Juan Wauters

Juan Wauters
Origin Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres Indie rock
Labels Captured Tracks
Website juanwauters.com

Juan Wauters is a singer-songwriter and guitarist signed to Captured Tracks. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wauters relocated to New York City in the early 2000s.[1]

Career

After moving to New York, Juan Wauters' formed indie rock band The Beets with bassist Jose Garcia and drummer Melissa Scaduto.[2][3][4] The band released albums on Hardly Art and Captured Tracks.[5][6] Juan Wauters released his debut solo album NAP: North American Poetry in 2014.[7] The following year, Wauters released his sophomore recording Who Me? The album received a 6.0 rating on Pitchfork.[8] Who Me? features songs sung in both Spanish and English.[9] Wauters has shared stages with artists such as Jeff Tweedy, Mac DeMarco, and Foxygen.[10][11][12]

Discography

  • NAP: North American Poetry (2014)
  • Who Me? (2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Captured Tracks | Juan Wauters". captured-tracks. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Songs We Love: Juan Wauters, 'This Is I'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  3. ↑ "Juan Wauters Breaks From the Beets for Beautiful Folk Tune 'Water'". Spin. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Ian. "Juan Wauters leaves the limitations of The Beets behind in his solo work". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. ↑ "AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BEETS - Highway 81 Revisited". Highway 81 Revisited. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  6. ↑ "Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases: Winter 2014 | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  7. ↑ "Juan Wauters | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  8. ↑ "Juan Wauters: Who Me? Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Juan Wauters Is Ready for the World on 'Who, Me?'". Spin. 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  10. ↑ "The Beets' Juan Wauters announces new solo album, premieres "She Might Get Shot" — listen". Consequence of Sound. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  11. ↑ "Mac DeMarco partners with charity 'PLUS1' for upcoming tour". Far Out Magazine. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  12. ↑ "Foxygen played two NYC shows — pics from Webster Hall with Juan Wauters (Mac DeMarco on drums) & The Lemon Twigs". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
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