Photo by Rick Rodney
Paradise, the new studio album from Vancouver’s White Lung, is set for a May 6th release via Domino. We’ve already heard a bit of the album’s more pop-oriented punk rock with the lead single “Hungry”, and now the band’s broken off “Kiss Me When I Bleed”.
“‘Kiss Me When I Bleed’ is about pride,” frontwoman Mish Barber-Way said in a press release. “That kind of steadfast, I-don’t-give-a-fuck-I’m-in-love pride in that we all wish we had for someone. This song is my fairytale. Riches to rags and happily ever after because nothing else in this world really matters except love.”
That pride comes by way of menacing guitar shredding, with Kenny William’s licks buzzing out like “evil mosquitos.” The chorus is one of dirty defiance, flaming fists in the air as Barber-Way sings out, “I will give birth in a trailer/ Huffing the gas in the air/ Baby is born in molasses/ Like I would even care.” Take a listen below.
In addition to the new track, White Lung have expanded their 2016 tour with a new round of North American dates. Check their full itinerary below.
White Lung 2016 Tour Dates:
05/06 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground (Canadian Music Week)
05/07 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
05/24 – Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store
05/25 – Bristol, UK @ Start The Bus
05/26 – London, UK @ Victoria
05/27 – Birmingham, UK @ The Flapper
05/28 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Games Room
05/29 – Manchester, UK @ The Star & Garter
05/31 – Paris, FR @ Ephemere
06/01 – Liege, BE @ La Zone
06/02 – The Hague, NL @ Paard (Small Hall)
06/03 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
06/05 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
06/16-18 – Vancouver, BC @ Levitation
07/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
07/09 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
07/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
07/13 – Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
07/18 – Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird *
07/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
07/20 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
07/22-24 – Oro-Medonte, ON @ WayHome Music & Arts Festival
07/24 – New York, NY @ Panorama Music & Arts Festival
07/29-31 – Montréal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
07/30 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
08/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
08/02 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
08/04 – Columbus, OH @ Big Room Bar
08/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
08/08 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Good Will
08/10 – Calgary, AB @ Commonwealth
08/12 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
08/13 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
08/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
* = w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
