Samia’s Bloodless is out now, new US tour dates announced
Running a record label is the most rewarding on days like today, when months of hard work culminate in the release of something truly special. And special doesn’t even begin to describe Bloodless. Samia essentially began work on it the moment Honey was released in January 2023. She labored over song after song. Toiled in studios in Minneapolis & North Carolina. Agonized over every detail. What she eventually emerged with is a stunning thirteen track collection, woven together by a deep introspection about the nature of the self. Who are we? Do we even exist outside of the perceptions of others? Heavy material, made even more intriguing by the music paired with it. Working once again with Grand Jury compatriots Caleb Wright (Baby Boys) & Jake Luppen (Hippo Campus, Lupin & Baby Boys), the album is just as fluent in the language of folk or Americana as it is in hulking indie rock, finding ways to adorn both with darings textures and sonic adventurousness.
Like the already-classic line on “Proof” – “you don’t know me, bitch” – pigeon-hole Bloodless at your own risk.
But enough about how much we love this thing! Now you can listen. Today it’s everywhere. On streaming services. In record stores. Tomorrow it’s on tiny stages in the UK at a sold-out in-store tour. And next month it’s on massive stages across the US. Speaking of those stages, alongside the Tuesday release of album-highlight “Carousel,” Samia announced an entire second run of American tour dates this time alongside Hank Heaven & Renny Conti. See them all below, and get tix here.
Tour Dates:
04-25 – Brighton, UK – Resident SOLD OUT
04-26 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade SOLD OUT
04-28 – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade SOLD OUT
04-29 – Leeds, UK – Jumbo SOLD OUT
04-30 – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade SOLD OUT
05-01 – London, UK – Rough Trade East [Matinee Show] SOLD OUT
05-01 – London, UK – Rough Trade East SOLD OUT
05-20 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music SOLD OUT
05-21 – Boston, MA – House of Blues *
05-22 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music *
05-24 – Toronto, ON – Opera House * LOW TIX
05-25 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD *
05-26 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground *
05-28 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA * LOW TIX
05-30 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel *+ SOLD OUT
05-31 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club * SOLD OUT
06-02 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *
06-03 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall * SOLD OUT
06-05 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall *
06-06 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue * LOW TIX
06-07 – Kansas City, MO – Truman * LOW TIX
++JUST ANNOUNCED++
09-08 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West +
09-09 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn +
09-11 – Dallas, TX – Echo +
09-12 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn +
09-13 – Houston, TX – Heights +
09-16 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent +
09-17 – San Diego, CA – Music Box +
09-19 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda +^
09-20 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore ^
09-22 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom ^
09-23 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood ^
09-24 – Seattle, WA – Neptune ^
09-26 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell ^
09-27 – Denver, CO – Ogden ^
09-29 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room ^
09-30 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall ^
10-01 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl ^
* w/Raffaella
+ w/ Hank Heaven
^ w/ Renny Conti
The limited Blood Red Deluxe Edition 12″ including an 8-page lyric booklet is available for claiming now over on the GJ Bandcamp. Less than 40 copies remain. An even more limited Bone Deluxe Edition 12″ including lyric booklet just went up today over there too. Clear Smoke indie retail exclusive 12″ is available at your local record store, and maaaaaybe there may be a few left of the Bloodshot Rough Trade exclusive 12″. Links below.
- Deluxe Online Blood Red Edition (ONLY 40 LEFT) Bandcamp
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Limited Indie Clear Smoke Edition
Local Record Stores
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Limited Rough Trade Bloodshot Edition
Rough Trade (US) | Rough Trade (UK)