Blondshell – Veronica Mars
2022 has seen Blondshell (Sabrina Teitelbaum) capture the ears and attention of music critics and fans alike with the release of four singles and her incredibly captivating shows in Los Angeles, London and across the U.S. as the support for Porridge Radio. She will be closing out the year with a sold-out headline show at New York City’s Mercury Lounge tomorrow night (December 7th).
Today, along with the announcement that she has signed to Partisan Records (IDLES, Beth Orton, Fontaines D.C.), Blondshell has released her newest single (and first for her new label), “Veronica Mars.”
The single, an instant-classic indie-rock banger propelled by a wall of wailing guitars, a perfect under-two-minute scorcher, is an ode to early-aughts-cult-TV and a subtly-stated depiction of how the media conditions us as kids, with Teitelbaum’s lyrics declaring “Logan’s a dick/I’m learning that’s hot.”
She shares, “I was obsessed with the show ‘Veronica Mars’ as a kid and I was revisiting it around the time I wrote this song. I wanted to sing about that childhood era when I was being exposed to a lot more than I was comfortable with. ‘Gimme shelter’ refers to the song but I’m also saying please give me shelter from graphic TV and film, from New York City, overwhelming lyrics, etc. I think the song is just about having my boundaries crossed and the effects of those transgressions (for example, growing up to think men are hot if they’re assholes).”
In January Teitelbaum and her band will once again hit the road as the support for Suki Waterhouse’s North American tour.
Blondshell Live Dates:
12/07/22 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge – SOLD OUT
01/18/23 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater*
01/20/23 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line*
01/21/23 – Chicago, IL – Metro*
01/22/23 – Detroit, MI – El Club*
01/24/23 – Toronto, ON – The Axis Club*
01/25/23 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD*
01/27/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer*
01/28/23 – New York, NY – Webster Hall*
01/29/23 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club*
01/31/23 – Washington, DC – The Black Cat*
02/01/23 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle*
02/03/23 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West*
02/04/23 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East*
02/06/23 – Dallas, TX – Cambridge Room HOB*
02/07/23 – Austin, TX – Antone’s*
02/09/23 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom*
02/10/23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater*
02/11/23 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater*
03/13/23 – 03/18/23 – Austin, TX – SXSW
03/22/23 – 03/26/23 – Boise, ID – Treefort Festival
* denotes with Suki Waterhouse
EU/UK Live Dates
05/11/23 – Brighton, UK – The Great Escape Festival
05/13/23 – Paris, France – Point Éphémère
05/14/23 – Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix
05/15/23 – Cologne, Germany – Helios37
05/17/23 – Berlin, Germany – Privatclub
05/18/23 – Hamburg, Germany – Molotow Skybar
05/19/23 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – London Calling Festival
05/20/23 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
05/24/23 – London, UK – Moth Club
05/25/23 – Manchester, UK – YES
05/26/23 – Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
05/27/23 – London, UK – Wide Awake Festival
05/30/23 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Festival
06/06/23 – Madrid, Spain – Primavera Festival
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