L.S. Dunes have released their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Violet’, out now via Fantasy Records. Featuring recent singles ‘Violet’, ‘Paper Tigers’, ‘Machines’, and ‘Fatal Deluxe’, the new album sees L.S.
“The process of writing and recording this record took me someplace I’ve never been and showed me things I’ve never seen,” recalls front man Anthony Green. “There was a point where I was dead set on telling the story, but during the process of collaborating I started to realize that ‘Violet’ had taken all of us someplace different and showed us all different things and started to see something bigger than just my experience.”
He continues: “I will say that this record might be here to reflect back on whatever it is you go looking for in music because music is magic and magic is real. Music is magic.”
On the band’s new single ‘Forgiveness’, Travis Stever shares: “This is a song that lived in all of us for years. We had it in us way before we even knew each other. We could only bring it to life together. Each individual brings a certain element and strength to the song that gives it its wings.”
“Late one night while working on the preproduction for ‘Past Lives’ Travis started finger picking these chords and it hit me like a ton of bricks, I immediately heard the whole (instrumental) song in my head,” adds Frank Iero. “We worked out most of the arrangement and instrumentation in demo form and I just knew it had the potential to be something really special. But we were brand new at working together at that point and we had a lot of songs that were coming together right before recording… and honestly, looking back I don’t think this song would have fit on ‘Past Lives’, so I’m really glad it sat and waited for us. I think it might be one of most beautiful songs I have had a hand in creating, and it really rides that line of fragility meets power that I adore.”
Following a successful fall US tour, L.S. Dunes will be back on the road supporting Rise Against this February in the UK / EU.
Afterwards the band will embark on their newly announced month-long North American headline tour. The tour kicks off on April 8th, featuring From Indian Lakes, as well as Derek Zanetti, Night Sins, and Plague Vendor on select dates.
UK and European tour dates:
January 28th – 3Olympia – Dublin, Ireland
January 29th – Telegraph – Belfast, Ireland
February 2nd – L’Olympia – Paris, France
February 4th – O13 – Tilburg, Netherlands
February 5th – Forest National – Brussels, Belgium
February 6th – O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK
February 8th – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, UK
February 9th – O2 Academy 1 – Birmingham, UK
February 12th – Velodrom – Berlin, Germany
February 14th – Mitsubishi Electric Halle – Dusseldorf, Germany
February 15th – Sporthalle – Hamburg, Germany
February 17th – Zenith – Munich, Germany
February 18th – Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt, Germany
February 19th – Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt, Germany
February 22nd – Komplex457 – Zurich, Switzerland
February 23rd – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
Upcoming Headlining Tour Dates:
April 8th – The Parish – Austin, TX
April 9th – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
April 11th – CenterStage – Atlanta, GA
April 12th – Basement East – Nashville, TN
April 14th – Union Stage – Washington, DC
April 15th – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
April 16th – Sinclair – Boston, MA
April 18th – Asbury Lanes – Asbury Park, NJ
April 19th – Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY
April 21st – Electric City – Buffalo, NY
April 22nd – Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON
April 23rd – Shelter – Detroit, MI
April 25th – A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH
April 26th – Outset – Chicago, IL
April 28th – Amsterdam – St. Paul, MN
April 29th – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
May 1st – Oriental Theater – Denver, CO
May 2nd – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
May 5th – Crocodile Showroom – Seattle, WA
May 6th – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
May 8th – Bimbo’s 365 – San Francisco, CA
May 9th – The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA
May 10th – Music Box – San Diego, CA
May 11th – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
