DAWES, “Misadventures of Doomscroller.” Misadventures of Doomscroller, the latest album by Dawes, captures the mood and spirit of a certain type of “doomscroller”—namely, the well-schooled, privileged, complacent moderate/liberal. These folks are observant enough to pooh-pooh and tsk-tsk the sorry state of world affairs, but they don’t typically get riled…

Dawes, “Good Luck with Whatever.” Dawes‘ newest release, Good Luck With Whatever, is as disquieting and solemn as this entire year has been. In the follow-up to their 2018 effort, Passwords, the folk rock band pulls no punches—citing personal tragedy, mental health and mishaps aplenty to depict the troubled state of…

Dawes, “Passwords.” With the help of clever lyricism and a nostalgic sound, Dawes have been major players in the folk-rock scene for nearly a decade. Propelled by the explosion of Americana in the late 2000s, and the success of artists like the Avett Brothers, this Los Angeles outfit rose…

Dawes. Photos: Matt De Mello and Gary Chancer SAN FRANCISCO — Southern California folk-rockers Dawes came to the Fillmore Tuesday during the second night of Noise Pop 2017. They brought their Laurel Canyon sound to a city drenched in rain for what feels like the entire winter. It was billed…