[Cover photo credit to Izzy Leach]
Glasgow Post Punk queer quintet Walt Disco have released new “Jocelyn” alongside an official video, the third track from their forthcoming second album The Warping, out June 14, 2024 via Lucky Number. “Jocelyn” is a “tender meditation on childhood, identity and the parent-child connection.”
Taking the form of a dreamlike conversation between co-songwriter and singer Jocelyn Si and their mother, “Jocelyn” is “about recognising the version of yourself that you love. And it’s not always easy to have that be the one that faces the world”, according to Jocelyn Si.
They continue:
Lyrically it’s a dreamlike internal conversation between my mother and I, from small talk to mannerisms I’ve had since childhood. Such conversations come to mind when you change your name and gender; but it doesn’t erase these memories. I hope to live in a world where parents can allow themselves to understand the upset they may feel when a child makes this decision but can love and support them all the same
The band adds:
Everyone has a side of themselves that at some point, or maybe always, they feel they need to keep hidden away. This track explores the isolation of hiding a part of yourself and the euphoria of the times when you can let it out. The despairing lyrical matter of the verses opens into the joyous choruses, it’s meant to feel transformative to represent the idea of leaving your shame in the past and finding the strength to start anew.
Following a European support run with OMD, Walt Disco will join the Electronic Pop band for a lengthy support tour across North America this Fall. They have also just announced a UK + EU headline tour.
Walt Disco Tour Dates
US
9/9: Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
9/11: Vancouver BC @ Orpheum
9/12: Seattle WA @ Moore Theatre
9/13: Portland OR @ Roseland Theater
9/15: Oakland CA @ Fox Theater
9/17: Las Vegas NV @ House of Blues
9/19: Los Angeles CA @ Greek Theatre
9/20: Los Angeles CA @ Greek Theatre
9/21: San Diego CA @ Balboa Theatre
9/24: Salt Lake City UT @ Union Events Center
9/25: Denver CO @ Paramount Theatre
9/27: Dallas TX @ Majestic Theater
9/28: Austin TX @ The Moody Theater @ ACL Live
9/29: Houston TX @ Bayou Music Center
10/4: Minneapolis MN @ First Avenue
10/5: Chicago IL @ Riviera Theatre
10/6: Royal Oak MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/8: Toronto ON @ History
10/9: Cleveland OH @ House of Blues
10/10: New York NY @ Terminal 5
10/12: Huntington NY @ The Paramount
10/13: Boston MA @ House of Blues
10/15: Glenside PA @ Keswick Theatre
10/16: Washington DC @ Lincoln Theatre
10/18: Atlanta GA @ Buckhead Theater
10/19: Orlando FL @ The Plaza Live
10/20: St Petersburg FL @ Jannus Live
Headline Tour
11/10: Leeds, UK @ The Wardrobe
11/11: Manchester, UK @ YES
11/13: Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
11/14: Birmingham, UK @ Institute 3
11/15: Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade
11/16: Brighton, UK @ Dust
11/18: Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
11/19 – Cologne, Germany @ Blue Shell
11/21: Frankfurt, Germany @ Brotfrabik
11/22: Berlin, Germany @ Prachtwerk
11/23: Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
11/26: Paris, France @ Hasard Ludique
11/28: London, UK @ Bush Hall
11/29: Newcastle, UK @ Zerox
Festivals
5/20: Leipzig, Germany @ Wave Gotik Treffen
6/1: Leeds, UK @ This Must Be The Place All Dayer
6/2: London, UK @ Mighty Hoopla
6/9 + 6/10: Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark @ Frigjort Festival
