Will Butler has shared two new songs called "A Stranger's House" and "Nearer to Thee," his first new solo music since announcing his departure from Arcade Fire in March.
"A Stranger's House" comes attached to an eerily charged video directed by Butler. The song is a menacing, piano-lead groove that hums at a low simmer without ever fully releasing, while "Nearer to Thee" is a blustery, shaggy rocker. There's no further info on forthcoming music, though it seems likely that something bigger is on the way.
Alongside the singles, Butler has announced a short tour that'll take him to Toronto and Montreal this August.
Butler announced that he'd quit Arcade Fire shortly after the band announced their seventh full-length WE. Around the time of the album's release, his brother Win said, "I love Will. He's my only brother and he's always had interests that transcend music. I think that he sort of followed his big brother into this band. It was his first job. He's got three young children, and [my wife] Regine and I are able to bring our child on the road. But I think that if I wasn't, there's things way more important than music."
Check out the new singles and Butler's upcoming tour dates below.
Will Butler 2022 Tour Dates:
08/11 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
08/12 Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount
08/13 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
08/14 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
08/19 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Made
08/20 Washington, DC - DC9
08/21 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
"A Stranger's House" comes attached to an eerily charged video directed by Butler. The song is a menacing, piano-lead groove that hums at a low simmer without ever fully releasing, while "Nearer to Thee" is a blustery, shaggy rocker. There's no further info on forthcoming music, though it seems likely that something bigger is on the way.
Alongside the singles, Butler has announced a short tour that'll take him to Toronto and Montreal this August.
Butler announced that he'd quit Arcade Fire shortly after the band announced their seventh full-length WE. Around the time of the album's release, his brother Win said, "I love Will. He's my only brother and he's always had interests that transcend music. I think that he sort of followed his big brother into this band. It was his first job. He's got three young children, and [my wife] Regine and I are able to bring our child on the road. But I think that if I wasn't, there's things way more important than music."
Check out the new singles and Butler's upcoming tour dates below.
Will Butler 2022 Tour Dates:
08/11 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
08/12 Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount
08/13 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
08/14 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
08/19 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Made
08/20 Washington, DC - DC9
08/21 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's