With his debut solo record as Joyero, Andy Stack of Wye Oak puts his own voice front and center. Written and recorded primarily in Marfa, Texas, during a transitional moment between records, cities, and relationships, Release the Dogs occupies its own liminal space between the natural and the man-made, between the structures we create to keep ourselves safe and the terrifying enormity that exists beyond them. 

Throughout the record, organic and electronic elements are seamlessly woven together into a single fabric that can be both intimate and explosive, as evidenced by “Steepest Stairs” which arrives ahead of the album with a music video shot back in West Texas. As Stack states: “It’s a song about feeling like an outsider, and finding some peace in that.”

In case you missed it, watch the previously released music video for “Dogs” before pre-ordering Joyero’s Release the Dogs on CD, LP, and burnt orange & black swirl Peak Vinyl in the Merge store, or wherever records are sold.

Stack will take Joyero back out on the road this week, linking up with Fruit Bats on Thursday and returning to Europe for a tour supporting The Album Leaf after an appearance at Hopscotch. A full list of dates can be found below.

Joyero on tour:
Aug 08 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club*
Aug 09 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall*
Aug 10 Indianapolis, IN – HiFi*
Sep 07 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Music Festival
Sep 17 Glasgow, UK - The Hug and Pint
Sep 18 Leeds, UK - Headrow House
Sep 25 Copenhagen, DK – Lille Vega%
Sep 26 Berlin, DE – Bi Nuu%
Sep 27 Leipzig, DE – UZ Connewitz%
Sep 28 Hamburg, DE – Elbphilharmonie%
Sep 30 Brussels, DE – Botanique%
Oct 02 Manchester, UK – Band on the Wall%
Oct 03 Bristol, UK – St. George%
Oct 04 London, UK – Union Chapel%
Oct 05 Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie%
Oct 06 Nancy, FR – l'Autre Canal%
Oct 08 Zurich, CH – Rote Fabrik%
Oct 09 Fribourg, CH – Fri-Son%
Oct 10 Milan, IT – Circolo Ohibò%
Nov 19 Asheville, NC – The Mothlight*
Nov 20 Durham, NC – Motorco*
Nov 21 Charlottesville, VA – The Southern*
Nov 22 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle*
Nov 23 Baltimore, MD – Union Craft Brewing*
* w/ Fruit Bats
% w/ The Album Leaf