Following the release of their new visual album AOKOHIO, and their Autumn US tour, WHY? will begin a run of UK/EU headline tour dates this month, beginning on October 23 in Glasgow at Stereo and concluding on Nov 6 in Copenhagen, Denmark at Vega.
WHY?, the creative moniker for consummate wordsmith and beloved songwriter Yoni Wolf, released AOKOHIO, a visual album earlier this year via Joyful Noise Recordings. The album’s entire visual element stars Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and was directed by Sundance Dramatic Special Jury Award-winner Miles Joris-Peyrafitte and James Siewert
The lead-up to AOKOHIO has followed the somewhat unconventional path of gradually revealing the entire album in playing sequence, each movement accompanied by its own visual element, from the first movement until today, ahead of its August 9 release date.
AOKOHIO‘s themes of familial anxieties and nostalgia will be familiar to many, but few have attempted as clear-eyed and sincere a portrayal as Wolf has succeeded with here. Collaborators like Lala Lala‘s Lillie West and both members of Sylvan Esso will no doubt come as welcome additions, both serving to bolster the unmistakable sound and vision on which WHY? has grown its legions of fans.
TOUR DATES
Oct 23 – Stereo – Glasgow, UK
Oct 24 – Band on the Wall – Manchester, UK
Oct 25 – Belgrave Music Hall – Leeds, UK
Oct 26 – Islington Assembly Hall – London, UK
Oct 28 – Exchange – Bristol, UK
Oct 30 – Patterns – Brighton, UK
Oct 31 – Trix Club – Antwerp, BE
Nov 1 – Ekko – Utrecht, NL
Nov 3 – Kranhalle – München, DE
Nov 4 – Zoom – Frankfurt, DE
Nov 5 – Frannz Club – Berlin, DE
Nov 6 – Vega – Copenhagen, DK