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Nov 11, 2023

Blonde Redhead Announce New Album Sit Down for Dinner, 2023 Tour Dates

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Blonde Redhead are back with Sit Down for Dinner, their first new album since 2014. Out September 29th, the LP features the lead single, "Snowman," and will be supported by a tour of North America, the UK, and Europe.

Sit Down for Dinner was written over a five-year period in locations spanning from New York City and upstate New York to Milan and Tuscany. The album's lyrics address the inescapable struggles of adulthood, whether it's a communication breakdown, wondering which way to turn, or holding onto your dreams.

Band member Kazu Makino found inspiration for the album from a passage in Joan Didion's 2005 memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, that resonated with the uncertainty of the early pandemic months and the temporarily lost ritual of eating dinner with her parents far away in Japan: "Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends."

At the same time, the group — made up of Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace — has long placed importance on the meal while rehearsing or on tour. "I know a lot of people eat and run, eat in front of their TV, or don't care about it too much — and that's OK — but we really do," explained Simone in a statement. "It's a moment for us to sit down and have time with each other."

The lead single, "Snowman," is evidence of Blonde Redhead's shared connection, as Amedeo's voice seamlessly floats over a groove inspired by Brazilian experimental music. As Amedeo explained, the track is about "how it can be a blessing or a curse to be invisible and undetectable, and how it's something we all feel and desire at times." Stream it below.

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Blonde Redhead will back Sit Down for Dinner with a Fall 2023 tour. Kicking off on October 16th in San Francisco, it includes stops in Chicago, Brooklyn, DC, and beyond. The trek will immediately be preceded by a series of special dinners with the band that will only be available via an exclusive bundle. See their full touring schedule below.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 2nd at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub's FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Sit Down for Dinner marks the proper follow-up to 2014's Barragán, and pre-orders are ongoing. In 2017, Blonde Redhead released an EP titled 3 O’Clock.

Sit Down for Dinner Artwork:

Sit Down for Dinner Tracklist: 01. Snowman 02. Kiss Her Kiss Her 03. Not for Me 04. Melody Experiment 05. Rest of Her Life 06. Sit Down for Dinner Pt 1 07. Sit Down for Dinner Pt 2 08. I Thought You Should Know 09. Before 10. If 11. Via Savona

Blonde Redhead 2023 Tour Dates: 06/02 – McGill, NV @ Schellraiser Music Festival 06/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon 06/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right 07/20 – London, UK @ The Lexington 08/31 – Ogden, UT @ Ogden Amphitheater * 09/23 – Paris, FR @ Montezuma Cafe # 09/25 – London, UK @ Brilliant Corners # 09/28 – New York, NY @ Public Records # 10/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ Chainsaw # 10/16 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall 10/18 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre 10/20 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 10/21 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall 10/24 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre 10/25 – Sante Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf 10/27 – Austin, TX @ TBA 10/28 – Dallas, TX @ Studio at The Factory 10/30 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall 10/31 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 11/02 – Toronto, ON @ TBA 11/03 – Montreal, QC @ Le Studio TD 11/04 – Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre 11/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 11/09 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre 11/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel 11/20 – Genève, CH @ PTR L’Usine 11/21 – Parma, IT @ Teatro Regio di Parma 11/23 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaude 9 11/24 – Berlin, DE @ Hole 44 11/25 – Hamburg, DE @ Bahnhof Pauli 11/27 – Lille, FR @ Aeronef 11/28 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale 11/29 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux 12/01 – Rennes, FR @ Antipode 12/02 – La Rochelle, FR @ La Sirene 12/03 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Bikini 12/05 – Brussels, BE @ Orangerie (at Botanique) 12/06 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 12/07 – Leffinge, BE @ De Zwerver 12/09 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club 12/10 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla 12/12 – London, UK @ Village Underground

* = w/ Phantogram # = Sit Down for Dinner vinyl + dinner bundle dates

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