"We could bury every hatchet, but we can't pull up the roots..." I just love that line. Today,
Koe Wetzel released the music video for "Hatchet," which was included on his new album
9 Lives that came out last Friday. A bit of a different feel and sound for the Texas rocker, the song was written by producer Gabe Simon along with Mike Coogan, and finds Koe reflecting on a former flame and hoping there's some way they can rekindle their romance and "bury the hatchet" for good and start over no matter what happened between them in the past. It's a very well-written, catchy song with an interesting melody that will get stuck in your head from the first listen, and is certainly a softer, more understated take on relationships and who is at fault for what than anything I've ever heard from Koe before, which is part of what makes it such a standout:
"Sit down at the table, the tension in the air You all dressed in silence while my mind runs here and there Scared to break the standstill we need some kind of truce We could bury every hatchet but we can't pull up the roots And maybe it'll be okay but we can't pray this all away How we gonna stop the rain and bring on back them summer days We got no idea what the future has in store Maybe love-stained tears is the best we can hope for But I can't change your mind, wishin' I could take it back We could bury every hatchet but we can't bury the past" The video itself is pretty simple too, which shows Koe in his living room, playing his acoustic guitar shirtless with some whiskey strumming the song. It flashes back and forth between him and a couple that seemingly has love for one another, but can't quite figure out how to make it work in a long-term relationship. Like the song, it's a bit more understated than what we're used to getting from him, but I find it refreshing and intriguing, and "Hatchet" is easily one of my favorites from the new album. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26-MMzpwG-Y Koe will kick off his
Damn Near Normal world tour at the end of this month, and it will run through mid-November.
Damn Near Normal World Tour Dates: July 27 The Woodlands, Texas || Cynthia Woods Pavilion* Aug. 7 Missoula, Mont. || Big Sky Brewing Company Amphitheater* Aug. 8 Nampa, Idaho || Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater (feat. Kolby Cooper, Kat Hasty) Aug. 9 Sandy, Utah || Sandy Amphitheater (feat. Kolby Cooper, Kat Hasty) Aug. 10 Las Vegas, Nev. || The Theater at Virgin Hotel Hotels Las Vegas (feat. Kolby Cooper, Kat Hasty) Aug. 15 Minneapolis, Minn. || The Armory (feat. Kolby Cooper, Kat Hasty) Aug. 16 Council Bluffs, Iowa || Stir Cove (Harrah’s Casino)* Aug. 21 Cleveland, Ohio || Jacobs Pavilion (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Dylan Wheeler) Aug. 22 Columbus, Ohio || KEMBA Live! Outdoor (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Dylan Wheeler) Aug. 23 Pittsburgh, Pa. || Stage AE (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Dylan Wheeler) Aug. 24 Washington, D.C. || The Anthem* (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Dylan Wheeler) Aug. 28 Boston, Mass. || Roadrunner (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Dylan Wheeler) Aug. 29 Uncasville, Conn. || Mohegan Sun Arena* (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Dylan Wheeler) Aug. 30 Atlantic City, N.J. || Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Dylan Wheeler) Aug. 31 Reading, Pa. || Santander Arena (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Dylan Wheeler) Sept. 4 Charleston, W.V. || Charleston Coliseum (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Tanner Usrey) Sept. 5 Roanoke, Va. || Berglund Center (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Tanner Usrey) Sept. 6 Columbia, S.C. || Colonial Life Arena (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Tanner Usrey) Sept. 7 Cary, N.C. || Koka Booth Amphitheatre (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Tanner Usrey) Sept. 12 Kansas City, Kan. || Azura Amphitheater (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Kat Hasty) Sept. 13 Camdenton, Mo. || Ozarks Amphitheater* Sept. 18 St. Louis, Mo. || Chaifetz Arena (feat. Kolby Cooper, Dylan Wheeler) Sept. 20 Huntsville, Ala. || The Orion Amphitheater (feat. Kolby Cooper, Dylan Wheeler) Sept. 21 Macon, Ga. || Atrium Health Amphitheater (feat. Kolby Cooper, Dylan Wheeler) Sept. 25 Alexandria, La. || Rapides Parish Coliseum (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Tanner Usrey) Sept. 26 Tuscaloosa, Ala. || Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater* Sept. 27 Nashville, Tenn. || Ascend Amphitheater* Sept. 28 Little Rock, Ark. || First Security Amphitheater (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Tanner Usrey) Oct. 3 Pikeville, Ky. || Appalachian Wireless Arena (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Tanner Usrey) Oct. 4 Indianapolis, Ind. || Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park* Oct. 5 Evansville, Ind. || Ford Center (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Tanner Usrey) Oct. 10 Abilene, Texas || Expo Center of Taylor County (feat. Kolby Cooper, Kolton Moore & the Clever Few) Oct. 11 Lubbock, Texas || Cooks Garage (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Kolton Moore & the Clever Few) Oct. 13 Morrison, Colo. || Red Rocks Amphitheatre (feat. Treaty Oak Revival, Kolton Moore & the Clever Few) Oct. 26 Manchester, U.K. || Academy 3* Oct. 27 London, U.K. || The Garage* Oct. 30 Glasgow, U.K. || Oran Mor* Oct. 31 Birmingham, U.K. || Academy 2* Nov. 1 Leeds, U.K. || Brudenell Social Club* Nov.3 Amsterdam, Netherlands || Melkweg (Oude Zaal)* Nov. 5 Hamburg, Germany || Bahnhof Pauli* Nov. 6 Berlin, Germany || Frannz Club* Nov. 7 Cologne, Germany || Club Volta* Nov. 10 Stockholm, Sweden || Nalen* Nov. 11 Oslo, Norway || Rockefeller Music Hall* Nov. 13 Copenhagen, Denmark || Lille Vega
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