On Friday, September 8, Deeper will release Careful!, its new full-length album worldwide on CD/LP/CS/DSPs through Sub Pop. Careful! was recorded at Palisade Studios in Chicago with help from producer/engineer Dave Vettraino (Makaya McCraven, Lala Lala), and this thirteen-track collection of new songs finds the band reshaping facades, splashing color, and sonically testing their limits.
Following the previously released singles “Sub” and “Build a Bridge” comes the snapping rhythm and gray-sky synths of “Tele.”
Deeper say about the single and video:” ‘Tele’ is a song without its shield. In past Deeper compositions, we would hide behind jerky guitars and abstract vocals telling a story only we could decipher. With ‘Tele’ we wanted to explore the vulnerability behind our music and give focus to the melody and mood of the song. Replacing guitars with synthesizers and drums with samplers we stumbled upon a new way to approach a Deeper song.
We wanted to make a darker track that people could dance to. Since the foundation is built on a sampler beat, it’s the kind of song we could’ve only created with the limitations of the pandemic. The electronic components left more space for the rhythm, so our engineer Dave started playing with a busier bass line for the verses and laid down the hook on the first pass. At the end we wanted the synth parts to constantly overtake one another and hopefully make the listener feel like they’re being swallowed into the song.”
Deeper is fresh off a fifteen-date opening slot with Future Islands, and the band’s next performance will be a hometown show at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival on Friday, July 21st.
Deeper has also announced headline and festival dates in support of Careful!, with North American dates from September 21st-October 22nd, and European and UK shows from October 31-November 14th.
Fri. Jul. 21 – Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival (Union Park)
Thu. Sep. 21 – Indianapolis, IN – Healer #
Fri. Sep. 22 – Detroit, MI – El Club #
Sat. Sep. 23 – Toronto, ON – Baby G #
Sun. Sep. 24 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz #
Mon. Sep. 25 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom #
Wed. Sep. 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made #
Thu. Sep. 28 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s #
Fri. Sep. 29 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar #
Sat. Sep. 30 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook #
Mon. Oct. 02 – Nashville, TN – Third Man Records #
Tue. Oct. 03 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl #
Wed. Oct. 04 – New Orleans, LA – Santos #
Thu. Oct. 05 – Houston, TX – Black Magic #
Fri. Oct. 06 – Austin, TX – Mohawk (inside) $
Sat. Oct. 07 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger $
Tue. Oct. 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar $
Wed. Oct. 11 – San Diego, CA – Casbah $
Fri. Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room $
Sat. Oct. 14 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Atrium $
Sun. Oct. 15 San Francisco, CA – The Independent $
Tue. Oct. 17 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios $
Wed. Oct. 18 Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s $
Sat. Oct. 21 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge ^
Sun. Oct. 22 – Denver, CO – Skylark ^
Tue. Oct. 31 – Berlin, DE – Urban Spree
Wed. Nov. 01 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega Ideal Bar
Thu. Nov. 02 – Hamburg, DE – Molotow
Fri, Nov. 03 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
Sat. Nov. 04. Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Sun. Nov. 05 – Paris, FR – La Boule Noire
Tue. Nov. 07 – Leeds, UK – Headrow House
Wed. Nov. 08 – Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
Thu. Nov. 09 – Manchester, UK – Yes
Fri. Nov. 10 – Bristol, UK – Dareshack
Sat. Nov. 11 – London, UK- Pitchfork Music Festival
Sun. Nov. 12 – Kortrijk, BE – Sonic City Festival
Tue. Nov. 14 – Cologne, DE – Bumann & Sohn
# w/ Godcaster
$ w/ Mia Joy
^ w/ Worlds Worst
Careful! is now available for preorder from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com, select independent retailers in North America, and the UK and EU, will receive the limited Loser edition on Smog-colored vinyl (while supplies last).