Philadelphia-based indie rock quartet Mo Lowda & the Humble share their latest shuffling, smooth groove, “The Painter.” The synth-driven bubbly, encouraging tune aims to break free from self-doubt and attempts to maintain artistic inspiration through self-compassion and patience.
The band’s spirited, texturally rich fifth studio album Tailing The Ghost is due out June 20. Recorded entirely on the road across America’s most scenic settings, the spellbinding LP promises to be the band’s most commanding, cohesive body of work yet.
Led by a steady, shuffling synthy guitar loop, “The Painter” encourages creativity and shakes off writer’s block with its yacht rock-esque, relaxed energy. Jordan Caiola (lead vocals, guitar, bass) says the track, “tells a story of an artist’s journey–marked by doubts from others/themselves, outside pressures and the ongoing process of finding the inspiration and energy to both start and finish projects. With an overarching theme of ‘every canvas starts off empty and blank,’ this song is meant to provide the nudge and confidence so many creators need to put things out into the world.”
Built across many towns, days and cabins, the bouncy, melodic tune came to life in Pioneertown, CA. Pulling modern jazz-forward guitar inspiration from 1970s Pat Metheny and Robert Fripp, Jeff Lucci (bass, guitar, keyboard, vocals) adds it’s a nod to “the constant battle to find and maintain ambition, inspiration, and work ethic, especially once the initial excitement and muse of creating something new wears off. Finishing things is hard, but I think it’s everything.”
Plus, the group will embark on a lengthy North American tour this summer and fall, with support from French Cassettes and Illiterate Light and a slew of festival appearances at Boston Calling, Green River and more. See a full list of dates below and grab tickets now via molowda.com/motour.
