Blondshell Announces Exciting Global Headline Tour With Chicago Date 10/24 and Releases New Song “Heart Has To Work So Hard”
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Fresh off the live debut of the song at Coachella, Blondshell (Sabrina Teitelbaum) returns with “Heart Has To Work So Hard,” out today via Partisan Records. The track offers the first glimpse into her next album and marks her first new release since the critically acclaimed If You Asked For A Picture and its companion project Another Picture, which featured collaborations with Conor Oberst, Samia, John Glacier, Gigi Perez, and more.
“Heart Has To Work So Hard” is a kinetic, propulsive introduction to Blondshell’s most urgent songwriting to date. Opening with drums and bass locked in a locomotive pulse, the track builds with a relentless momentum as Blondshell’s cool, controlled monotone mimics the sound of an overworked heart. That driving mechanical tension surges into an instantly addictive chorus, where she pairs a standout vocal performance with the sharp turns-of-phrase that she’s become known for- a feral declaration on the fallout of a fraying friendship:
You give me paws
You get me scaring strangers
You get me criticizing
You make this feel like labor
My heart has to work so hard when you’re around
A master class in the push and pull between tension and release, “Heart Has To Work So Hard” finds Blondshell’s songwriting more taut and ferocious than ever with its chorus ranking amongst one of her catchiest yet. Blondshell explains:
“This song is really about friendship and betrayal, getting stuck in a dynamic and letting things fester. It’s about pain and confusion — no one trains you for the ups and downs of a friendship between two women — but it’s also about a love so enduring that you find compassion no matter what.”
Alongside the new single, Blondshell has announced her largest headline tour to date, spanning North America and Europe/UK this fall. The North American run begins October 14 in San Diego and wraps November 7 in Boston, with major venue plays including The Wiltern in Los Angeles — where she’ll reunite with her “Docket” collaborator Bully on October 16 — and Terminal 5 in her hometown of New York City on November 6.
Support across select dates will come from Bully, Starcleaner Reunion, Prewn, TTSSFU, and Theatre. Full routing is listed below. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 22 at 10 a.m. local time.
Blondshell Tour Dates:
6/14 – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN
7/2 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
8/8 – Maha Festival – Omaha, NE
10/14 – Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA @
10/16 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA @%
10/17 – Castro Theatre – San Francisco, CA @
10/19 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR @
10/20 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA @
10/23 – Varsity – Minneapolis, MN $
10/24 – Vic Theater – Chicago, IL $
10/27 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON $
10/28 – Beanfield Theatre – Montreal, QC $
10/31 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA $
11/03 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC $
11/06 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY $=
11/07 – House of Blues – Boston, MA $
12/06 – Melkweg – Amsterdam, NL #
12/07 – Metropol – Berlin, DE #
12/08 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, BE #
12/10 – La Gaité Lyrique – Paris, FR #
12/12 – O2 Ritz – Manchester, UK #
12/13 – The Old Fruitmarket – Glasgow, UK #
12/15 – Roundhouse – London, EN #
12/17 – The Academy – Dublin, IE *
% w/ support from Bully
@ w/ support from Starcleaner Reunion
$ w/ support from Prewn
# w/ support from TTSSFU
* w/ support from Theatre
= w/ NoSo
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