Recorded in the studio of modern D.I.Y. hero Amos Pitsch, and for the first time, written alongside a full band - guitarist Lucky Hunter, bassist Haylen Trammel, and drummer Mike Ralston - Raspberry Moon is a generationally great statement of youthful wistfulness and very adult growth that also happens to be very charming and sometimes funny. Not only did Anderson cement his touring band in the studio, but he also wrote the most direct love songs of his life, winning testaments to a relationship that has seemed to change his perspective on sweetness, sincerity, and life itself.

Musical auteurs have been a feature of rock ’n’ roll since its very early days- folks who could imagine a sound and the path to it, largely alone. Something akin to Moore’s Law has made it easier to become exactly that during the subsequent decades, since studios with solid gear are now as accessible as a bedroom. It is increasingly convenient to be solo. The real work, though, is to abandon the ego and singular devotion to your absolute vision and make something better with the people you trust. Hotline TNT has done exactly that on Raspberry Moon, an album where Will Anderson gives himself space to fall in love with the world around him and sing as much in songs so loaded with hooks you’ll need to choose which ones to hum at any given moment.

gigs in Europe

Wed.Oct. 29 - Bergen, NO @ Landmark
Thu. Oct. 30 - Oslo, NO @ John Dee
Fri. Oct. 31 - Stockholm, SE @ Hus 7
Sat. Nov. 1 - Malmo, SE @ Plan B
Sun. Nov. 2 - Aarhus, DK @ Voxhall
Tue. Nov. 4 - Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft
Thu. Nov. 6 - Amsterdam, NL @ Toekomstmuziek
Sun. Nov. 9 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Tue. Nov. 11 - Dublin, IE @ Workmans Cellar
Wed. Nov. 12 - Manchester, UK @ White Hotel
Thu. Nov. 13 - Glasgow, UK @ Mono
Fri. Nov. 14 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
Sat. Nov. 15 - Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms
Sun. Nov. 16 - Southampton, UK @ Joiners
Mon. Nov. 17 - Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Back
Tue. Nov. 18 - London, UK @ The Garage
Thu. Nov. 20 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
Fri. Nov. 21 - Lille, FR @ l’Aeronef
Sat. Nov. 22 @ Brussels, BE