After a whirlwind summer, seeing the release of their seventh studio album Whatever's On Your Mind, and making appearances on the small screen on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Gomez have premiered the video for their latest album's title track, "Whatever's On Your Mind".
In the video we see the UK quintet out to sea, braving wind and rain with Ben Ottewell singing as beautifully as ever, while a faceless redhead gazes ominously out into the distance.
Gomez - Whatever's On Your Mind video:
Gomez will also be heading back out on the road to complete the West coast leg of their tour beginning on September 18, 2011 at Austin City Limits.
Along their routing they will hit the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco on October 2 and will wrap up at the House of Blues in LA on October 5.
Serving as the follow-up to their acclaimed 2009 release, A New Tide, Whatever's On Your Mind sees Gomez (Ben Ottewell, Tom Gray, Paul "Blackie" Blackburn, Ian Ball and Olly Peacock) pushing their limits in a way we have not yet heard.
The band partnered up with longtime friend, Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet) to co-produce and sought out to feature other artist friends on the record, Luke Steele (Empire of the Sun, Sleepy Jackson) and Stuart Bogie (Antibalas, TV on the Radio, Iron and Wine).
Whatever's On Your Mind finds Gomez driving forward on a beautifully lush and dynamic album. There is a fresh feeling of rebirth and awakening. One to raise a smile even from the naysayers; a broad grin from the rest of us.
Praise for Whatever's On Your Mind:
"Gomez blends the genres [folk, blues, electronic, and whatever else they feel like throwing in] to create consistently compelling and entertaining textures." - PasteMagazine.com
"The quintet plays guitar rock that toys with convention in a way that would make a certain foursome from Liverpool, England proud." - Relix
"With each new record, the band has grown tighter and more confident. Gomez's latest album, Whatever's On Your Mind, is its catchiest yet - a folky yet funky take on low-key rock." - NPR
Gomez 2011 Fall Tour Dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
September 2011
September 18 Austin City Limits Festival
September 20 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
September 21 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
September 22 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
September 23 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
September 25 Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Festival
September 26 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
September 27 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
September 28 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
September 30 Saratoga, California @ Mountain Winery #
October 2011
October 1 San Diego, CA @ KPRI’s StreetBeat San Diego
October 2 San Francisco, CA @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
October 4 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
October 5 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
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