Violet Grohl – Cool Buzz

Violet Grohl releases “Cool Buzz,” the jagged and snarling new song from her recently announced debut album, Be Sweet To Me, due May 29th via Auroura Records / Republic Records. The track’s music video, directed by Niki Milan Houston, will be released this Friday, May 1st.

“Cool Buzz” is about “poking fun at moral inconsistencies in punk guys who preach progressive politics, but then in their own musical spaces won’t let women have a chance,” says Grohl. “Shoot my favorite arrow/Through the mind that’s narrow,” she coolly taunts over music worthy of windmill kicks and circle pits.

“Cool Buzz” is the latest release from Be Sweet To Me, following previously shared singles “THUM,” “Applefish,” and “595.” NME praised “THUM” for “muscular riffs and raw, unvarnished emotions,” and noted that “Applefish” demonstrates Grohl’s softer side “with a cinematic flair and tender production,” while Consequence called “595” “a striking, tongue-in-cheek single with instantly memorable hooks.” The album was recorded at producer Justin Raisen’s (Kim Gordon, Charli XCX) Los Angeles home studio, alongside musicians assembled in the spirit of the Wrecking Crew session players of the ’60s and ’70s.

Additionally, Violet is announcing her first ever headline shows with an east coast run this summer that includes dates in New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC.

Tour Dates:

6/4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right

6/5 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Lounge at World Stage Live

6/6 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis

6/23 – Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Music Hall *

6/24 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 *

8/23 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival

8/28 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival

8/29 – Stradbally, IE @ Electric Picnic

8/30 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival

9/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival

9/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ CBGB Festival

* w/ The Breeders

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