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Dawes
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Dawes

Dawes is a folk artist from United States formed in 2009. 48 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Folk · United States · Best folk albums

48
Releases
2009–2026
Active years
2009
Formed

Discography

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North Hills

2009 · 11 tracks

Singles & EPs

33

Live & compilations

4

Past shows

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Dawes is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, composed of brothers Taylor (guitars and vocals) and Griffin Goldsmith (drums), along with Wylie Gelber (bass) and Tay Strathairn (keyboards. Dawes was formed from the band Simon Dawes after the departure of co-songwriter Blake Mills, subsequently abandoning a post-punk sound in favor of folk rock. Dawes is part of the Laurel Canyon sound, which often cites influences such as Crosby, Stills, and Nash and Neil Young, among others. At the invitation of producer Jonathan Wilson, the band joined a local informal jam session that included Conor Oberst, The Black Crowes's Chris Robinson, and Benmont Tench. The band recorded their debut album, North Hills, in Laurel Canyon in a live setting to analog tape, resulting in a sound that Rolling Stone magazine called "authentically vintage". Wilco multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone is also credited with appearing on the release.

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Dawes released their second album, Nothing Is Wrong, on June 7, 2011 and toured the US co-headlining with Blitzen Trapper. The band made their television debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on April 14, 2010. On October 26, 2010, lead singer Taylor Goldsmith told the crowd at a show in Saint Louis, Missouri, that the band took off the month of September to record a new album which was released in June 2011. In a February 21, 2011 comment left on the same interview, Lenny Goldsmith confirmed that "Alex Casnoff left the band a few months ago. Tay Strathairn is the keyboard player." On December 1, 2011, Dawes played alongside Jackson Browne at Occupy Wall Street's Liberty Park. They performed "When My Time Comes" and "How Far We've Come." The band appeared as themselves on the February 7 episode of the NBC series Parenthood. On February 8, 2013, the band released the first single "From a Window Seat" from their new album Stories Don't End, scheduled for release on Red General Catalog in the US and on Hub Records in Canada for April 9, 2013.

Dawes in brief

How many Dawes releases are on Riffiter?
48 releases are catalogued, spanning 2009 to 2026.
When was Dawes formed?
Dawes formed in 2009, in United States.
What genre is Dawes?
Dawes is catalogued under Folk, Indie.
What is the most recent Dawes release on Riffiter?
Rolling Your Third Eye (Live), released in 2026.