For those unaware, on their fifth album You Could’ve Just Said That, New York indie pop doyen Scott Klass, aka The Davenports, finds broad resonance through the thoughtful exploration of situations esoteric yet common to all.

Coming from NYC bred / LA based indie label Mother West on January 31st, 2025, the self-produced You Could Have Just Said That is true to its title in both sentiment and execution, making it the most heartfelt expression of a 25-year journey already characterized by frank, poignant insight.

“I guess, ultimately, it’s about how normal it is to be evasive,” says singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Klass, the sole constant at the heart of the rotating Davenports collective. Participants have included Danny Weinkauf, Dan Miller (They Might Be Giants), Claudia Chopek (Father John Misty, Bright Eyes), Eleanor Norton (Beyoncé, Adele, Natalie Merchant), Tommy Borscheid (Honeydogs, Rhett Miller), Erik Philbrook, Rob Draghi, and Cheri Leone.

1. When Everything’s Over
2. The Annabellas of the World (ft. members of They Might Be Giants, Fountains of Wayne, Winterpills, and more)
3. I Am Lying
4. If You Put Me Next To Patti
5. We’re Talking About You
6. Full Length Mirror
7. You Could’ve Just Said That
8. I’m Not Gonna Bother You
9. When I Tell You That I’m Sorry
10. We Know We Want To

On this fifth album of immensely groovy, burbling bass-fueled and wistful melodicism combined, showcasing all that perfectly are the free flowing alt-pop sensibilities of When Everything’s Over and the gushingly melodic The Annabellas of the World (featuring members of They Might Be Giants, Fountains of Wayne, Winterpills, and more), and then we get brought forth the alt-pop skip of I Am Lying, the rhythmically languishing, mid-tempo balladry of If You Put Me Next To Patti and then comes the jangly rocker We’re Talking About You.

Up next is the lonesome, dulcetly sculpted Full Length Mirror and the Americana-folk foot-tapper You Could’ve Just Said That and they are in turn backed seamlessly by the all-embracing I’m Not Gonna Bother You, the album rounding out on the heartfelt When I Tell You That I’m Sorry, coming to a close on the sanguine We Know We Want To.

Formed in 2000, The Davenports is well-known for “Five Steps,” the theme song for A&E’s long-running, Emmy-nominated series Intervention. Earning consistent critical acclaim for catchy yet nuanced songcraft and smart, narrative lyricism, Klass’ music has drawn comparisons to Weezer, Ben Folds, and Fountains of Wayne (Klass also plays alongside FoW frontman Chris Collingwood in Look Park). AllMusic praised The Davenports as “[offering] some of the most lyrically and musically rich modern guitar-pop.”

You Could Have Just Said That is the first Davenports album self-recorded at home with Klass handling nearly every part. The result is charmingly unfiltered, moment-in-time expressions without third-party interpretations or expectations. Learning recording software as he went, Klass captured musical and lyrical notions right as they coalesced in his mind, free of the scheduled time constraints of commercial studios.

The Davenports - I’m Not Gonna Bother You [Official Video]

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