Curse Of Lono to release 'As I Fell' August 17th 2018 + Live Dates
Curse Of Lono will release their sophomore album 'As I Fell' on August 17th, 2018. The album is the eagerly anticipated follow up to their universally acclaimed 'Severed' release from 2017. The album was recorded in Hackney, London and at Rancho V in Joshua Tree National Park, California (surely the ideal location for the band to turn their cinematic songs into a reality). As a taster for the new album 'Valentine' (available now from your preferred digital platform) is an intoxicating mix of mid-tempo, almost, glam rock stomp, menacingly distorted bass and dirty guitar tones all underpinning the harmonies. This is really good stuff and bodes well for the upcoming record. Please read on to check out the single and learn more about Curse Of Lono's plans for 2018 which will include their first headline tour:
Acclaimed five-piece Curse Of Lono release their second album ‘As I Fell’ on August 17th. Produced by Old Bayston (Boxed In) at Rancho V, a remote desert studio in Joshua Tree, and Flesh & Bone Studio’s in Hackney, the album is accompanied by a short documentary 'SOMEWHERE IN THEIR HEADS’ by Gregg Houston (Noel Gallagher, Two Door Cinema Club, Michael Kiwanuka, Foy Vance).
“Valentine is about the kind of murderous jealousy that twists you up until you don’t recognise yourself anymore. The sort of dejection that will make you do things you know you will regret. I think the vocal harmonies floating over the tribal beat, distorted bass and filthy baritone guitar going through a tiny 1950’s Selmer practice amp, really capture that feeling.”
Click the link below to listen to the single!
http://curseoflono.fanlink.to/valentine
Joining Felix in Curse Of Lono, who formed in London in 2015, are Joe Hazell (lead guitar and vocals), Dani Ruiz Hernandez (keys and vocals), Charis Anderson (bass and vocals) and Neil Findlay (drums).
‘As I Fell’ is the follow-up to ‘Severed’, one of the most critically acclaimed debuts of 2017, and builds on Curse Of Lono’s deeply cinematic blend of harmony-laden Americana and driving, gothic alt-rock. It’s a sound that owes as much to old faithfuls like The Doors and The Velvet Underground as it does to more modern practitioners of the form such as The War On Drugs and Wilco.
Having spent much of 2017 on tour in Europe and the UK, Curse Of Lono will be embarking on their first UK headline tour this month. They have also been invited to open for Steve Earle and for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes in Europe in July and in the UK in October.
CURSE OF LONO – Live Dates
May 17 – The Alternative Escape, Brighton
May 24 – Fat Lil’s, Witney (UK Headline Tour)
May 25 – The Lexington, London (UK Headline Tour)
May 26 – Dot-To-Dot Festival, Mr Wolf’s, Bristol
May 30 – Greystones, Sheffield (UK Headline Tour)
May 31 – Hug & Pint, Glasgow (UK Headline Tour)
June 1 – Gullivers, Manchester (UK Headline Tour)
June 2 – The Ent Shed, Bedford (UK Headline Tour)
June 22 – Black Deer Festival, Kent
June 24 – Isle Of Wight Festival
July 7 – Maverick Festival, Suffolk
July 12 – Oltrivierenhof, Antwerp (with Steve Earle and Southside Johnny)
July 13 – Toogenblik, Brussels (headline)
July 14 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (with Southside Johnny)
July 18 – Fabrik, Hamburg (with Southside Johnny)
July 19 – Kaufleuten, Zurich (with Southside Johnny)
July 21 – The Sage, Gateshead (with Steve Earle)
July 22 – The Sage - Summertyne Americana Festival, Gateshead
August 26 – Graze Festival, Hampshire