Brooklyn-based trio Wilsen return to Canada this summer for their rescheduled shows in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver with Poliça. This will be the first time to see the band perform their latest album Ruiner which received four-star reviews by MOJO, The Line of Best Fit and The Sun in the UK. On June 11th the band will play The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, they will be at Bar Le Ritz PDB in Montreal on June 12th and play Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver on July 8th. All the dates are as special guests to Poliça. Full tour details below.
For the follow-up to their acclaimed debut I Go Missing In My Sleep, the trio comprised of Tamsin Wilson (guitar/vocals), Johnny Simon Jr. (guitar) and Drew Arndt (bass) partnered with acclaimed producer Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Bon Iver) and mastering engineer Sarah Register (Ariana Grande, Protomartyr, U.S. Girls).
For Tamsin Wilson, the album finds her moving towards personal self-acceptance. “I have an inherent shyness,” she says. “I’m acknowledging and finding a way with it as I get older.” Throughout the record, she comes to terms with her many sides, including her introversion and her inner, self-sabotaging monster to which the album title refers. On “Feeling Fancy,” with her distinctively hushed vocals overpowering the track’s clamorous instrumentals, Wilson offers listeners a powerful, and celebratory, declaration that “Quiet’s not a fault to weed out.”
“Making this record was somewhat of a coming of age process,” Wilson explains. “We’re getting older and becoming more deliberate, less precious, less measured. Overthinking less and trusting instincts more.“
The album’s title track Ruiner was embraced by American Songwriter, BrooklynVegan, The Line of Best Fit, and NPRMusic’s New Music Friday Playlist. Wilsen consequently released a “nightmare remix” by Daughter’s Igor Haefeli. “Ruiner” has received support from AAA radio stations such as KXT, WFUV, WPYA, WSCA, WUNC, WXRT and many more.
Upcoming Tour with Poliça
Jun 09 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
Jun 10 Marble Bar, Detroit, MI
Jun 11 Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
Jun 12 Bar Le Ritz PDB, Montreal, QC
Jun 13 Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA
Jun 16 Elsewhere, Brooklyn, NY
Jun 17 The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 19 The Basement, Columbus, OH
July 06 Lucky You Lounge, Spokane, WA
July 07 Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
July 08 Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, BC
July 09 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
July 11 The Independent, San Francisco, CA
July 12 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA
July 14 Casbah, San Diego, CA
July 15 Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
July 16 Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, NM
July 17 Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
July 19 Raccoon Motel, Davenport, IA
