Dawes released Passwords, their 6th studio album, on June 22nd 2018, which the NY Times hailed for its “sinewy folk-rock melodies and studiously poetic lyrics”, and NPR Music calls “California folk-rock that never bothers to hide its big, beating, bleeding heart.” Listen to the album here. The album is a reflection and response to the state of the modern world. The album is a clear-eyed defense of empathy in the face of apathy (on songs like “Living In The Future”) and a timely call for patience and understanding in an age of political partisanship (on “Crack the Case”).