Denver funk crew The Motet released their new album Death Or Devotion which you can stream below. The seven-piece of Dave Watts, Joey Porter, Garrett Sayers, Ryan Jalbert, Lyle Divinsky, Drew Sayers and Parris Fleming all contributed in on the new album, which was recorded at Scanhope Sound in Colorado, and it “marks the first time Lyle, Drew and Parris worked on a Motet record together from start-to-finish” per the press release.
The band will be making their way across the country this early in 2019 and starting things off at Rialto Theater in Bozeman, MT. They’ll also be hitting Salt Lake City, Seattle, Portland, Berkeley, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, DC, Atlanta and Nashville with friends and fellow jambands like Galactic, John Medeski’s Mad Skillet, Dirty Revival, Organ Freeman, No BS Brass Band, Exmag, Naughty Professor, Electric Kif and even Moon Hooch. Some good stuff happening this year.
DEATH OR DEVOTION TRACKLIST
1. “Highly Compatible”
2. “Whacha Gonna Bring”
3. “Joke’s On Me”
4. “Death Or Devotion”
5. “That Dream”
6. “Get It Right”
7. “Kneebone”
8. “Supernova”
9. “Contagious”
10. “Speed Of Light”
THE MOTET UPCOMING TOUR DATES
January 31 – Bozeman, MT | Rialto Theater
February 1 – Jackson, WY | Pink Garter
February 2 – Salt Lake City, UT | The Commonwealth Room
February 7 – Boston, MA | House of Blues (w/ Galactic)
February 8 – Philadelphia, PA | The Fillmore (w/ Galactic)
February 9 – Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Steel (w/ Galatic)
February 15 – Seattle, WA | Showbox (w/ John Medeski’s Mad Skillet)
February 16 – Portland, OR | Roseland Ballroom (w/ John Medeski’s Mad Skillet)
February 17 – Bend, OR | Midtown Ballroom (w/ John Medeski’s Mad Skillet)
February 22 – Berkeley, CA | UC Theater (w/ John Medeski’s Mad Skillet)
March 1 – Crystal Bay, NV | Crystal Bay Club (w/ Dirty Revival)
March 2 – Crystal Bay, NV | Crystal Bay Club (w/ Organ Freeman)
March 7 – Charlotte, NC | Neighborhood Theater (w/ No BS Brass Band)
March 8 – Richmond, VA | The National (w/ No BS Brass Band)
March 9 – Washington, DC | 9:30 Club (w/ No BS Brass Band)
March 14 – Jacksonville, FL | 1904 Music Hall (w/ Exmag)
March 15 – Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse (w/ Naughty Professor)
March 16 – Nashville, TN | Exit/In (w/ Electric Kif)
May 31 – June 2 – Ozark, AR | Backwoods Camping & Music Festival
July 12 – Morrison, CO | Red Rocks Amphitheatre (w/ Galactic and Moon Hooch)
July 24 – 28 – Floyd, VA | FloydFest
