THE FOLKS OVER AT MAGNET WERE NICE ENOUGH TO WRITE ABOUT "SAY LA LA"!

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Keegan DeWitt‘s “Say La La” is the head-nodding, anthemic sing-a-long that so many lo-fi, one-member-too-many bands have tried unsuccessfully to write in Arcade Fire’s post-Funeral wake. Striking an instantly memorable balance between the Canadian band’s pop tendencies and the smart indie brashness of Isaac Brock, the song shakes with a confidence well reflective of its writer’s storied pedigree. DeWitt, an actor-turned-composer whose work in the latter role has provided the musical spine for several critically acclaimed independent films, shows us on “Say La La” that he’s just as comfortable writing a hook as a heady score, though he’d probably be the first to say the two songwriting forms aren’t mutually exclusive. With its anchoring groove and tight, melodic playfulness, the song excites not simply because of its standalone brilliance, but also because it comes to us from Nashville, a city that’s too often perceived as musically homogeneous. “Say La La” is the first single from the Nothing Shows EP, which is set for a July 13 release through Daytrotter’s new Record Barn concept.

We are proud to offer the brand new single from the Daytrotter released "Nothing Shows" via PASTE! Magazine.

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I'm super excited to finally get to reveal some details about the new record! It'll be a 7-song EP recorded here in Nashville with an amazing group of folks. It will be coming out July 13th exclusively through Daytrotter. This is really exciting because they've never done anything like this. We had an incredible experience there last year and we're excited to be working with them again. As you can see, we've also got some new artwork. So, like I said, the record will be an exclusive digital download via Daytrotter, with actual hard copies available for purchase via this site (keegandewitt.com) or at shows.

We'll be celebrating the release with an amazing show in Nashville (w/ Mikky Ekko and The Bridges), a show in New York and finally... a show in Los Angeles. If you can't catch us this time, we'll be back around to all of those places in August. 

We also had a chance to get into the studio with some friends and put a video together for one of the tracks off the new record. Check out this video featuring the amazing Madi Diaz and Peter Groenwald. We're performing a song off the new EP titled "Michel Bizot".

 

We were so excited to get to work with Le Cargo Sessions while in Paris. We planned to meet up near La Fleche d'Or before our show with Laura Gibson and walk up into the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery to shoot some footage. We were quickly and swiftly discovered and ushered out by the french authorities.

During our 10 days in Paris, I was really lucky to get to meet the amazing people at Froggy's Delight. They do some amazing work and I had them up into our flat to record a couple songs, including two new songs and a Frank Sinatra cover. You can listen HERE.