UK Alt-Pop Trio Autoheart Announce First Ever U.S. Tour

By Steve Janes

On January 31, 2024

In News

OHEART ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER U.S. TOUR

11 DATE RUN KICKS OFF MARCH 15 IN SEATTLE

DATES COME ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY

OF THE UK LGBTQ+ ALT-POP TRIO’S DEBUT ALBUM PUNCH

Photo Credit: Lezli & Rose

New York, NY (January 31, 2024) – UK-based alt-pop three-piece Autoheart are 100% DIY, releasing three albums over the last decade on their O/R Records. Over that time Jody Gadsden (vocals, guitar), Simon Neilson (piano, synths and saxophone), and Barney JC (guitar, bass, synths) have garnered over 3 million+ monthly Spotify streams (150+ million all-time), 800,000+ monthly Spotify listeners, 100k+ Spotify followers, and over 5 million monthly YouTube views, largely thanks to the band’s track “Stalker’s Tango” becoming an obsession of the anime/cosplay community, and then a viral chart hit thru TikTok.

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The guys have amassed a devoted fan base across the U.S. who identify with the band’s combination of melancholy, unbridled joy and honesty about the human condition in Jody’s unflinching lyrics. Answering the never-ending fan demands to see the band live, Autoheart will head out on their first ever U.S. tour. The Love Me Love Me Love Me Tour, kicks off March 15 in Seattle and runs through March 30 in Chicago, with 11 dates that are already largely sold out [all dates below].

Discussing their long-awaited arrival to America, the band stated, “Coming to the U.S. to share our music and message has been a dream of ours for what feels like forever. It’s something we never thought would happen, to be honest, because for years we believed no one was listening to us, and that we didn’t fit in anywhere. But we did find a community online across the states who totally get what we do and why we do it.

We’ve had so many emails and messages over the years asking if we’ll ever tour. It’s difficult for a 100 per cent DIY band to achieve something like that but we’re doing it. And it’ll be the best thing ever to be able to look our fans in the eyes and say thank you.”

Their pick-and-mix approach to genres makes Autoheart tough to categorize – it’s indie guitar bops meets piano ballads, low-fi disco bangers meets sad yet epic electronic soundscapes. Their uncompromising approach is shot through with a strong LGBTQIA-positive message.

As part of the London queer community they have collaborated with gender non-confirming activist Rain Dove – who starred in their “Oxford Blood” video – director and Dazed-prize winner Joseph Wilson is a long-time co-conspirator, who cast ‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race’ star Black Peppa in their “I Know That He Loves Me” video, and female drag artists Fancy Shews!, who played an Anna Nicole Smith-inspired alien in their “Juggernaut” video.

“Stalker’s Tango,” which is featured on the band’s recently reissued debut Punch, rocketed to the Top 50 Spotify Global Viral chart thanks to over 22 million views on TikTok, peaking at #26 on the U.S. viral chart; #28 in Canada; #9 peak in Russia and Ukraine, and #top 100 viral chart peaks in Poland, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania and Romania. The track now has nearly 60 million streams on Spotify alone.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Punch, at the end of 2023, Autoheart reunited with Danton Supple, who produced the album, to record four ‘lost’ tracks, released together as The Heartbreaker EP, and a re-release of Punch, remastered by Stuart Hawkes (Amy Winehouse, Ed Sheeran). In the coming weeks, leading into the tour, the band will release an album of rarities and never-before heard demos. More details are coming soon!