Oh Brother is the ninth studio album by American folk rock band Dawes. It was released on October 11, 2024, by the band's own label Dead Ringers. The album was produced by Mike Viola.
Promotion.
"Oh Brother" was preceded by the release of three singles. The album's lead single, "House Parties", was released on July 17, 2024 accompanied by a music video for the song. In a press release, Taylor Goldsmith said in a press release that the song was about "how true cultural experiences aren't in the tourist traps but within human connections among specific communities". The second single, "Still Strangers Sometimes", was released on August 21, 2024. The third and final single, "Surprise!", was released on September 18, 2024.
Critical reception.
Writing for "No Depression", Alli Patton opined that the album contained mostly of "an entrancing mix of philosophical prattle, satire-shrouded confessions, and happy sad soliloquies" and concluded her review by writing: "Dawes cuts and consoles against a staggering soundscape where guitar-talking, folk-rock, bleary-eyed grooves, and a kind of misfit pop all blur into one succinct soundtrack for these unprecedented times, for all of our missteps and everything we’re still doing right."