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Jesse Welles has announced his sixth studio album,\u00a0Masks Off<\/em>. Due out June 12th, the record is being previewed with its pointed lead single and title track, which you can stream below.<\/p>\n As the followup to his Grammy-nominated collection of field recordings, last year\u2019s\u00a0Under the Powerlines II (October 24 \u2013 December 24)<\/em>,\u00a0Masks Off<\/em> continues to showcase Welles\u2019 fearless folk songwriting. Working with producer and collaborator Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan), Welles recorded 11 tracks for the release, including live staples \u201cJoin Ice,\u201d \u201cRed,\u201d and \u201cDomestic Error.\u201d<\/p>\n Get Jesse Welles Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n The lead single and title track continues those songs\u2019 protest threads; as is Welles wont, he posted an in-the-wild acoustic rendition of the track on YouTube<\/a> a few months ago. The lyrics spill out of Welles in a sort of folk-rap torrent, calling out the opposition by name: \u201cI can\u2019t tell you what\u2019s worse\/ The message was terse\/ Outright white supremacists\/ Or America First?\/ I think they both sell merch.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Video<\/p>\n Speaking of \u201cMasks Off\u201d in a press release, Welles said, \u201cIt\u2019s the culmination of the I.C.E. surge in Minnesota, the abduction of Venezuela\u2019s leader, and the post-D.O.G.E. world where we\u2019re realizing the masks are off, and they\u2019re doing things in broad daylight without caring. Hate is out in the open, it\u2019s permissible, and it\u2019s encouraged.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the video for \u201cMasks Off\u201d below, and pre-order the record here<\/a>. Check out the album art and tracklist below.<\/p>\n Welles already had his 26-date \u201cRed Tour\u201d<\/a> mapped out ahead of the announcement. Find the full itinerary ahead, and snag tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n