Dave Hause & The Vermeid

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Dave Hause & The Mermaid announce six German shows for 2027

Presented by SLAM, Ox-Fanzine and livegigs.de

Support: Sincere Engineer

Dave Hause & The Mermaid will be coming to Germany for six concerts in January 2027 and, with their current album "Drive It Like It's Stolen", will be bringing a work to the stage that could hardly be more personal and at the same time more narrative. The upcoming shows promise intense moments that are carried by an urgency that has always characterized Dave Hause and his band and that does not lose any of its power live. Sincere Engineer will open the evening as support. The Chicago-based punk rock/indie punk band around singer Deanna Belos has made a name for itself in the US scene in recent years with several releases and energetic live shows and will complement the evening with their direct, unadulterated sound. Since Dave Hause's debut "Resolutions" in 2011, the songwriter from Philadelphia has stood for songs that are deeply rooted in reality - emotionally, socially and biographically. On his sixth album "Drive It Like It's Stolen", he remains true to this line, but adds a new dimension. The ten tracks combine personal experiences with a fictional narrative style that Hause himself describes as "post-apocalyptic Americana". The opener "Cheap Seats (New Year's Day, NYC, 2042)" already paints a bleak picture of the future, which is imaginary but was clearly shaped by real impressions. Hause gathered these impressions during a tour in 2022, when he was on the road without his usual routine after a phase of physical and mental stability. Confronted with the aftermath of the pandemic in American cities, he developed an oppressive perspective on the present and future that runs through the entire album. Songs like "Pedal Down" pick up on this feeling and tell of a journey through a crumbling world and at the same time serve as a metaphor for the uncertainties of life and the responsibility of being a father. Hause also shows his usual directness in other moments: "Damn Personal" is a powerful blue-collar track reminiscent of lost companions, while "Hazard Lights" reflects on his own sobriety and describes the feeling of pausing between the past and the future. Finally, with "chainsaweyes" and "lashingout", he addresses the challenges of identity, anger and growing up in an increasingly complex society.
Musically, "Drive It Like It's Stolen" continues the close collaboration with his brother Tim, with whom he recently toured with an acoustic and delicate line-up. Produced by Will Hoge and recorded in Nashville, the album, which was recorded with the entire band, builds on the characteristic sound of previous years, but at the same time opens up to new, much rockier timbres and narrative approaches. Especially live, these songs unfold a special intensity when personal stories and big themes come together. When Dave Hause & The Mermaid come to Germany in January 2027, this mixture of closeness and power will be immediately palpable.