Alt-rock veterans the Lemonheads have officially announced their first album of all-new original material in almost two decades, “Love Chant,” arriving via Fire Records on October 24. They have also announced a major world tour beginning in London in August, with North American dates beginning in November. The full album tracklist and tour itineraries appear below.
The album features guest appearances from frontman Evan Dando’s longtime collaborators J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Juliana Hatfield, Tom Morgan (as co-writer for “Deep End”), producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Antony and the Johnsons), Nashville’s Erin Rae, John Strohm of the Blake Babies co-wrote and played guitar on “Togetherness,” and Nick Saloman of the Bevis Frond. The album was recorded in Brazil at São Paulo’s A9 Áudio with producer Apollo Nove (Rita Lee, Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge).
The press photo accompanying the announcement shows the band’s sense of humor is intact (see above). The album is previewed with the release of the band’s new single, “In The Margin.”
“I wanted to have a riffy song, so I wrote riffs all over it,” says Dando. “The body of the song was Marciana’s (Marciana Jones). It’s like a full-on 8th-grade girl revenge song: ‘Stupidly I left the escape plans out so they could find my way.’”
The album and tour break a long period of sporadic activity from Dando and the band, who have toured and released two covers albums in recent years, but their last album of original material was 2006’s self-titled album.
THE LEMONHEADS – LOVE CHANT WORLD TOUR 2025
AUGUST
13 – London, UK – Rough Trade East -Solo Show
14 – Northampton, UK – Roadmender
15 – Norwich, UK – Rock N Roll Circus,
16 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
17 – Glasgow, UK – Garage
19 – Belfast, UK – Limelight
20 – Limerick, Ireland – Dolans Warehouse
21 – Cork, Ireland – Cyprus Avenue
23 – Waterford, Ireland – Bank Lane
24 – Dublin, Ireland – Academy
26 – Sheffield, UK – Foundry
27 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
28 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
29 – Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Strand
30 – Oslo, Norway – John Dee
SEPTEMBER
1 – Trondheim, Norway – Byscenen
4 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
5 – Hamburg, Germany – Molotow Club
6 – Stekene, Belgium – Crammerock Festival †
8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg Oz
9 – Cologne, Germany – Luxor
11 – Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club
12 – Warsaw, Poland – Proxima
16 – Zagreb, Croatia – Vintage Industrial Bar
23 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Wagon
24 – Lisbon, Portugal – LAV2
26 – Barcelona, Spain – Apolo 2
27 – Valencia, Spain – Visorfest †
NOVEMBER
11 – Birmingham, AL – WORKPLAY
12 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
13 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
14 – Norfolk, VA – The Annex
15 –Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
16 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
18 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
19 – New York, NY – Racket
20 – Fairfield, CT – The Warehouse at FTC
21 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
22 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall
23 – Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace
25 – Amherst, MA – The Drake
26 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
28 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater
29 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
30 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
DECEMBER
2 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
3 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
4 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
5 – Madison, WI – Majestic
6 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
8 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
10 – Dallas, TX – Echo
11 – Houston, TX – Bad Astronaut
12 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
13 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
14 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s
16 – St Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
17 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
18 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
19 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
20 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
THE LEMONHEADS
LOVE CHANT
(Fire Records)
Release Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
Tracklist:
58 Second Song
Deep End
In The Margin
Wild Thing
Be-In
Cell Phone Blues
Togetherness Is All I’m After
Marauders
Love Chant
The Key of Victory
Roky
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