After teasing the release on social media earlier this week, The Callous Daoboys unveiled their latest single—”Waco Jesus”—alongside its accompanying music video. The Atlanta-born sextet also announced their upcoming EP, God Smiles Upon The Callous Daoboys, out October 20, via MNRK Heavy and Modern Static Records.
If there’s one thing the Callous Daoboys excel at, it’s keeping listeners guessing. Last year’s LP, Celebrity Therapist, garnered praise for the bold way the band dance through a chaotic web of emotions and musical inspiration.
With the debut of “Waco Jesus,” The Callous Daoboys step into their own. According to the band’s vocalist, Carson Pace:
“In a way it feels like the band just started, even though we’ve been chipping away at it for the last six years. We want to be the defining band of this weirdo genre-swapping heavy music, where you can’t put it under an umbrella. I think what’s cool about it is it’s just immediately like, ‘Hey, fuck you, this is The Callous Daoboys!’”
Much like Celebrity Therapist, “Waco Jesus” takes you through a range of emotions as it dances through a chaotic web of musical inspiration—including plenty of moments to laugh throughout the track’s light-hearted music video, which finds the band hosting a pilot episode of a brand new ghost hunting series. But lyrically, the introspective track contemplates something much deeper. Pace explains:
“Waco Jesus is about insecurity, projecting that insecurity and not doing anything to solve it regardless of how people are telling you to NOT be insecure. It’s about being unable to take a compliment.”
“Waco Jesus” is the second track off The Callous Daoboy’s upcoming EP, which is currently available for preorder. It will be available to stream everywhere October 20.
Upcoming The Dallous Cowboys Tour Dates:
Sept 24: Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest
Oct 12: Detroit, MI @Loving Touch
Oct 13: Fort Wayne, IN @ Piers
Oct 14: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Oct 15: Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
Oct 17: Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
Oct 19: Edmonton, AB @ Park Theatre
Oct 20: Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre
Oct 22: Vancouver, BC @ The Rickshaw
Oct 23: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Oct 25: Sacramento, CA @ Goldfeld
Oct 26: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
Oct 27: San Diego, CA @ Music Box
Oct 28: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Oct 31: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Nov 2: Dallas, TX @ Southside Music Hall
Nov 3: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
Nov 4: San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Nov 5: Houston TX @ Rise Rooftop
Nov 7: Orlando, FL @ The Abbey
Nov 8: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
Nov 9: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell)
Nov 10: Chesapeake, VA @ Riffhouse
Nov 11: Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Nov 12: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Nov 14: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Nov 15: Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
Nov 16: Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
Nov 17: Toronto, ON @ History
Nov 18: Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
Nov 19: New Kensington, PA @ Preserving Underground
Photo courtesy of Callous Daoboys
