Juan Wauters - Wandering Rebel (2023)

Written mostly during an extended break from touring, the songs on the album are candid reflections on subjects like career ('Wandering Rebel'), romantic commitment ('Amor Amor'), mental health ('Nube Negra') and the personal toll of touring ('Let Loose'). On 'Modus Operandi', he voices his frustration with New York's fairweather residents, who fled the city at the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown. Vocal contributions from fellow New Yorker Greta Kline (Frankie Cosmos) add to the chorus of playful disapproval. On the singalong-worthy 'Millionaire', he turns his eye to the west coast: 'It's hard to get around Los Angeles / If you don't have a car / I'm staying in a privileged part of town / It's suspicious for me to be walking'.