In March, sister act the Staves released All Now, their first album as a duo after the departure of sibling Emily Staveley-Taylor. Today, remaining bandmates Camilla and Jessica are back with a new track from those sessions, as well as news of a fall acoustic tour of the US.

The new track, “Waiting For The Joy,” is a folk-pop track with a strong disco backbeat, steering the Staves’ signature vocal harmonies into territory that reminds me of Jenny Lewis. The whole album, Jessica says, came out of “a delayed reaction to trauma and these big changes out of our control,” including their mother’s death, Emily’s departure from the band, and COVID-19. “Waiting For The Joy,” in particular, is rooted in those early pandemic days. “The song began in the throes of the first lockdown when the feeling of isolation was so prominent,” the band explains. “Everyone seemed so inspired, and we were worried that we weren’t inspired by music in general anymore.”

Hear “Waiting For The Joy” and check out the acoustic tour dates below.

TOUR DATES:
11/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
11/07 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
11/09 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
11/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/12 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room
11/14 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Hall, The Mil
11/15 – Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
11/16 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
11/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill, The Duck Room
11/20 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
11/22 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
11/25 – Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theater
11/26 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s Nightclub