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Today, Good Looks – the newest signee of Texas tastemakers Keeled Scales – presents their new single/video, “Vision Boards,” from their forthcoming debut record, Bummer Year, out April 8th. “Vision Boards ” is searing, with the band turning their ire toward the inherent privilege in a “wellness” or “manifestation” mindset. “It’s really just another version of ‘you’re poor because you wanna be,’” explains bandleader Tyler Jordan. “In this song, I’m thinking about the very real structural limitations that make it hard to succeed in the music business, while at the same time acknowledging my own personal limitations holding me back, and trying to release them.” The accompanying video keeps it playful, weaving together vintage television, a wandering pancake, and Good Looks absolutely shredding. “These bootstraps are so short, just not working out // Feel that failure in my core, man, just not working out,” Jordan intones atop tactful guitar from Jake Ames, Phillip Dunne’s propulsive drumming, and Anastasia Wright’s steady bass.
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Bummer Year, recorded and produced by Dan Duszynski, is a record about learning to take care of yourself and tending to relationships that nourish you while wrestling the weak ones away. The songs reflect on what it is to gut your way through your twenties, learning when to apologize and when you’ve got to live with what you said, because you meant it. At heart it’s a folk record with genuine Texas twang, built out with the engine of a rock band churning hot, willing to be delicate. The lyrics are nuanced and layered, political and playful. It’s a vulnerable album that earnestly and unabashedly reaches for your attention, then offers up a relationship. The empathy in the everyday is what lies at the heart of these protest songs; Good Looks is a bar band searching for common ground and yearning for a better system.
This month, Good Looks will continue on their tour with stops in Chicago, Nashville, Austin, Texas for SXSW, and more. Tickets are on sale now, with full dates below.
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GOOD LOOKS TOUR DATES
Tue. Feb. 15 – Fort Worth, TX @ MASS
Wed. Feb. 16 – Tulsa, OK @ Soundpony
Fri. Feb. 18 – Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
Sat. Feb. 19 – Chicago, IL @ Cole’s
Tue. Feb. 22 – Indianapolis, IN @ Healer
Wed. Feb. 23 – Nashville, TN @ The End
Thu. Feb. 24 – Little Rock, AR @ Whitewater Tavern
Thu. Mar. 17 – Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie’s – SXSW
Fri. Mar. 18 – Austin, TX @ Radio Coffee & Beer – SXSW
Sun. Mar. 20 – Dripping Springs, TX @ Chill Phases
