L.S. Dunes has shared their new song “Paper Tigers” from their forthcoming album, Violet. The rock track is preceded by singles “Machines” and “Fatal Deluxe.” Additionally, the group’s Will Yip-produced record will feature 10 tracks and arrives on January 31 via Fantasy Records. Secure your pre-orders here.
Guitarist Frank Iero, who is also well-known for his work in My Chemical Romance, notes, “I think when I initially started writing the chord progression for this song I was originally writing it for myself, because it didn’t feel like an L.S. Dunes song to me, and if it was an L.S.Dunes song, it would most certainly be a departure from what we had done in the past. And then I started to think well, that’s really silly of me, why wouldn’t Dunes be able to do something like this?”
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He adds, “If I want listeners to not put us in a box and believe we can do anything, then I’m going to have to believe it first. So I reworked the progression a little bit and sent it over. Hearing it now, I can’t believe I ever doubted it. ‘Paper Tigers’ was always an L.S. Dunes song. Together we can do anything.”
Additionally, drummer Tucker Rule, who is also known for being in Thursday, says, “This is the song I listen to most on our record. Yes, I listen to my own record because I think it’s that good. This song scratches all the itches. Sludgy tempo, heavy ballad, mega riffs, soaring vocals, and lots of space to play cool drums. This would be one of the songs I’d take to the deserted island with me. This is my favorite song on the record.”
Check out the soaring rock track below.
Travis Stever, who is also known for being the guitarist of Coheed And Cambria, shares of the album, “‘Violet’ is a sonic journey into the depths of every band member of L.S. Dunes. The collaborative efforts to bring each song to a full potential came naturally.”
He adds, “It’s the album that has always lived in us individually but could only be made together. It has melodies that have lived within me since I was a child. It was only with this band I would be able to find a place where they could find a home in song.”
Violet Tracklist:
1. Like Magick
2. Fatal Deluxe
3. I Can See It Now…
4. Violet
5. Machines
6. You Deserve To Be Haunted
7. Holograms
8. Paper Tigers
9. Things I Thought Would Last Forever
10. Forgiveness
