Philadelphia-raised singer-songwriter Dave Hause has today (22/10) released his acclaimed fifth album Blood Harmony, out to stream/download worldwide now.
Produced by celebrated Americana singer-songwriter Will Hoge, Blood Harmony features a first class assemblage of musicians consisting of members of The E Street Band, and musicians known for their work with The Highwomen, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and many more. The album features ten brand new songs including latest single ‘Carry The Lantern’, which was featured on the 200th episode of NBC / Sky Witness hit show Chicago Fire earlier this week.
Beneath the surface of Blood Harmony are multiple layers of meaning related to Hauseâs role as a musician, a brother, a husband, a son andâhaving become a father to twins a few months before the release of 2019âs Kickâa dad. Created with his younger brother and longstanding writing partner, Tim Hause, and being released on their very own label, Blood Harmony also presents itself as a meaningful reassertion of what family means to them all.Â
On a base level, the term âblood harmonyâ is simpleâit describes the specific sound two siblings make when they sing together. Given that Dave Hause has been writing and recording songs with his younger brother, Tim Hause, for a while now, it made sense to use that phrase as the title for his fifth solo record. But this being a Dave Hause album also means thereâs much more to it than that.Â
âI thought âBlood Harmonyâ was a great title, and itâs really specific to how Tim and I have decided to work over the years,â says Hause. âIt also pertains to my children because theyâll have their own Blood Harmony. So the germ of the album, the beating heart, is that Iâm in a true family. I have a grounded reason to work and a bunch of people that I want to make proud with the work that we do. Itâs a family business.â
You can hear Hauseâs passion and dedication to his craftâas well as his determined approach to itâflowing through the veins of Blood Harmonyâs ten stunning, sumptuous songs. Written with his brother over a series of weekly Zoom sessions, they began crafting songs together in January 2021. Theyâd been writing remotely together since 2017âs Bury Me In Philly so it wasnât an entirely new process for them.
They traveled with 10 songs to Nashville where acclaimed songwriter Will Hoge took up the helm of producer. Through Hogeâs connections, what Hause calls âa staggering bunch of musiciansâ was assembled to flesh out the songs he and Tim had written. Heâs not wrongâthere was Brandi Carlileâs drummer Chris Powell, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street band bassist Garry Tallent, acclaimed session guitarist Tom Bukovac, Jason Isbellâs guitarist Sadler Vaden, and keyboardists Billy Justineau, whoâs mainly worked with country superstars Eric Church and Brothers Osborne, Mike Webb, whose credits range from Chris Stapleton to John Prine, and Jen Gunderman, Sheryl Crowâs keyboard player.Â
Itâs impossible to not hear and feel just how much Hause and his whole familyâthat beating heart at the centre of these songsâmean to him. Itâs a truly beautiful thing.
Dave Hause has announced a 20-date UK/European tour next year
tickets on sale now:
28.01.2022 – Antwerp – Kavka
29.01.2022 – Hamburg – Knust
30.01.2022 – Frankfurt – Batchkapp
01.02.2022 – Munster – Skaters Palace
02.02.2022 – Berlin – SO36
03.02.2022 – Leipzig – Conne Island
04.02.2022 – Wien – Arena
05.02.2022 – MĂŒnchen – Technikum
06.02.2022 – Milan – Legend Club
08.02.2022 – ZĂŒrich – Exil
09.02.2022 – Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
10.02.2022 – Köln – Die Kantine
11.02.2022 – Nijmegen – Doornroosje
12.02.2022 – Amsterdam – Melkweg
15.02.2022 – Nottingham – Rescue rooms
16.02.2022 – Glasgow – Ăran MĂłr
17.02.2022 – Manchester – Gorilla
18.02.2022 – Birmingham – O2 Academy 2
19.02.2022 – London – Islington Assembly Hall
20.02.2022 – Bristol – Thekla