NYC-based singer\/songwriter Brian Dunne released \u201cI Watched The Light,\u201d the third single from his forthcoming album Clams Casino<\/em>, which will be released on September 5 via Missing Piece Records.<\/p>\n The song, which features background vocals from his Fantastic Cat<\/a> bandmates, is a poignant meditation on how ambition and dreams can fade as life chips away at the spark that once defined us.<\/p>\n Following his acclaimed 2023 solo album Loser on the Ropes<\/a><\/em> and two word-of-mouth successes from his cheeky supergroup Fantastic Cat, Dunne sought to craft a more cohesive statement, based on some of the archetypes he\u2019s observed throughout his life as a working musician and touring artist around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cI was talking to my bandmate about renting a car in Germany and said something like, \u2018It was easier to do this when we were in Ohio!\u2019 And he responded, \u2018Ah man, after a while, it\u2019s all Ohio.\u2019 And I was like \u2013 I\u2019m using that! I have a lot of fun writing these small stories that still feel broad. We imagine our dreams dying with this romantic, fated kiss on an airplane that\u2019s about to crash. But a dream sort of slowly withers away. It erodes until it\u2019s unrecognizable. This song is an amalgamation of a couple people I knew. I went to music school, and I watched a lot of people that it just didn\u2019t take for. Outside of music, I feel like you see a dulling of people\u2019s spark in your mid-30s. And it\u2019s not an indictment of them. It\u2019s an indictment of what the world will do to somebody with that look in their eye.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Dunne<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Clams Casino<\/em> is the rare rock record that manages to inspire without ignoring the darkness, whose subject matter feels authentically universal yet allergic to clich\u00e9, whose characters are equally clever and open-hearted. While the lyrics describe scenes of modern despair, the music is the most uplifting and hard-hitting in Dunne\u2019s catalog. Accompanying himself on nearly all instruments, Dunne sought inspiration from an era of classic rock that tentatively embraced the new wave sound of the late-\u201970s, incorporating keyboards and synths without delving into the digital gloss of the CD era. The resulting album is a burst of energy, a colossal leap forward, and a prolonged moment of direct eye contact from one of this generation\u2019s sharpest observers of young American life.<\/p>\n Brian Dunne has shared bills with everyone from Cat Power<\/a> to Caroline Rose<\/a>, performed on songs with Lizzie No (\u201cLagunita<\/a>\u201c) and Caitlin Rose (\u201cThe Kids Are All Grown<\/a>\u201c), and in 2021 landed an unexpected hit in the Netherlands with his standalone single \u201cNew Tattoo<\/a>,\u201d which led to him performing to an audience of 17,000 at Amsterdam\u2019s Ziggo Dome.<\/p>\n Last month, Dunne announced a fall tour that kicks off on September 5 with an album release show at Mercury Lounge in New York City, followed by stops in Nashville, Chicago, Boston, and many more. Additionally, his band Fantastic Cat <\/a>will play select dates this summer, including support slots with Lucius and Dawes. For more information on Dunne, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n July 16 \u2013 Portsmouth NH @ Prescott Park (opening for Lucius)<\/p>\n August 1 \u2013 King of Prussia, PA @ Upper Merion Township Building Park August 22 \u2013 Fall River, MA @ Narrows Center for the Arts\u00a0<\/p>\n August 29\u00a0\u2013 Deerfield MA @ Treehouse Brewing (opening for Dawes)<\/p>\n September 5 \u2013 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge<\/strong><\/p>\n October 8 \u2013\u00a0Vienna, VA @ Jammin\u2019 Java<\/p>\n October 9 \u2013 Durham, NC @ Rubie\u2019s on Five Points<\/p>\n October 10 \u2013 Charlotte, NC @ Evening Muse<\/p>\n October 12 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ Eddie\u2019s Attic<\/p>\n October 13 \u2013 Nashville, TN @ The East Room<\/p>\n October 15 \u2013 Indianapolis, IN @ Duke\u2019s \/ Freeform Series<\/p>\n October 16 \u2013 Columbus, OH @ Woodlands Tavern<\/p>\n October 17 \u2013 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Warhol<\/p>\n October 18 \u2013 Lake Orion, MI @ 20 Front St<\/p>\n October 19 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen<\/p>\n October 21 \u2013 Northampton, MA @ Parlor Room<\/p>\n October 22 \u2013 Portsmouth, NH @ Press Room<\/p>\n October 23 \u2013 Boston, MA @ Rockwell<\/p>\n October 24 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ WCL Upstairs<\/p>\n October 25 \u2013 Hudson, NY @ Park Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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