The Louisiana, 26th May 2023
DEBUT UK HEADLINE TOUR FOR MAY 2023
+ ADDED TO THE LINE UP FOR THE GREAT ESCAPE IN BRIGHTON
SIGNS TO PARTISAN RECORDS
AND SHARES FIRST SINGLE FOR THE LABEL:
“VERONICA MARS”
A taut and hypnotic slow-build of a track that erupts into a pulsing guitar freakout, with subtly stated lyrics depicting how the media conditions us as children, this will be her first release since signing to Partisan Records.
Listen to “Veronica Mars” HERE and watch the official video, shot at the Peckham Liberal Club in London by director Dylan Friese-Greene, HERE
In addition to the new single, Blondshell will head to the UK and Europe for her debut headline tour, which spans 10 dates including a show at the Moth Club in London. The run of dates is bookended by festival slots at The Great Escape in Brighton, and performances at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Madrid. For a full list of shows, please see below.
With three self-released singles dropped to date (Olympus, Kiss City, Sepsis), and a recent Spotify Single (Cartoon Earthquake), Veronica Mars signals another telling stepping-stone in Blondshell’s impressive introduction. The past few months have seen Blondshell (Sabrina Teitelbaum) and her band open for Porridge Radio across the US, and make a whistle-stop debut over in London. With a debut headline show in New York long since sold out for tomorrow (7th December), and the support of Partisan Records (IDLES, Beth Orton, Fontaines D.C., Laura Marling), the next twelve months already feel very well poised.
Blondshell explains, “I was obsessed with the [US teen drama] show ‘Veronica Mars’ as a kid and I was revisiting it around the time I wrote this song. I wanted to sing about that childhood era when I was being exposed to a lot more than I was comfortable with. ‘Gimme shelter’ refers to the song but I’m also saying please give me shelter from graphic TV and film, from New York City, overwhelming lyrics, etc. I think the song is just about having my boundaries crossed and the effects of those transgressions (for example, growing up to think men are hot if they’re assholes).”
In January, Blondshell will hit the road as the support for Suki Waterhouse’s North American tour, ahead of a Spring in the UK/Europe. Tickets go on sale for the headline dates from Friday 9th December at 10am via Blondshellmusic.com.
Blondshell UK Live Dates:
11th May – The Great Escape, Brighton
24th May – Moth Club, London
25th May – YES, Manchester
26th May – The Louisiana, Bristol
27th May – Wide Awake Festival, London
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Chief, the one that bugs the team for team for their reviews and images. Creator and founder of The Bristol Gig Guide. Can usually be found swamped in admin or getting cramp kneeling at the front of a gig.
Available for: Gig Shoots, Gig Reviews, Photo Shoots, Album and Single cover shoots, Videography work, Interviews and Touring
First attended gig: Republica, circa 1996.
First gig shot: Hands Off Gretel, at The Louisiana!
Dream gig: Huge metalhead and my ultimate dream gig would be shooting my heroes Slipknot at a huge stadium gig, or as festival headliners. And to experience shooting a headline tour outside the UK
