Houndmouth Announce New Album Good For You, Out November 5

DEBUT WITH DUALTONE RECORDS PRODUCED BY BRAD COOK (WAXAHATCHEE) AND MIXED BY JOHN ASHLEY (THE WAR ON DRUGS)

ALBUM LAUNCHES TODAY WITH ANTHEMIC SINGLE “LAS VEGAS,” LISTEN HERE

PLATINUM-SELLING BAND’S RUSTIC, HOME-RECORDED SOUND GROUNDS SURREALIST STORYTELLING

On November 5th, Houndmouth — vocalist/guitarist Matthew Myers, drummer/vocalist Shane Cody, and bassist/vocalist Zak Appleby — will release Good For You, their debut release for Dualtone Records. Recorded with Brad Cook(Waxahatchee, Hiss Golden Messenger) and mixed by Jon Ashley (The War On Drugs, B.J. Barham), the fourth full-length album from the Indiana-bred, platinum-selling band marks a return to what Houndmouth does best: “shaggy, swinging, big-screen storytelling” (NPR Music) set to a rustic, home-recorded sound. 

Today’s single release — the vibrant “Las Vegas” — invigorates the bittersweet nature of Good For You with unabashed power, closing out the record with a triumphant spark and a smirk to what could still be. Built off of an older demo, the band nearly withheld the track due to its outlier status — but ultimately found its rowdy energy to be the final, frenetic wave goodbye to a year lost to isolation: “I believe in Las Vegas/The city of plastic/So real it’s dangerous/So real it could save us.”

Listen to the anthemic “Las Vegas” here: https://youtu.be/f7Js6EqtF1A

Slowly brought to life in Houndmouth’s longtime headquarters — The Green House, a 19th-century shotgun-style residence decked out in gold wallpaper and crystal chandeliers that used to belong to Cody’s grandparents — Good For You bears a hi-fi minimalism that illuminates the record's skillfully crafted storytelling.

Houndmouth enfolds entire novels within their lyrics: over Good For You’s ten tracks, a motley cast of characters race through scenes saturated with magic. From beauty queens and Cinderella’s limousine in “Cool Jam,” to vampires and parking lot lovers in “Ride or Die,” Houndmouth whimsically captures the ache of stagnant love affairs and the fleeting joys of aging with a surrealist flair. 

But atop Good For You’s melancholy motifs lies a wealth of dulcet melodies that waltz sweetly across beds of celestial organs and grungy guitar riffs. The ten songs sparkle, fade, and sparkle again, mixing jaded wisdom with hopeful harmonies. “This album felt like being back in time again, only now everything is a little more dialed-back and cared-for,” says Cody. “It was like a return to the way we fell in love with playing music together.” Good For You tenderly tones down the youthful abandon of the band’s early days, imbuing their “earthen and imaginative folk” (NPR Music) with distinctive, finespun balladry. 

Listen and pre-order the album on limited edition vinyl and more here: https://fanlink.to/HMGoodForYou

From Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and SXSW to CBS This Morning Saturday, Conan, Letterman, and more, Houndmouth has continuously transformed humble, Indiana-bred folk into platinum-selling singles and sold-out tours. The band is currently gearing up for their first post-pandemic tour dates, including Webster Hall in NYC, DC’s Lincoln Theater, and two nights at Thalia Hall in Chicago. See full dates below.

Good For You Tracklist:

Good For You

Miracle Mile

Make it to Midnight

McKenzie

Cool Jam

Jackson

Goodbye

Ride or Die

Ohio

Las Vegas

Tour Dates:

08/14 New Braunfels, TX @ Sendero x Lone Star Rodeo 2021

08/20 Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival 2021

08/28 Knoxville, TN @ Second Bell Music Festival 2021

09/16 Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford

09/17 Birmingham, AL @ Saturn

09/18 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

09/19 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

09/21 Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27

09/22 Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater

09/23 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel

09/24 Lexington, KY @ The Burl

09/25 Franklin, TN @ Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival

11/12 Detroit, MI @ El Club

11/13 Harrisburg, PA @ Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center

11/14 Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios

11/16 Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street

11/17 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

11/19 Washington DC @ Lincoln Theater

11/20 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

11/21 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

11/23 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater

11/24 Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall 

11/26 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue

11/27 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue

12/10 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note

12/11 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s

12/12 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre

12/14 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe

12/16 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom

12/17 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

12/18 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall