SHE WANTS REVENGE DARK WAVE TRAILBLAZERS ANNOUNCE ‘THE LOVED’ FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 15+ YEARS DUE FEBRUARY 12, 2027 HEAR LEAD SINGLE “BLACK WAX / OUR LOVE” - LISTEN & WATCH RETURN WITH HEADLINE SOLD OUT SHOWS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCE UK & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES & SECOND ANNUAL HAZY SHADE OF WINTER HOLIDAY CELEBRATION + FOOD & TOY DRIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
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Press photo by Piper Ferguson Today, dark wave trailblazers She Wants Revenge -- led by Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin – announce their fourth studio album and first full length in over 15 years, The Loved, due February 12, 2027. They also return with the album’s lead single “BLACK WAX / OUR LOVE,” which follows the release of the group’s 20th anniversary edition of their Gold-certified self-titled debut album earlier this year, which features their platinum-selling single “Tear You Apart.” LISTEN TO “BLACK WAX / OUR LOVE ” HERE “We’ve always been fascinated by the contradictions in love: How something can be beautiful and destructive at the same time, and how you can know something isn’t good for you and still find yourself drawn to it,” notes Bravin of the new track. “There’s a certain darkness in ‘Black Wax,’ but there’s also an energy and a sense of defiance that we love. It feels like a natural evolution of what SWR has always been about, without trying to recreate something we’ve already done.” The track is accompanied by a moody and cinematic visual directed by Bravin, who notes, “I wanted the video to feel less like a literal interpretation of the song and more like a fragment of a film you walked into halfway through. Something beautiful but unsettling, where the imagery carries as much emotional weight as the music. I’ve always loved the idea of leaving things unresolved, allowing people to bring their own experiences to what they’re seeing.” WATCH & SHARE “BLACK WAX / OUR LOVE” (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |
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She Wants Revenge recently returned to the road with sold out headline shows across North America. The tour follows their sold out show at Los Angeles’ The Wiltern earlier this year. Today, they also announce their 2027 UK and European tour along with their second annual Hazy Shade of Winter Holiday Celebration + Food & Toy Drive, set to return on December 11th at Southern California's Fox Pomona. Tickets for all shows are available via www.shewantsrevenge.com. A new generation of listeners, many of whom weren't even born when the band's first album was released, have discovered their music through streaming, social media, and a renewed fascination with dark alternative culture. Twenty-plus years into their career, She Wants Revenge continues to reinvent themselves while remaining rooted in their signature dark, atmospheric sound and, as a result, have been experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Now, those listeners are filling venues alongside longtime fans, creating a rare moment where the band's past and future are converging. With a lineup featuring Warfield on vocals/guitar, Bravin on Bass VI and synths, Thomas Froggatt on bass, Tony Bevilacqua (The Distillers) on guitar, and Lia Braswell (Chelsea Wolfe, A Place To Bury Strangers, TR/ST) on drums, She Wants Revenge is reinvigorated, inspired and more certain of their place and purpose than ever. The band is excited to perform for longtime fans and a new generation discovering their music. |
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“Black Wax/Our Love” Packshot SHE WANTS REVENGE TOUR DATES North American Fall Tour Oct 10 Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall *sold out Oct 13 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall *sold out Oct 14 Seattle, WA – The Showbox *sold out Oct 15 Vancouver, BC – The Pearl *sold out Oct 17 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades *sold out Oct 18 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom Oct 19 Felton, CA – Felton Music Hall Oct 22 San Diego, CA – House of Blues *sold out Oct 24 Fort Worth, TX – Texas Motor Speedway (Sick New World Festival) *sold out Oct 25 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave / Eagles Club Oct 26 Chicago, IL – House of Blues *sold out Oct 27 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *sold out Oct 28 Toronto, ON - Opera House *sold out Oct 30 Huntington, NY - The Paramount Oct 31 Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl Nov 01 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club Nov 02 New York, NY – Webster Hall Nov 04 Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony EU / UK Winter Tour Jan 29 Bucharest, RO - Control Club Jan 31 Warsaw, PL - Palladium Feb 01 Berlin, DE - Kesselhaus Berlin Feb 03 Cologne, DE - Kulturkirche Feb 05 Utrecht, NL - Tivoli De Helling Feb 06 Paris, FR - Trabendo Feb 07 Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 Feb 09 London, UK - Electric Ballroom Feb 10 Bristol, UK - Fleece Feb 11 Manchester UK - Club Academy Feb 12 Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Warehouse Feb 14 Dublin, IE - Whelans FOLLOW SHE WANTS REVENGE |
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Cold Spring have announced a first-ever CD release of ‘Sky Yen’, the experimental electronic recording made by Pete Shelley (1955-2018) in March 1974, two years before he co-founded the legendary Buzzcocks in the early days of the punk era. Studying in Bolton at the time and fronting the group Jets of Air, Shelley had enrolled in an electronics course (before switching to philosophy and European literature) and made his own oscillator, which was utilised to record ’Sky Yen’ on a two-track tape recorder, adding echo and other effects to create a series of extended sounds built from electronic tones, drones, feedback and noise. Shelley's approach was literally hands-on. His oscillator responded to physical contact, meaning that even touching the circuitry could change the sounds it produced. The resulting recording has a raw, spontaneous quality that reflects both the limitations and possibilities of the equipment he was using. Still a teenager, Shelley had been listening to German experimental electronic music, notably Tangerine Dream and Cluster, but also Kraftwerk, Can and Faust. Their influence helped to open up a different soundworld for him to explore and emulate, far removed from the conventional rock and pop scene of the mid-‘70s. ‘Sky Yen’ would eventually be released by Shelley himself on his Groovy Records label in April 1980, following the international success of Buzzcocks. It became a fascinating and unexpected chapter in the story of one of Britain's most individual musicians and songwriters. Its release revealed just how broad Shelley's musical interests were. While audiences knew him for the concise, melodic songs that helped define British punk and post-punk, ‘Sky Yen’ demonstrated that his interest in electronic experimentation went back to the very beginning of his recording career. Shelley’s next release was the 1981 single ‘Homosapien’ (written in 1974 as a Jets of Air song), a synth-pop milestone co-produced by Shelley with Martin Rushent in the latter’s home studio. Signalling a return to his interest in electronic music after three albums with Buzzcocks, it was followed by an album of the same title that also included several other songs written in the mid-‘70s. Meanwhile, Rushent's elaborate drum machine and programming work laid the groundwork for another album he began producing concurrently, ‘Dare’ by The Human League. SKY YEN |
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