The Lemonheads Announce New Album and World Tour

THE LEMONHEADS RETURN WITH LOVE CHANT   FIRST ALBUM OF ALL-NEW ORIGINAL MATERIAL IN ALMOST TWO DECADES FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDING J MASCIS, JULIANA HATFIELD, THE REAL KIDS’ JOHN FELICE, JOHN STROHM, THE BEVIS FROND’S NICK SALOMAN, AND MORE   HARD-HITTING NEW SINGLE, “IN THE MARGIN,” PREMIERES TODAY – LISTEN   NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS NOVEMBER 11 IN BIRMINGHAM, AL   LOVE CHANT ARRIVES VIA FIRE RECORDS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24   PRE-ORDERS/PRE-SAVES AVAILABLE NOW EVAN DANDO’S MEMOIR, RUMORS OF MY DEMISE, OUT VIA GALLERY BOOKS ON OCTOBER 7

Photo Credit: Gareth Jones  “Few bands have been able to walk the line between the angst of grunge and the warmth of folk quite as elegantly as The Lemonheads.” -ROLLING STONE “The Lemonheads’ ability to merge punk rock’s energetic simplicity with lush, melodic hooks is both timeless and influential.” -PITCHFORK “One of the most influential bands of the last few decades.” -BANDCAMP The Lemonheads have officially announced their first album of all-new original material in almost two decades, Love Chant, arriving via Fire Records on Friday, October 24. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now.   Recorded at São Paulo’s A9 Áudio with producer Apollo Nove (Rita Lee, Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge), Love Chant marks the welcome return of a justifiably legendary rock ‘n’ roll band, with founding singer-songwriter-guitarist Evan Dando joined by a bevy of dear friends and collaborators including J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Juliana Hatfield, Tom Morgan (as co-writer for “Deep End”), producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Antony and the Johnsons), Nashville’s Erin Rae, John Strohm of the Blake Babies co-wrote and played guitar on “Togetherness,” and Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond (a songwriter and performer on the swirling psych-folk gem “Roky”). Adam Green of cult New York favorites The Moldy Peaches also contributes as co-writer on the loose-limbed country detour “Wild Thing.” ​​The album is heralded by today’s premiere of the hard-hitting new single, “In The Margin,” available everywhere alongside an official lyric video streaming now on YouTube. “In The Margin” is a classic Dando composition: half-broken, half-beautiful, wrapped around a melody that disarms before it detonates. “I wanted to have a riffy song, so I wrote riffs all over it,” says Dando. “The body of the song was Marciana’s (Marciana Jones). It’s like a full-on 8th-grade girl revenge song: ‘Stupidly I left the escape plans out so they could find my way.’”    LISTEN TO “IN THE MARGIN” PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE LOVE CHANT Love Chant also includes the recently released “Deep End,” available everywhere now. Co-written by Dando with longtime collaborator Tom Morgan of Smudge, the churning, riff-powered track – which features an instantly identifiable guitar solo from J Mascis and backing vocals from dear friend and frequent Lemonheads guest Juliana Hatfield – was met by worldwide attention upon its premiere last month by such high-profile publications as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Uncut, Stereogum, and Consequence, the latter of which praised its long-awaited reprise of the Lemonheads’ “scrappy, guitar-forward rock sound.” An official music video, filmed on location in São Paulo, Brazil by directors Carlão Busato and Luigi Parisi, is streaming now on YouTube.   LISTEN TO “DEEP END” WATCH “DEEP END” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO   Over the past few years, The Lemonheads’ influence has only deepened. Artists like MJ Lenderman, Courtney Barnett and Waxahatchee have all covered Dando’s songs, praising the emotional clarity, melodic instinct, and wry intimacy that define his writing. That resonance across generations makes Love Chant feel like more than a return — it’s a reminder of what made this band matter in the first place. The Lemonheads with celebrate Love Chant with a marathon world tour, beginning this summer with a series of headline shows and top-billed festival appearances across the UK and Europe. North American dates get underway November 11 at Birmingham, AL’s WORKPLAY and then continue through a December 20 tour finale at Nashville, TN’s famed Basement East. For complete details, please visit www.thelemonheads.net/tour. Dando will be releasing his memoir, Rumors of My Demise, via Gallery Books, on October 7.

THE LEMONHEADS - LOVE CHANT WORLD TOUR 2025 AUGUST 13 - London, UK - Rough Trade East -Solo Show 14 – Northampton, UK – Roadmender 15 – Norwich, UK – Rock N Roll Circus, 16 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz 17 – Glasgow, UK – Garage 19 – Belfast, UK – Limelight 20 – Limerick, Ireland – Dolans Warehouse 21 – Cork, Ireland – Cyprus Avenue 23 – Waterford, Ireland – Bank Lane 24 – Dublin, Ireland – Academy 26 – Sheffield, UK – Foundry 27 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom 28 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom 29 – Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Strand 30 – Oslo, Norway – John Dee   SEPTEMBER 1 – Trondheim, Norway – Byscenen 4 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen 5 – Hamburg, Germany – Molotow Club 6 – Stekene, Belgium – Crammerock Festival † 8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg Oz 9 – Cologne, Germany – Luxor 11 – Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club 12 – Warsaw, Poland – Proxima 16 – Zagreb, Croatia – Vintage Industrial Bar 23 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Wagon 24 – Lisbon, Portugal – LAV2 26 – Barcelona, Spain – Apolo 2 27 – Valencia, Spain – Visorfest †   NOVEMBER 11 – Birmingham, AL – WORKPLAY 12 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade 13 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle 14 – Norfolk, VA – The Annex 15 –Baltimore, MD – Ottobar 16 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry 18 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box  19 – New York, NY – Racket 20 – Fairfield, CT – The Warehouse at FTC 21 – Woodstock, NY –  Bearsville Theater 22 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall 23 – Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace 25 – Amherst, MA – The Drake 26 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur 28 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater 29 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom 30 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre DECEMBER 2 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre  3 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner 4 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe  5 – Madison, WI – Majestic 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line  8 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck 10 – Dallas, TX – Echo  11 – Houston, TX – Bad Astronaut 12 – Austin, TX – Mohawk 13 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger  14 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s   16 – St Louis, MO – Delmar Hall  17 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall  18 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi 19 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall 20 – Nashville, TN – Basement East   † FESTIVAL APPEARANCE