The Lanes, November 16th 2022
“Catchy and evocative… a band succumbing to ambition, and writing their biggest songs yet.”
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THE GUARDIAN
‘When they sing together, some chemical reaction occurs: Three simple and effective instruments alchemize into one perfect one.”
– PITCHFORK
Chicago three-piece – Dehd – are pleased to confirm a series of UK live appearances this year.
Releasing their new album ‘Blue Skies’ to widespread critical acclaim earlier this year, the indie-rock trio will now bring it to the UK at a clutch of headline shows in the Summer and Autumn.
As part of their Summer tour, the band will also be making appearances at major UK festivals including All Points East (London), End Of The Road (Wiltshire), CONNECT (Edinburgh) and Future Now (Birkenhead).
With tickets for all dates on sale now, Dehd will be stopping-off at these destinations as follows:
DEHD – UK TOUR DATES
Fri. Aug. 26 – London, UK @ All Points East
Sat. Aug. 27 – Birkenhead, UK @ Future Now Weekender
Sun. Aug. 28 – Edinburgh, UK @ CONNECT Festival
Tue. Aug. 30 – Birmingham, UK @ The Castle & Falcon $$
Wed. Aug. 31 – Cambridge, UK @ Junction 2 $$
Fri. Sept. 2 – Wiltshire, UK @ End of the Road Festival
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Sun. Nov. 13 – London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Wed. Nov. 16 – Bristol, UK @ The Lanes ^^
Thu. Nov. 17 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ^^
Fri. Nov. 18 – Sunderland, UK @ Pop Recs ^^
Sat. Nov. 19 – Glasgow, UK @ Oran Mor ^^
+support from:
$$ w/ Number One Popstar
^^ w/ Lala Lala
Tickets: https://www.dehd.horse/shows.html
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The UK shows follow the release of their recent single “Window”, which is accompanied by a stunning official video – available to watch here.
A track that showcases their trademark combination of heart naggingly infectious melodies, Ramones-on-steroids choruses and harmonies so full bodied they sound like Jason Balla and Emily Kempf have someone willed not just their lungs but their kidneys, intestines and more to sing along, Kempf of Dehd says of the track: ““Window” is about “being obsessed with true love and with the construct of “the one”. I wrote it to address my addiction to the terrible and wonderful pursuit of perfect love.”
“Window” is just one of the many highlights to enjoy on Dehd’s latest album ‘Blue Skies’. Their fourth album, and first for Fat Possum, is loaded with the most compelling, compulsive, and expansive songs of their career. The follow-up to 2020’s breakthrough record ‘Flower of Devotion’, it offers another jolt of timely hope, only with twice the power. 13 hits that acknowledge how difficult everything from love and sex to living and dying can be, while supplying the inspiration of their own experiences; the album is available to stream in-full here: https://dehd.lnk.to/BlueSkiesPR
Currently taking the US by storm with multiple SOLD OUT shows and raucous shows in NYC, LA, San Francisco, Austin and Chicago, the band also appeared on the nations’ flagship talk show The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s At Home series this week. Reinforcing the band’s towering reputation as a small but mighty force, you can watch them performing hit single “Bad Love” here. Catch them bringing that same energy to UK stages from this August…
Blue Skies Cover Artwork
DEHD – ‘BLUE SKIES’ – OUT NOW, VIA FAT POSSUM RECORDS
WATCH DEHD PERFORM “BAD LOVE” FOR THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT HERE
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR: “WINDOW” HERE