Juan Wauters

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There’s an almost mythological quality to the world of Juan Pablo Wauters. The Uruguayan-born, Jackson Heights, NY-dwelling musician is best known not for a specific musical style, but instead for the crystalline sincerity that underpins everything he does. From the heartfelt earnestness of his lyricism to the playful rituals of his live shows, Wauters has a knack for fostering community wherever he goes. A founding member of Queens garage act The Beets, Wauters began releasing folk-tinged, introspective music under his own name in 2014 with N.A.P. North American Poetry and its successor, 2015’s Who, Me? After a several year break that included a long stint in Latin America, he re-emerged in with 2018’s La Onda De Juan Pablo​ and its follow-up, Introducing Juan Pablo. Sung largely in Spanish and steeped in the musical traditions of each country he’d visited, these were Wauters’ most expansive and sonically diverse records to date, tracing both his Uruguayan roots and his travellers’ spirit. Wauters’ chameleonic songwriting has continued to evolve on his latest effort, Real Life Situations. He’s delved deeper into collaboration, teaming up with Mac DeMarco, Homeshake, Nick Hakim, Cola Boyy, El David Aguilar, and more for experiments in hip-hop, lo-fi R&B, and deft indie folk. Under Wauters’ care, these songs act as coordinates for the peaks and valleys of human experience, coloring the album with his unique shade of realism.