10
Jul/14

4KNOTS VIDEO OF THE DAY: JUAN WAUTERS

10
Jul/14

Coming to the free 4Knots Music Festival at the South Street Seaport from Queens, just across the waters of the East River, is Juan Wauters. Fresh from his role as leader of the Beets, a wild and delightful guitar-pop band, singer-songwriter Wauters released his debut solo album, N.A.P. North American Poetry (Captured Tracks), this past February. He may have sold out the vinyl 7″ of his charming, upbeat pop single “Sanity or Not,” but you can still check out if he’s sane or not here. Meanwhile, his above multilingual performance of the quiet, modest trilogy of “Nena,” “Water,” and “Ay Ay Ay” should give a taste of what to expect from Wauters, who’s been compared to Daniel Johnston for his weird and wonderful lyrics and guitar work. Wauters’s recent appearances have been marked by a more personal note, and his always engaging presence should lend a quirky edge to the 4Knots lineup, which includes Radkey, Dead Stars, Mac DeMarco, Speedy Ortiz, Those Darlins, Viet Cong, Crazy Pills, Nude Beach, and, most massively, Dinosaur Jr. (You can hear a sampler of songs by all the groups here. Please note that Re-TROS has canceled their scheduled appearance.)