Bristol Rough Trade, January 31st 2023
JW FRANCIS
NYC ARTIST RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE
“DREAM HOUSE”
WATCH VIDEO FOR “DREAM HOUSE” HERE || STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE
TITLE-TRACK FOR NEW ALBUM: ‘DREAM HOUSE’
OUT 27 JANUARY, VIA SUNDAY BEST RECORDINGS
+ ANNOUNCES RUN OF UK IN-STORES FOR JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2023
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“Like finding a little sun-drenched corner of Central Park to sit down in and call your own”
DIY Magazine
“His particular brand of lo-fi indie unwinds itself like a daydream, crackling with familiarity, and yet from somewhere far beyond”
The Line of Best Fit
“A songwriter who seems to exist on his own terms, his unique, vivid manner of working results in some startling pop elements”
CLASH
”Wonderfully daft blast of summery indie pop that sounds like Mac De Marco and Julian Casablancas cutting loose on a beach holiday”
The New Cue
New York’s self-styled ‘lofi jangle dream slacker bedroom pop’ artist – JW FRANCIS – has today shared the new single “Dream House”; the title-track for his brand new album ‘Dream House’, set for release 27th January via London-based label Sunday Best Recordings.
WATCH VIDEO FOR “DREAM HOUSE” HERE || STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE
The new music arrives as JW also announces a run of intimate appearances in some of the UK finest’s record shops in the new year, kicking-off at Edinburgh’s Assai Records on 27th January and concluding at Vinilo in Southampton on 6th February. Full listings below – details here.
New single, “Dream House” is a hazy track, a sonic-VHS floating along the intersection of wistful-longing and gratitude – as JW explains:
“Dream House is a song I wrote about missing loved ones and valuing other people above anything material. Specifically, I was missing my mom during quarantine – I lived all alone in a Brooklyn apartment for four months and I would have given anything to be with her.“
The video echoes this sentiment – created by Salvador Cresta, an Argentine artist who’s made videos for Beck and Gloria Trevi among many others. It’s a nostalgic heart-string puller that features JW as a child alongside his mother, and animations of the children’s book-esque ‘Dream House’ album cover.
When JW isn’t writing songs about his own life or surreal imagery, he writes about other people – most notably around February when he writes valentines songs on his fans’ behalf. ‘Dream House’ is built around this collection of glorious tracks written for other people. JW elaborates a little on the premise below:
“Every year, about 6 weeks before Valentine’s Day, I make the following post on social media:
“If you send me the name of your Valentine, and the reason you love them, I’ll write a song for them on your behalf.”
That is how Dream House was born, 3 years ago. Over the past three years, I have received over 300 requests from fans to write songs for their loved ones. All of the songs on Dream House come from this project, some of them have been reworked to speak more to the artist’s life, others have remained exactly as they were first written. Ultimately, this is an album about caring for others, and the way we express it.”
Written and recorded at the start of 2021 in NYC, ‘Dream House’ takes cues from The Strokes, with hints of Lou Reed, Mac Demarco or Her’s however the project is still quintessential JW Francis. The blissful melodies and dreamy instrumentation perfectly fit the album’s title.
‘Dream House’ follows the hugely well received WANDERKID and We Share a Similar Joy in proving that JW is the king of laid-back and effortlessly cool song-making. Released on 27th January, the album will be available on both cream and Green vinyl, as well as CD (pre-order here).
Catch JW performing tracks and signing copies of the record at these upcoming in-store shows as follows:
JW FRANCIS UK INSTORE DATES
Friday 27th January – Edinburgh – Assai
Saturday 28th January – Huddersfield – Vinyl Tap
Saturday 28th January – Leeds – Jumbo
Sunday 29th January – Liverpool – Jacaranda
Monday 30th January – Nottingham – Rough Trade*
Tuesday 31st January – Bristol – Rough Trade*
Wednesday 1st February – London – Rough Trade*
Thursday 2nd February – Letchworth – David’s
Friday 3rd February – Kingston – Banquet
Sunday 5th February – Oxford – Truck
Monday 6th February – Portsmouth – Pie & Vinyl
Monday 6th February – Southampton – Vinilo
Tickets / Details: https://linktr.ee/JWFrancisInstoreTour
* w/ Full Band
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JW FRANCIS – NEW ALBUM: ‘DREAM HOUSE’ – OUT 27 JANUARY 2023 – PRESAVE HERE
WATCH VIDEO FOR “DREAM HOUSE” HERE || STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE
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