Sleepy morning, right? Oh, I kid. Hey, there’s a new Blonde Redhead tune to keep you occupied if you’re not watching some other breaking news development.
Blonde Redhead is the legendary trio of Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace. Today, they release a new single, “Rest Of Her Life (Choir Version)” from The Shadow of the Guest, their reimagining of 2023’s Sit Down For Dinner, available for physical pre-order and out digitally this Friday, June 27th via section1. As on lead single “Before (Choir Version),” “Rest Of Her Life (Choir version)” enlists the Brooklyn Youth Chorus” to re-work the poignant Sit Down For Dinner standout, “Rest of Her Life’ into something dreamy and slightly uncanny.
In addition to choral reimaginings, The Shadow of the Guest also includes a mariachi-inspired rendition of the Rick and Morty-featured internet hit “For The Damaged Coda” and a series of ambient ASMR reworks. It is a surreal companion piece to Sit Down for Dinner exploring themes of innocence, nostalgia, and sonic curiosity.
Of the track, Kazu says: “I wrote this song for my horse, Harry, two days after he left for the other realm. It has been an extended season of loss for me, and the world, but the Brooklyn Youth Chorus naturally inject life, hopes and strength back to the song, and I am grateful for that. Before we started, I had an image of how it should sound, but when I heard them sing I realized it was impossible to ask that from a group of youth, so I hopped on their boat. I felt as if they pulled me out of the mud.”
Sit Down for Dinner was Blonde Redhead’s first new album in many years. It’s a testament to the unique internal logic Blonde Redhead have refined over their three-decade existence, one characterized by the sense of persistent togetherness. Immersive and experimental, it was widely praised by Pitchfork, NPR Music, Vogue, Guitar World, Grub Street Diet, and more. Their music is “so strong, and so emotionally rich” (NPR Music), and Sit Down for Dinner “is a proudly simple and deeply felt record, tying off the end of the group’s third decade with unobtrusive confidence and lilting, melodic dream pop balladry” (Bandcamp).
Blonde Redhead just capped off an incredible tour with Bloc Party. Throughout the next few months, they’ll play festivals across Europe. Then, they will return stateside to play Austin’s Levitation Festival. A full list of dates can be found below.
Pre-Order The Shadow of the Guest
Listen to “Before (Choir Version)”
Purchase/Stream Sit Down for Dinner
Blonde Redhead Tour Dates
Fri. June 27 – Angers, FR @ Levitation Festival
Sat. June 28 – Biarritz, FR @ Atabal
Mon. June 30 – Milan, IT @ Parco Musica Milano
Tue. July 1 – Bologna, IT @ Bonsai Garden
Wed. July 2 – Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
Fri. July 4 – Herouville St Clair, FR @ Festival Beauregard
Thu. July 17 – Dour, BE @ Dourfestival
Sat. July 19 – Herk-de-Stad, BE @ Rock Herk
Fri. Aug. 22 – Torremolinos, ES @ Canala Party Festival
Sat. Sept. 27 – Austin, TX @ Levitation Festival
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