When we last heard from them, the buzzy New York art-rock band Godcaster were making unsettling, doomy noise on their self-titled 2023 album and conjuring one of the freakiest spectacles at SXSW 2024. But it’s always been clear that they’re a band with little interest in doing any one thing for too long, and on their latest single, they take on a new form as a twisted sunshine-pop group.
“Judy Living Daylights,” out now, was produced by Of Montreal‘s Kevin Barnes, and with its swooning vocals and jittery grooves, it wouldn’t have felt out of place as a B side to The Sunlandic Twins. Lead singer Judson Kolk coos sweet nothings about birds, bees, and Elvis while a matchbox orchestra swells around him. There are lyrical allusions to morphine and a pretty, romantic melody. It’s strangely entrancing stuff that leaves you wanting to hear more.
Godcaster have also announced a four-night residency at the new Manhattan venue Night Club 101, as well as a month-long run opening for Chicago’s Horsegirl, who just released a fantastic new album. Find those dates below.
Godcaster 2025 tour dates
New York residency:
April 8 – New York, NY @ Night Club 101 (with Babybaby_explores)
April 15 – New York, NY @ Night Club 101 (with Brutus VIII)
April 22 – New York, NY @ Night Club 101 (with Asher White)
April 29 – New York, NY @ Night Club 101 (with Macula Dog)
August tour with Horsegirl:
Aug. 4 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Aug. 5 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
Aug. 6 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Aug. 8 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall
Aug. 9 – Austin, TX @ Parish
Aug. 11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Aug. 12 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Aug. 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Aug. 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Aug. 19 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
Aug. 20 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Aug. 21 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ The Pearl
Aug. 23 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement
Aug. 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Aug. 26 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
