Intense Records

Love Chant - Black Vinyl LP

Fire Records
FIRELP804
Rock
12"

£18.33 (£21.99 incl. VAT)

DESCRIPTIONAfter years of writing, wandering, and starting over, Evan Dando returns with Love Chant, the first Lemonheads studio album of original material in nearly two decades. Long in the works and shaped by shifting geographies and a cast of trusted collaborators, its a bold, melodic reaffirmation of one of alternative rocks most distinctive voices. Now based in Brazil, where much of the album was recorded, Dandos relocation in recent years has offered a quiet shift in perspective a chance to reset, reconnect, and finally bring these songs into focus. The result is a record that sounds both fresh and familiar: rooted in the hallmarks of The Lemonheads best work, yet expanded by years of lived experience and new surroundings.Love Chant was produced by Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Apollo Nove, it draws together old friends and new allies. J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Juliana Hatfield, and Tom Morgan rejoin the fold, alongside producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Antony and the Johnsons), Nashvilles Erin Rae, John Strohm of the Blake Babies and Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond. Adam Green of cult New York favourites The Moldy Peaches also contributes as co-writer on the loose-limbed country detour Wild Thing.Over the past few years, The Lemonheads influence has only deepened. Artists like MJ Lenderman, Courtney Barnett and Waxahatchee have all covered Dandos 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 its a reminder of what made this band matter in the first place.The Lemonheads' ability to merge punk rocks energetic simplicity with lush, melodic hooks is both timeless and influential. Pitchfork.One of alt-rocks most charming groups The GuardianWhat stands out today is the strength of Dandos songwriting ForbesBeautiful, effortless, joyous" UNCUTThe strange magic he possesses will never desert him NMETimeless and influential" PitchforkTour Dates:14 Aug: Roadmender, Northampton, UK15 Aug: Rock N Roll Circus, Norwich, UK16 Aug: O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK17 Aug: Garage, Glasgow, UK19 Aug: Limelight, Belfast, UK20 Aug: Dolans Warehouse, Limerick, Ireland21 Aug: Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland23 Aug: Bank Lane, Waterford, Ireland24 Aug: Academy, Dublin, Ireland26 Aug: Foundry, Sheffield, UK27 Aug: Electric Ballroom, London, UKTRACKLISTINGA1 58 Second SongA2 Deep EndA3 In The MarginA4 Wild ThingA5 Be-InA6 Cell Phone BluesB1 Togetherness Is All I'm AfterB2 MaraudersB3 Love ChantB4 The Key of VictoryB5 Roky