Case Oats is the partnership of singer-songwriter Casey Gomez Walker and drummer Spencer Tweedy, who besides being bandmates are engaged to be married. They put out their debut album Last Missouri Exit on Merge last year, and today they've got a new track out ahead of a tour launching later this week.
"Bottom Of An Afternoon" reframes Gomez Walker's vocals within a much different sonic backdrop from the straightforwardly rootsy aesthetic heard on last year's LP, a blearier and slightly electronic-sounding form of folk-rock featuring a Gomez Walker trumpet solo. Tonally, she splits the difference between Dylan-esque folkie and Dawson-esque anti-folk while dropping bars like "There's gotta be an answer/ Stickin' out the bottom of an afternoon." A little explainer from the singer herself:
This song is a mantra for grief. As a kid I read Aesop’s Fables and was comforted by the idea that there’s always a moral to draw from an experience. As an adult, I find myself calling out asking “why?”, begging for visits from ghosts, holding on to any lesson I can find in the pages of books.
Below, watch the "Bottom Of An Afternoon" video and check out Case Oats' tour dates.
TOUR DATES:
05/07 Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
05/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
05/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
05/12 Washington, D.C. @ The Pie Shop
05/14 Cambridge, MA @ Club Passim
05/15 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
05/16 Burlington, VT @ Radio Bean
05/18 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
05/19 Toronto, ON @ The Drake
05/20 Detroit, MI @ Lager House
05/21 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
05/27 Trondheim, NO @ Bar Moskus
05/28 Bergen, NO @ Victoria Cafe & Pub
05/29 Oslo, NO @ Kaktus Fest 2026
05/31 Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana
06/01 London, UK @ Waiting Room
06/02 Manchester, UK @ Gullivers
06/03 Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint
06/05 Madrid, ES @ Fun House
06/08 Barcelona, ES @ Aclam
06/08 Valencia, ES @ 16 Toneladas
06/09 Donostia-San Sebastian, ES @ Dabadaba
06/21 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Baltimore *
06/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall *
06/24 Lancaster, PA @ West Art *
08/02 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
* duo supporting S.G. Goodman