Leading with soul is quick validation of authenticity, as true passion is nearly impossible to synthesize. That’s part of what makes The Way Down Wanderers such a refreshing listen – their propulsive rhythms and rich harmonies expand upon the folk Americana thrust of their sound, evidenced in full on their eponymous debut album, set for release on July 15 (pre-order).
The Peoria, IL collective recorded their LP at Sonic Ranch in Texas, engineered by Grammy winner Jerry Ordonez, and mixed by multiple Grammy winner Neil Cappellino, and with appearances by Michael Duchette (accordion on “Silver Days”) and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Critter Fuqua. Produced by The Avett Brothers’ Mike Marsh, the album runs the down-home dirt-road gamut from bluegrass through barn-burning folk rock and beyond.
Crave is proud to premiere the band’s new video for “Wildfire” filmed in The Way Down Wanderer’s hometown by friends, in backyards and various other familiar settings. Surrounded by loved ones, the boys deliver an encapsulation of the radiant energy of their nucleus, the core of love and home from which they all spring.
“‘Wildfire’ speaks to this sort of inherent human drive to always be moving forward to the next best thing,” explains vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Collin Krause. “It kind of addresses the idea that it’s never quite what it seems once you get there – that the people you’ve known for a long time and the places and experiences that are familiar will always pull you back. to me, that’s where true happiness and fulfillment can exist.”
Pre-order The Way Down Wanderers on the band’s official site, and keep up with the boys on the day to day via Facebook / Twitter.
May 5, 2016 | East Side Club | Madison, WIMay 6, 2016 | Missipi Brewing Co. | Muscatine, IAMay 7, 2016 | Codfish Hollow Barnstormers | Maquoketa, IAMay 8, 2016 | Maquoketa Summer Concert Series | Maquoketa, IAMay 13, 2016 | Music and Monarchs Festival | Elkader, IAMay 14, 2016 | Music and Monarchs Festival | Elkader, IAMay 20, 2016 | Fiddle & Bow Folk Music Society | Winston-Salem, NCMay 21, 2016 | The Evening Muse | Charlotte, NCMay 22, 2016 | Artsplosure | Raleigh, NCMay 27, 2016 | Summer Camp Music Festival | Chillicothe, ILMay 29, 2016 | Buses by the Beach | West Olive, MIJune 3, 2016 | Silver Star Cafe | Park City, UTJune 4, 2016 | Mendon Mountain Music Festival | Mendon, UTJune 8, 2016 | Sam Bond’s Garage | Eugene, ORJune 9, 2016 | Brewminatti | Prosser, WAJune 10, 2016 | The Green Frog | Bellingham, WAJune 11, 2016 | Morso | Gig Harbor, WAJune 12, 2016 | Columbia City Theater | Seattle, WAJune 17, 2016 | DG’s Tap House | Ames, IAJune 18, 2016 | Fiesta del Sol in Central Park | Hannibal, MOJune 19, 2016 | The Stage at KDHX | St Louis, MOJune 23, 2016 | CEFCU Center Stage @ The Landing | Peoria, ILJune 24, 2016 | Moccasin Creek Festival | Effingham, ILJuly 7, 2016 | Short’s Brewing Co. | Bellaire, MIJuly 8, 2016 | Blissfest | Harbor Springs, MIJuly 9, 2016 | Blissfest | Harbor Springs, MIJuly 10, 2016 | Manitou Music Festival | Glen Arbor, MIJuly 14, 2016 | US National Whitewater Center | Charlotte, NCJuly 15, 2016 | Little Yough Music Festival | Oakland, MDJuly 16, 2016 | Private Event | Columbia, VAJuly 17, 2016 | The Charter House | Midlothian, VAJuly 22, 2016 | Riverwalk Cafe & Music Bar | Nashua, NHJuly 28, 2016 | The Dock | Ithaca, NYJuly 29, 2016 | The Grove | Saratoga Springs, NYJuly 31, 2016 | Sportsmen’s Tavern | Buffalo, NYAugust 3, 2016 | Gen Con | Indianapolis, INAugust 4, 2016 | Woodlands Tavern | Columbus, OHAugust 5, 2016 | The Ludlow Garage | Cincinnati, OHAugust 6, 2016 | Poor Farm Fest | Williamsburg, WVAugust 11, 2016 | Redstone Room @ River Music Experience | Davenport, IAAugust 12, 2016 | The Longbranch | Clifton, ILAugust 19, 2016 | Hoxeyville Music Festival | Wellston, MIAugust 20, 2016 | Rock the Farm | Morton, ILAugust 26, 2016 | Porcupine Mountains Music Festival | Ontonagon, MIAugust 27, 2016 | Porcupine Mountains Music Festival | Ontonagon, MI
