Nov 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM · Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
The Dip
32 concerts
Jordan Mackampa
21 concerts
Genre: R&B, Pop-Soul
The Dip is a Seattle-based Rhythm and Blues band known for its poignant songwriting, detailed arrangements, and vintage sound. Featuring a three-piece horn section, the group's music harkens back to earlier soul and funk influences while hinting at the jazz foundations that brought the band's members together.
Along with singer and guitarist Tom Eddy, bassist Mark Hunter and drummer Jarred Katz are equally at home in a tight-pocketed groove as they are spacious free-improvisation. Trumpet player Brennan Carter, joined by saxophonists Evan Smith and Levi Gillis, serve as the band's melodic counterpoint, playing off Eddy's vocals to create a distinct sonic character that has drawn in millions of listeners to date.
"Love Direction," the follow-up to 2022’s "Sticking With It" (which landed at #1 on the Billboard Current R&B Albums chart), is the band's fourth full-length studio album and second with Dualtone Records, due out 7/12/24. This new record is the sound of the band taking their next step forward. The interplay of old and new is on full display throughout the album, and the group augments their classic sound with expanded instrumentation throughout.
Eddy says of the album's inspiration: “As you get further along in a relationship, sometimes you lose your way. The things that came easily in the beginning get hard. The love is still there, it’s just that people and life are complicated. Sometimes you don’t have the tools in the toolbox to figure out what you need to do to support the other person, so you have to get help and ask for directions.”
Despite the title, this latest record isn’t a collection of straightforward love songs, but an investigation into the different angles and challenges that relationships can bring. Expanding on the album's theme, Eddy further notes: “These aren’t Love Songs in the most obvious sense. They deal with the middle stages, the hinterlands of love and life together - figuring someone out and what they need, learning how to communicate, and examining your own faults. We set out to write music that felt more grown, a little wiser. The songs that emerged all pointed in the 'Love Direction.'”
Their last album cycle saw the band headline and sell-out shows at iconic venues across the country. They have also had the opportunity to support new friends like Lake Street Dive and The Black Pumas, while also appearing at major festivals including Bonnaroo and Outside Lands. No strangers to the road, this new album represents a reflection on the band's touring gravitas as well as the promise of a new destination appearing on the horizon.
Directions now in hand, The Dip is looking forward to furthering this exploration into all matters of the heart by bringing this expansive and detailed new recording to life in their next travels together.
This event is 17 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 17 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. Ticket Fee includes 1% City Amusement Tax.
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