The Yawpers' first European tour kicks off tomorrow
04-04-2018When Consequence of Sound captures the essence of the band so clearly, you should just quote it in full: "The Yawpers come out of some beer-drenched hole in Denver, full of fuzzy guitar with one ear towards 1970s rock and roll and another towards 1960s Delta blues."
The Yawpers craft tunes that are engrossed in creative context. Some might recall the edges of the mid-1900s Delta blues, but only if those lived-in riffs were played by the MC5, broadcast through booming stadium speakers and drenched with pounds of fuzzy distortion and full-throttled punk rock energy. They conduct parallel frequencies with the ferocious and raw proletarian roots of Uncle Tupelo, the burning-hot thrashings and cavernous sonic space of Hot Snakes, and mix in derisive scrutiny that brings to mind Ween or the Minutemen.
The Yawpers’ third album Boy in a Well, out through Bloodshot Records, is a sensational tragedy set in World War I France about a mother abandoning her unwanted newborn child. But, like the band itself, there’s so much more roiling beneath the surface. And part of it can be seen on their upcoming first European tour starting tomorrow.
TOURDATES:
06/04: Middelburg (NL) @ Kaffee 't Hof
07/04: Hengelo (NL) @ Heartland Festival
08/04: Venlo (NL) @ Down By The River
09/04: Bern (CH) @ Hush Hush Speakeasy
10/04: Zürich (CH) @ Ziegel Oh Lac / Rote Fabrik
12/04: Barcelona (ESP) @ Rocksound
13/04: Bilbao (ESP) @ Kafe Antzokia
14/04: Madrid (ESP) @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
16/04: Décines-Charpieu (FR) @ Warm Audio
18/04: Paris (FR) @ Le Boule Noire
20/04: London (UK) @ Shacklewell Arms
21/04: Newport (UK) @ Le Pub
22/04: Norfolk (UK) @ Burston Crown
24/04: Glasgow (UK) @ 02 ABC2 Glasgow
25/04: Hull (UK) @ Kardomah 94
26/04: Den Haag (NL) @ The Live I Life
27/04: Deventer (NL) @ Burgerweeshuis
28/04: Groningen (NL) @ Rhytmn & Bluesnight
30/04: Karlsruhe (DE) @ Substage
01/05: Munich (DE) @ Milla
02/05: Dresden (DE) @ Ostpol
03/05: Berlin (DE) @ Badehaus
04/05: Hamburg (DE) @ Molotow
05/05: Amsterdam (NL) @ De Nieuwe Anita
06/05: Rees-Haldern (DE) @ Haldern Pop Bar