Juan Wauters is a singer-songwriter and guitarist signed to Captured Tracks. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wauters relocated to New York City in 2002.
Career
Years after moving to Jackson Heights, Queens with his family at age 17, Juan Wauters formed an indie rock band named The Beets with bassist Jose Garcia and drummer Jacob Warstler. The band released albums on Hardly Art and Captured Tracks. Juan Wauters released his debut solo album NAP: North American Poetry in 2014. The following year, Wauters released his sophomore recording Who Me? The album received a 6.0 rating on Pitchfork. Who Me? features songs sung in both Spanish and English. Wauters has shared stages with artists such as Jeff Tweedy, Mac DeMarco, and Foxygen.
Discography
NAP: North American Poetry (2014) Who Me? (2015) La Onda de Juan Pablo (2019) Introducing Juan Pablo (2019) Real Life Situations (2021) Wandering Rebel (2023)
References
Musicians from Montevideo
Living people
Uruguayan singer-songwriters
Year of birth missing (living people) Uruguayan expatriates in the United States American male guitarists 21st-century American guitarists American indie rock musicians Expatriate musicians in the United States Uruguayan male singer-songwriters Singers from New York City Guitarists from New York City 21st-century American male musicians