By Mick Dillon / The Jambar
The Indie-rock band Husbands looks to wrap up its 2024 U.S. tour next week with shows in California and Arizona.
Hailing from Oklahoma City, Husbands was founded in 2013 by lead vocalist and guitarist Danny Davis and Wil Norton, a friend of his from college.
“Wil and I were the only married people we knew … Being married was a distinct part of our identity at the time so it just made sense to name our band Husbands,” Davis said.
The current live iteration of Husbands is Davis, multi-instrumentalist Zach Zeller, drummer Alberto Robert and bassist Ethan Wilcox.
Though the band considers itself indie rock, the members’ love for different genres seeps into their sound.
“I like all kinds of music and don’t set out to write with a specific genre in mind, though everything obviously falls under the umbrella of indie-rock,” Davis said.
The indie-rock ensemble has amassed over 400,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and its track “Mexico” has over 8.6 million streams.
Husbands has grown from an underground band to being internationally known, playing gigs in Switzerland, Belgium, Australia and more.
The importance of gaining such a large following has not been lost on Davis.
“[It] means a lot, especially to go out on tour and meet some of those people and hear them singing along with us. [There’s] no better feeling than connecting with someone through music,” Davis said.
Being featured at the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City this summer was added to Husbands’s list of accolades. The band was part of a lineup that included artists such as SZA, Post Malone, Chappell Roan and more.
Davis said he spent a lot of time listening to SZA this year, so being included in the same festival as her was a big moment for Husbands.
“[It] feels crazy. I can speak for all of us saying we’re more stoked to see a bunch of great shows than for [us] to play our 50-minute set,” Davis said.
October 2023 saw the band releasing its sixth project, an LP titled “CUATRO.” Husbands has no plans to stop there, and the group looks forward to putting out new music in the future.
“Definitely a lot of new tunes in the works. Not sure if that’ll come out in the form of singles or an album or an EP, but I plan on putting out something in 2024 for sure,” Davis said.
More information on tour dates can be found on the Husbands’s website.
