Brooke Waggoner returns on November 3rd with her second full-length album titled Go Easy Little Doves. All twelve songs on the album were not only written and composed by Waggoner, as with her previous releases, but Go Easy Little Doves was entirely self-produced.
With Go Easy Little Doves, Waggoner expands and surrounds her sound with lush orchestration, moving melodies and introspective lyrics. Waggoner’s new album begins with two instrumental songs “Query” and “Ruminate” which beautifully fade into the title track “Go Easy Little Doves, I’ll Be Fine.” The album plays more like a symphony rather than a standard pop release. Songs such as “Chromates Soft Love” and “Find Her Floods” reveal dynamics that could be suitably described as cinematic.
Waggoner describes the process of writing the material for the album and inspiration by commenting, “This is a collection of music I’ve wanted to record correctly for a very long time. Some of the songs were written over ten years ago. And some were written the night before I was scheduled to record. The project is full of Q&A, pensiveness, elasticity, and romance. It truly follows my story from beginning to its current state. This is the one I’ve always dreamt of making.”
Go Easy Little Doves is the follow up to Waggoner’s critically acclaimed debut Heal For The Honey.
Independently released on Swoon Moon Music in September of 2008, Brooke Waggoner’s Heal For The Honey received mass critical acclaim and coverage, including the New York Times’ description of it as “… an eclectic, 10-track album that favors a serene voice quietly singing about the tribulations of love against a backdrop of classical piano crescendos.” Paste Magazine wrote, “In a music world overpopulated with acoustic guitars, warbling voices and tinkling piano keys, Brooke Waggoner and her cache of mesmerizing tunes stand out.”
Brooke Waggoner has a full run of tour dates starting in Chapel Hill, NC on September 1st with Denison Witmer. Following the conclusion of that tour, Waggoner will join Owl City on the road beginning October 8th in Des Moines, Iowa.
Track listing for Go Easy Little Doves
1. Query
2. Ruminate
3. Go Easy Little Doves, I’ll Be Fine
4. Meek; Wild
5. Chromates Soft Love
6. Femmes
7. Godwin
8. Find Her Floods
9. Body
10. Wish for Bridges
11. Burden of Our Courage
12. Get Too Close
BROOKE WAGGONER 2009 Fall Tour Dates
Sep 1 Local 506 w/ Denison Witmer Chapel Hill, NC
Sep 2 The Boot w/ Denison Witmer Norfolk, VA
Sep 3 Tea Bazaar w/ Denison Witmer Charlottesville, VA
Sep 4 Iota Club & Cafe w/ Denison Witmer Arlington, VA
Sep 5 Kung Fu Necktie w/ Denison Witmer Philadelphia, PA
Sep 6 Union Hall w/ Denison Witmer Brooklyn, NY
Sep 8 Mercury Lounge w/ Denison Witmer New York, NY
Sep 9 Cafe 939 w/ Denison Witmer Boston, MA
Sep 11 Beachland Tavern w/ Denison Witmer Cleveland, OH
Sep 12 Garfield Artworks w/ Denison Witmer Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 13 The Treehouse w/ Denison Witmer Columbus, OH
Sep 14 Southgate House w/ Denison Witmer Newport, KY
Sep 15 Grace College w/ Denison Witmer Winona Lake, IN
Sep 16 Vollrath w/ Denison Witmer Indianapolis, IN
Sep 17 Pygmallon Music w/ Denison Witmer Champaign, IL
Sep 18 Forward Music Festival Madison, WI
Sep 19 Subterranean w/ Denison Witmer Chicago, IL
Sep 20 Cactus Club w/ Denison Witmer Milwaukee, WI
Sep 21 Turf Club w/ Denison Witmer St. Paul, MN
Sep 22 Picador w/ Denison Witmer Iowa City, IA
Sep 23 Record Bar w/ Denison Witmer Kansas City, MO
Sep 24 Off Broadway w/ Denison Witmer St. Louis, MO
Oct 8 House Of Bricks w/ Owl City Des Moines, IA
Oct 9 The Waiting Room w/ Owl City Omaha, NE
Oct 10 Bluebird Theater w/ Owl City Denver, CO
Oct 12 The Venue w/ Owl City Boise, ID
Oct 13 Big Dipper w/ Owl City Spokane, WA
Oct 15 The Biltmore Cabaret w/ Owl City Vancouver, BC
Oct 16 Neumos w/ Owl City Seattle, WA
Oct 17 Hawthorne Theatre w/ Owl City Portland, OR
Oct 19 Slim’s w/ Owl City San Francisco, CA
Oct 20 Troubadour w/ Owl City Los Angeles, CA
Oct 22 Chain Reaction w/ Owl City Anaheim, CA
Oct 23 Epicentre w/ Owl City San Diego, CA
Oct 24 Martini Ranch w/ Owl City Scottsdale, AZ
Oct 25 Launchpad w/ Owl City Albuquerque, NM
Oct 27 Marquee w/ Owl City Tulsa, OK
Oct 28 House of Blues w/ Owl City Dallas, TX
Oct 29 House of Blues w/ Owl City Dallas, TX
Oct 30 Emo’s w/ Owl City Austin, TX
Oct 31 Meridian w/ Owl City Houston, TX
Nov 12 Furman University w/ Tyler James Greenville, SC
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