American success. The group continued to see success in Korea and Japan in the early 2010s but never made a splash in the Western market again.

IVE and Saweetie - "All Night" (2024)

A reimagining of Icona Pop’s 2013 song of the same name, "All Night," sees fourth-generation K-pop girl group IVE partner with rap’s resident glamor girl Saweetie for a funky, electronic-infused pop song that’s perfect for dancing from dusk till dawn. 

"All Night" is the first English song for the Starship Entertainment-backed group. Interestingly, none of the members of IVE have individual lines in the song, choosing instead to sing the lyrics in a six-part harmony. This choice is exciting but fun, giving listeners the feeling that they are more than welcome to sing along. 

The girl group embarked on their first 24-date world tour in January 2024, with stops in the U.S., Asia, Europe and South America. Given their quest for global dominance, there’s a good chance "All Night" won’t be IVE's last English-language release.

BTS and Megan Thee Stallion - "Butter (Remix)" (2021)

BTS’ "Butter" had already spent three weeks atop the Billboard charts and was declared the "song of the summer" when the group’s label announced Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion as the guest star for the song’s remix in late August 2021. The GRAMMY-nominated septet is no stranger to collaborating with Western musicians, having worked with Halsey , Jason Derulo, and Coldplay . 

Though only slightly altered from the original (Megan’s verse was added in place of the song’s second original verse, along with several ad-libs), the remix was praised by both fans and critics alike, catapulting the song’s return back to the No. 1. Although the collaborators did not release a new music video featuring the group and the self-proclaimed "Hot Girl Coach," three members of BTS’ "dance line" (members J-Hope , Jungkook and Jimin ) released a specially choreographed dance video . Additionally, Megan was a surprise guest during BTS’ record-breaking Permission to Dance LA concert in November of the same year.

LE SSERAFIM and Niles Rodgers - "Unforgiven" (2023)

GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Nile Rodgers ' first foray into K-pop was a partnership with LE SSERAFIM , a fourth-gen girl group from the same parent company behind BTS. "Unforgiven" was released earlier this year as the lead single from the group’s debut album of the same name. 

A darker take on the familiar K-pop formula with A Western feel and look (the young quintuplet dons cowboy hats, boots and bolo ties in the song’s accompanying music video), "Unforgiven" is about rebellion and being a fierce, strong and independent risk taker. That riskiness drew Rodgers' ear. 

"It seems like a lot of the K-pop that I'm hearing lately, the…chord changes are a lot more interesting than what's been happening [in other music fields] over the last few years," he told GRAMMY.com in 2023. "I come from a jazz background, so to hear chord changes like that is really cool. They’re not afraid, which is great to me."

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Beabadoobee: ‘I don’t have time for death threats. I’ve got a mortgage to pay’

A support slot on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and a Rick Rubin produced album has given the former TikTok-viral musician a new sense of self-confidence. Not even the internet trolls can stop her

A bout a year ago, Beatrice Laus, AKA Beabadoobee, started taking ballet lessons. The acclaimed, perpetually TikTok-viral indie rock musician had been touring hard in 2022, and began to feel her body breaking down. Like most early-20s musicians – or twentysomethings in general – she was, at that time, “very mentally and physically unfit, and doing a lot of bad things to my body”. Eventually, she realised she needed to get herself in shape. “I’m a very weak human being – my immune system is very weak, so I just had to build that up,” she recalls, speaking from her west London bedroom. As for why she picked ballet, specifically? “I thought the outfits were cute,” she says, with a self-aware sheepishness. “Like, I’m trying to be real!”

Self-improvement has been on the mind a lot for Laus over the past year. Her third album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, due for release this summer, is a huge leap forward, finding her dealing with “the confusing world of becoming a woman and becoming an adult” with wit, honesty and grace. Co-produced by her longtime collaborator Jacob Bugden and pop music sage Rick Rubin at his Malibu studio Shangri-La, it’s a record that sees Laus trying to convey “a sense of confidence that I finally accepted within myself”.

She says that while her previous albums, 2020’s Fake It Flowers and 2022’s Beatopia saw her “blaming everyone around me for the way I am today”, This Is How Tomorrow Moves sees her “acknowledging my own fault in it”. Which is not to say she’s suddenly become totally humourless. “I’m not gonna hide myself just because I made an album with Rick Rubin , and I’m just like, super super serious ,” she says, putting on an arch voice. “Like, I wrote an album about entering womanhood, but I’m still like, a crazy bitch – I’m still a crazy girl!”

Born in the Philippines and raised in London, Laus first broke through in 2017, when she was 17 years old, after a pair of songs she uploaded received attention on YouTube. Shortly after, she signed to Dirty Hit – the London label co-founded by the 1975 manager Jamie Oborne – and released a series of increasingly successful EPs. In 2019, her track Coffee was sampled by rapper Powfu on his song Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head); Laus, already a rapidly rising star, was sent stratospheric.

On her first few records, Laus was using bright, hooky pop-rock to make sense of childhood trauma and an off‑the-rails adolescence. At this point, she feels as if she has “learned how to talk about [her childhood] differently and see it in a different light”. She realises now that “hurt people hurt people when they’ve been hurt before”. It’s a different outlook, she says, than “using things that happened to me as a kid as catalysts to [ask] like, why am I a bitch today? ” So, does that mean she sees her past music as grudge-holding? She laughs. “ Girl! Have you heard Fake It Flowers? One hundred per cent!”

There was no lightbulb moment that made Laus realise she was playing the blame game with her old songs. Since finishing her tour in support of Beatopia, she’s been living a lot of life. “Heartbreak, friendship breakups, childhood trauma, it comes hand-in-hand with me growing up as a girl living in London and going through all those hardships in life,” she says. “[The realisation] just came naturally, with a lot of help from therapy and my friends and definitely using my body – dancing, keeping fit, doing training, it’s definitely cleared my mind with a lot of issues I’d kept.”

Working with Rubin, too, helped Laus gain new confidence in her life and career. The famed Def Jam co-founder, who has produced career-defining records with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z and Kanye West, had been seeking her out for a while, but Laus was “always like, on tour, or busy, or a timid little girl”. When they finally met, “it was honestly like a therapy session”. She played him the demos she had been making with Bugden in London, and a week later Rubin relayed that he really wanted to work with her. “It came as a surprise,” Laus recalls. “There was no conversation about it, and I just didn’t think an opportunity like that would ever happen to me, [with] someone as legendary as Rick.”

Rubin is known for his hands-off, emotion-first approach to production, which is how he approached This Is How Tomorrow Moves. Laus and Bugden arrived with demos, and Rubin made them relearn all the songs acoustically so they could compare the bones of each song with Laus’s vision for the final version. Stripping the songs back with Rubin before properly recording them “really helped me look at the record in a much clearer light”, Laus says. “It really helped my confidence as a musician – when I heard the songs, just me and acoustic guitar, I was like, ‘Oh shit, this is actually a really good song.’”

There were other perks of the recording sessions. Right before Laus was supposed to play Rubin the songs, “he’s like, ‘Before you start, can you meet my friend?’. And then Nick fucking Cave walks in! And I’m like, what the fuck?” she recalls, agog.

Laus says that she was the happiest she’s ever been at Shangri-La. “I had more energy, I had more passion, I had more of a drive to write songs and make music,” she says. She wrote one additional song while she was there: Beaches, an epic, thrillingly self-confident rock track about the peace of mind she felt while in Malibu. The song’s lyrics, she says, embody her new mindset on This Is How Tomorrow Moves. “There’s an element of anxiety and unawareness of what’s going to happen to me, but there’s also like, the hope and groundedness of, like, it’s OK, because I know myself and I know what I want.”

That confidence extends to the rest of the record, which is lush and ornate but direct in its emotions. One song, Real Man, is a slinky folk-pop track that recalls singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, all unspooling piano and withering lyricism. Built around the damning line “I guess no one ever taught you how to be a real man”, it was inspired by a period post-breakup when Laus found herself “with quite disappointing men”, and was written with her current boyfriend. “I was like, let’s think of the grossest man,” she says, laughing. “I wanted it to be sexy, I wanted it to be confident, and I also loved [that] it’s, like, a sexy beat; it’s very cheeky and flirty, and I’ve always wanted a song like that.”

Laus says: “My Instagram comments alone give me an interesting light on what the generation of men are like today.” She has more than 3 million followers on both Instagram and TikTok, a massive audience that brings with it a slew of creeps and trolls. “I used to get the worst hate comments ever – like, death threats, or even weird sexual death threats, and that used to bug me out,” she says. She learned to move past such comments when she realised that “social media isn’t fucking real – none of these people exist”. Plus, she’s got bigger fish to fry.

“When I was a kid, there was not much going on in my life, so of course I’m going to be obsessing over a comment. But like, I’ve got children !” she exclaims, gesturing to the two cats lounging on her bed. “I’ve got cats to take care of and a mortgage to pay! I don’t have time!”

With an increased social media following comes increased scrutiny from fans, too. Last year, fans noticed that Laus had liked a reel of her Dirty Hit labelmate Rina Sawayama calling out Matty Healy – a close collaborator and mentor of Laus – over an appearance he had made on a podcast during which he laughed at and egged on two comedians as they made racist jokes. (Healy was a director at Dirty Hit until 2023.) Today, Laus is cagey about the incident and her initial reaction, saying that she “definitely saw a lot of posts, kept them in mind, liked them, sent them around”, but that “it’s just not part of my personality to go extremely public with my opinion”, especially “if I don’t know the entire story”.

“I base things off my own experience and what I’ve experienced from Dirty Hit, and they’ve treated me with respect and they’ve always been lovely to me,” she says. “I’d love to keep that relationship like that; they’ve supported me throughout my whole musical career, so there is an underlying respect there.

“Naturally, as a human being, you’re obviously gonna be like, ‘Oh, what the hell’s going on’, but I like focusing on the positives and how it affects me,” she says. “At the end of the day, it’s my career, and I just want my career to go well.”

To say Laus’s career is going well would be an understatement; This Is How Tomorrow Moves arrives a year after she was handpicked by Taylor Swift to support her blockbuster Eras tour, playing for tens of thousands of people each night across 12 dates. “I was terrified every single day of that tour. People were like: ‘You’ll get used to it’ – like, no ,” she says. “I was literally clenching my butt cheeks for the entire 30 minutes I was on stage. It was terrifying. That’s why I have so much respect for Taylor Swift; I’m like: how the hell do you do that?”

Laus has been a fan of Swift since she was a child – “She was my Nokia ringtone” – and seeing her perform to stadiums every night made Laus think deeply about the way she structures and writes her own songs. “Taylor Swift loves her bridges, and I think that definitely inspired my writing on This Is How Tomorrow Moves,” she says. “I was like: ‘I want to write the craziest bridges, I want to transform a song, go to a different realm, then come back to where the song is,’” she says. Playing to such big venues – where “all the faces merged into one and it was like a massive 2D print of a crowd” – also put Laus’s own career into perspective. “It definitely made me appreciate playing to my own crowds and playing the venues I play, because it does get super, super overwhelming.”

Which is not to say that arenas are off the cards; This Is How Tomorrow Moves features some of Laus’s richest, most direct songwriting yet, and the kind of punchy, detailed production that could take her from internet celebrity to household name. Not that such a jump would affect the open, vulnerable way she approaches her music. “The thing about being a human being is, like, fucking up a lot of times,” she says. “And you get to hear it in my songs.”

This Is How Tomorrow Moves is out 16 August. Beabadoobee plays All Points East, London, 18 August; Reading and Leeds festivals, 23 & 25 August.

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