Monday, August 31, 2009

Brooke Waggoner kicks off tour tomorrow

Brooke Waggoner returns on November 3rd with her second full-length album titled Go Easy Little Doves. All twelve songs on the album were not only written and composed by Waggoner, as with her previous releases, but Go Easy Little Doves was entirely self-produced.

With Go Easy Little Doves, Waggoner expands and surrounds her sound with lush orchestration, moving melodies and introspective lyrics. Waggoner’s new album begins with two instrumental songs “Query” and “Ruminate” which beautifully fade into the title track “Go Easy Little Doves, I’ll Be Fine.” The album plays more like a symphony rather than a standard pop release. Songs such as “Chromates Soft Love” and “Find Her Floods” reveal dynamics that could be suitably described as cinematic.

Waggoner describes the process of writing the material for the album and inspiration by commenting, “This is a collection of music I've wanted to record correctly for a very long time. Some of the songs were written over ten years ago. And some were written the night before I was scheduled to record. The project is full of Q&A, pensiveness, elasticity, and romance. It truly follows my story from beginning to its current state. This is the one I've always dreamt of making.”

Independently released on Swoon Moon Music in September of 2008, Brooke Waggoner’s Heal For The Honey received mass critical acclaim and coverage, including the New York Times’ description of it as “… an eclectic, 10-track album that favors a serene voice quietly singing about the tribulations of love against a backdrop of classical piano crescendos.” Paste Magazine wrote, “In a music world overpopulated with acoustic guitars, warbling voices and tinkling piano keys, Brooke Waggoner and her cache of mesmerizing tunes stand out.”

Brooke Waggoner has a full run of tour dates starting in Chapel Hill, NC on September 1st with Denison Witmer. Following the conclusion of that tour, Waggoner will join Owl City on the road beginning October 8th in Des Moines, Iowa.


Track listing for Go Easy Little Doves
1. Query
2. Ruminate
3. Go Easy Little Doves, I’ll Be Fine
4. Meek; Wild
5. Chromates Soft Love
6. Femmes
7. Godwin
8. Find Her Floods
9. Body
10. Wish for Bridges
11. Burden of Our Courage
12. Get Too Close


BROOKE WAGGONER 2009 Fall Tour Dates

Sep 1 Local 506 w/ Denison Witmer Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sep 2 The Boot w/ Denison Witmer Norfolk, Virginia
Sep 3 Tea Bazaar w/ Denison Witmer Charlottesville, Virginia
Sep 4 Iota Club & Cafe w/ Denison Witmer Arlington, Virginia
Sep 5 Kung Fu Necktie w/ Denison Witmer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 6 Union Hall w/ Denison Witmer Brooklyn, New York
Sep 8 Mercury Lounge w/ Denison Witmer New York, New York
Sep 9 Cafe 939 w/ Denison Witmer Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 11 Beachland Tavern w/ Denison Witmer Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 12 Garfield Artworks w/ Denison Witmer Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 13 The Treehouse w/ Denison Witmer Columbus, Ohio
Sep 14 Southgate House w/ Denison Witmer Newport, Kentucky
Sep 15 Grace College w/ Denison Witmer Winona Lake, Indiana
Sep 16 Vollrath w/ Denison Witmer Indianapolis, Indiana
Sep 17 Pygmallon Music w/ Denison Witmer Champaign, Illinois
Sep 18 Forward Music Festival Madison, Wisconsin
Sep 19 Subterranean w/ Denison Witmer Chicago, Illinois
Sep 20 Cactus Club w/ Denison Witmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sep 21 Turf Club w/ Denison Witmer St. Paul, Minnesota
Sep 22 Picador w/ Denison Witmer Iowa City, Iowa
Sep 23 Record Bar w/ Denison Witmer Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 24 Off Broadway w/ Denison Witmer St. Louis, Missouri
Oct 8 House Of Bricks w/ Owl City Des Moines, Iowa
Oct 9 The Waiting Room w/ Owl City Omaha, Nebraska
Oct 10 Bluebird Theater w/ Owl City Denver, Colorado
Oct 12 The Venue w/ Owl City Boise, Idaho
Oct 13 Big Dipper w/ Owl City Spokane, Washington
Oct 15 The Biltmore Cabaret w/ Owl City Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 16 Neumos w/ Owl City Seattle, Washington
Oct 17 Hawthorne Theatre w/ Owl City Portland, Oregon
Oct 19 Slim’s w/ Owl City San Francisco, California
Oct 20 Troubadour w/ Owl City Los Angeles, California
Oct 22 Chain Reaction w/ Owl City Anaheim, California
Oct 23 Epicentre w/ Owl City San Diego, California
Oct 24 Martini Ranch w/ Owl City Scottsdale, Arizona
Oct 25 Launchpad w/ Owl City Albuquerque, New Mexico
Oct 27 Marquee w/ Owl City Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 28 House of Blues w/ Owl City Dallas, Texas
Oct 29 House of Blues w/ Owl City Dallas, Texas
Oct 30 Emo’s w/ Owl City Austin, Texas
Oct 31 Meridian w/ Owl City Houston, Texas
Nov 12 Furman University w/ Tyler James Greenville, South Carolina

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