Case Oats Release New Single "Bottom Of An Afternoon" Ahead of Tour

11:17 AM EDT on May 5, 2026

Case Oats is the partnership of singer-songwriter Casey Gomez Walker and drummer Spencer Tweedy, who besides being bandmates are engaged to be married. They put out their debut album Last Missouri Exit on Merge last year, and today they've got a new track out ahead of a tour launching later this week.

"Bottom Of An Afternoon" reframes Gomez Walker's vocals within a much different sonic backdrop from the straightforwardly rootsy aesthetic heard on last year's LP, a blearier and slightly electronic-sounding form of folk-rock featuring a Gomez Walker trumpet solo. Tonally, she splits the difference between Dylan-esque folkie and Dawson-esque anti-folk while dropping bars like "There's gotta be an answer/ Stickin' out the bottom of an afternoon." A little explainer from the singer herself:

This song is a mantra for grief. As a kid I read Aesop’s Fables and was comforted by the idea that there’s always a moral to draw from an experience. As an adult, I find myself calling out asking “why?”, begging for visits from ghosts, holding on to any lesson I can find in the pages of books.

Below, watch the "Bottom Of An Afternoon" video and check out Case Oats' tour dates.

TOUR DATES: 05/07 Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe 05/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool 05/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas 05/12 Washington, D.C. @ The Pie Shop 05/14 Cambridge, MA @ Club Passim 05/15 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse 05/16 Burlington, VT @ Radio Bean 05/18 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern 05/19 Toronto, ON @ The Drake 05/20 Detroit, MI @ Lager House 05/21 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop 05/27 Trondheim, NO @ Bar Moskus 05/28 Bergen, NO @ Victoria Cafe & Pub 05/29 Oslo, NO @ Kaktus Fest 2026 05/31 Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana 06/01 London, UK @ Waiting Room 06/02 Manchester, UK @ Gullivers 06/03 Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint 06/05 Madrid, ES @ Fun House 06/08 Barcelona, ES @ Aclam 06/08 Valencia, ES @ 16 Toneladas 06/09 Donostia-San Sebastian, ES @ Dabadaba 06/21 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Baltimore * 06/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall * 06/24 Lancaster, PA @ West Art * 08/02 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

* duo supporting S.G. Goodman

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