Blondshell announces new album ‘Violins’ to be released September 25th
“an alt-rock star is born” – The Guardian
“scorching snapshots of life’s complexities” – NME
Blondshell returns today with the announcement of her new album Violins, set for release September 25th via Partisan Records (produced by Yves Rothman, mixed by Beatriz Artola, mastered by Emily Lazar). After introducing herself as a vital new voice in rock on 2023’s Blondshell and 2025’s If You Asked for a Picture, filled with loud-quiet guitars and whipsmart songwriting that earned her global acclaim – her third record, Violins, goes deeper. Teitelbaum now has the freedom to say exactly what she wants, how she wants. “I felt like I didn’t need to overexplain anything, like I can trust the people listening more,” Teitelbaum says. “It feels like every time I make a record, I get closer to making the thing that I really want to make.”
Across the LP’s eleven tracks Teitelbaum grapples with how we balance the world’s violence with its beauty, exploring troubled friendships, religion, the body, and the long, unglamorous work of healing. The result is a collection of songs filled with grandeur, drama, and tragedy, built on her signature virtuoso hooks, swelling guitars, and big lead lines. Pre-save Violins HERE.
Giving fans an early look at what’s to come, today Teitelbaum releases Violin’s title track and emotional centerpiece. Serving as the record’s North Star, Teitelbaum puts music to an unassuming, everyday piece of dialogue – “It’s not overnight / It takes all my focusing / ‘It’s like watching paint’ / Wait, what’d you say?” – to capture how true healing from trauma takes a lifetime, but its resonance extends to anyone clawing their way towards growth that requires patience. Sonically “Violins” pairs turbulence with tenderness as it moves from a delicate opening into an explosive, hook-heavy chorus, marrying guitar-driven urgency with pop instinct and a playful record-scratch interruption with the “Wait, what’d you say” part.
Speaking on the new track, Blondshell shares:
“This song sums up the album in a lot of ways. When I was writing I felt really drawn to images of patience and kindness, for example putting your head on someone’s shoulder, alongside images of violence. I was also inspired by the idea of healing slowly and refusing to be rushed by any outside force. Things genuinely just take the time they take. I’m not at a point in life where I can have a no assholes policy yet, but I like the idea of weeding out people that aren’t going to let me have limitations.”
The accompanying music video is a dream-like visual directed by Sabra Binder (Suki Waterhouse, Willow). The clip features Blondshell confined to a room as she attempts to save a fawn-shaped ice sculpture from melting, incorporating sculptural imagery reminiscent of Alexander McQueen alongside nods to surrealist theater.
Last month Blondshell shared Violins’ ‘Heart Has To Work So Hard’, which marked her first new music since the release of her critically acclaimed album If You Asked For A Picture and its companion release Another Picture (featuring Conor Oberst, Samia, John Glacier, Gigi Perez, and more). Most recently, Blondshell joined Kesha‘s Bonnaroo SuperJam to perform The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s classic ‘Maps’.
This autumn Blondshell will embark on a massive North America and Europe/UK where she will play some of her biggest headline shows to date. The UK run kicks off December 12th in Manchester before stops in Glasgow, Dublin, and her biggest London headline to date at The Roundhouse on December 15th. Supporting Blondshell on select dates include Bully, Starcleaner Reunion, Prewn, TTSSFU, and Theatre. Full itinerary below and tickets available HERE.
“This record’s heavy in a way,” Teitelbaum says, though her songwriting breathes anew. “It’s gotten a little bit less literal,” she says. “There’s more imagery. But my main goal with this record was to have songs that hit hard. I wanted big lead lines.” Three albums on, Teitelbaum’s working relationship with producer Yves Rothman has fully locked in – fleshing out the demos of songs Teitelbaum wrote on her own, then recording live with the band. “I felt like I wasn’t walking in the dark anymore,” Teitelbaum said of her increasing studio fluency. “I spend more time with Yves than almost anybody – we just have such an efficient working relationship.”
Previous Blondshell albums used romantic relationships as prisms to confront power, addiction, and body image, augmented with dry wit and nonchalant humor and confident scream-along choruses. On Violins, Teitelbaum explores these subjects without “the veil of bad romantic relationships,” she says. With more maturity, Violins addresses themes of violence, religion, and troubled friendships, taking creative lyrical liberties without sacrificing catharsis.
A mind-body tension flows through Violins. Teitelbaum writes about the body with her characteristically clever finesse using food metaphors and singing bluntly about periods to underscore how the body and mind are inseparable. The album also finds her invoking the spiritual as she explores a personal relationship with a higher power not through organized religion but in the makeup of one’s earthly life.
Blondshell Tour Dates
14th June – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN
2nd July – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
8th August – Maha Festival – Omaha, NE
14th October – Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA @
16th October – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA @%
17th October – Castro Theatre – San Francisco, CA @
19th October – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR @
20th October – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA @
23rd October – Varsity – Minneapolis, MN $
24th October – Vic Theater – Chicago, IL $
27th October – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON $
28th October – Beanfield Theatre – Montreal, QC $
31st October – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA $
3rd November – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC $
6th November – Terminal 5 – New York, NY $≠
7th November – House of Blues – Boston, MA $
6th December – Melkweg – Amsterdam, NL #
7th December – Metropol – Berlin, DE #
8th December – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, BE #
10th December – La Gaité Lyrique – Paris, FR #
12th December – O2 Ritz – Manchester, UK #
13th December – The Old Fruitmarket – Glasgow, UK #
15th December – Roundhouse – London, EN #
17th December – The Academy – Dublin, IE *
% w/ support from Bully
@ w/ support from Starcleaner Reunion
$ w/ support from Prewn
# w/ support from TTSSFU
* w/ support from Theatre
≠ w/ support from NoSo
Violins Artwork