There’s only one more month to wait for Bloodless, the daring new album from Samia. We’ve already heard previews in the form of “Bovine Excision” and “Lizard,” and today she shares two more tracks off of the forthcoming album. “Hole in a Frame,” inspired by Sid Vicious punching a wall at Cain’s Ballroom in 1978 (premiered this morning via Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, and the 7-minute stunner “Pants” are both out today alongside visualizers by Sarah Ritter, with the “Pants” video starring actor Fred Hechinger, who you may know from White Lotus, Nickel Boys, and Gladiator II.

“I paired these tracks because they capture opposite instincts,” says Samia. “‘Hole in a Frame’ is about a fascination with disappearing and the power of absence. ‘Pants’ is about accepting a non-refundable self, social contexts and all. They move from a comfort in the possibilities of emptiness to the reality of existence.”

The new singles also arrive alongside the first in-depth feature on Samia’s Bloodless. Rolling Stone praises the “bold” new album and dives deep on both singles and the making of the album here.

Last month Samia announced a string of headline dates in support of Bloodless, along with a series of in-stores in the UK around release which are nearly all sold out. Tickets available now.

04-25 – Brighton, UK – Resident SOLD OUT
04-26 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade SOLD OUT
04-28 – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade
04-29 – Leeds, UK – Jumbo
04-30 – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade
05-01 – London, UK – Rough Trade East [Matinee Show]
05-01 – London, UK – Rough Trade East SOLD OUT
05-20 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music * LOW tIX
05-21 – Boston, MA – House of Blues *
05-22 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music *
05-24 – Toronto, ON – Opera House *
05-25 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD *
05-26 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground *
05-28 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA *
05-30 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel * LOW TIX
05-31 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club * LOW TIX
06-02 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *
06-03 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall * LOW TIX
06-05 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall *
06-06 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
06-07 – Kansas City, MO – Truman *
* w/Raffaella

The limited Blood Red Deluxe Edition 12″ including an 8-page lyric booklet is available for claiming now over on the GJ Bandcamp. Clear Smoke indie retail exclusive 12″ and Bloodshot Rough Trade exclusive 12″ available too. Links below.

Today Sex Week, the Brooklyn duo comprised of Pearl Amanda Dickson and Richard Orofino, release “Coat,” a visceral and sinister new single that expands on the world they built with their acclaimed self-titled debut EP from last year.

“Coat” is a defiant dirge that flirts with a peak only to submerge itself back into an oblivion of grumbling synths every time. Like the band that birthed it, the song is never satisfied. It loops back on itself patiently, while its lightly psychedelic music video, directed by the band themselves, follows a similar trick, splitting the screen with a mirror causing the same images to melt into themselves. The song is from a batch of new material the band has been working on all year.

Sex Week is hitting the road next month on a North America tour supporting Chloe Moriondo. Tickets are available now. All dates below.

March 27th – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival (Shrine Social Club)
April 24 – Detroit, MI @ El Club *
April 25 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *
April 26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
April 29 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
May 1- Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell *
May 3 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
May 4 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater *
May 6 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *
May 8 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA Side Stage *
May 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex *
May 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
May 12 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s *
May 13 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
May 15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
May 16 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall *
May 17 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis *
May 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry *
May 20 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
May 21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
May 23 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *
Aug 14-17 – Wales, UK @ Green Man Festival
Aug 30 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Psych Fest
* w/ Chloe Moriondo

Sex Week are hitting the road. Their first proper tour after the release of last year’s self-titled debut EP is a full-month in the US supporting Chloe Moriondo. They’ll also be making a stop at Treefort next month ahead of the run. The band is currently hard at work on the follow-up, with music on the way soon. In the meantime, get tickets are available here.

March 27th – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival – Shrine Social Club
April 24 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
April 25 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
April 26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
April 29 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
May 1- Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
May 3 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
May 4 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
May 6 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
May 8 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA Side Stage
May 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
May 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
May 12 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s
May 13 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
May 15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Hell Stage
May 16 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
May 17 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
May 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
May 20 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
May 21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
May 23 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground

Samia continues her march toward Bloodless‘ April 25th release date with the new single “Lizard.” Following the haunting indie folk of “Bovine Excision,” “Lizard” trades in some of the back porch charm for blinding-bright melody and teetering synths. “It’s painful to stay present, to exist as a real, flesh-and-blood person at a party,” says Samia of the new track,” after existing comfortably as a myth or a memory. And it was even more painful to try not to ruin a party I’d already ruined.”

Alongside the new single, Samia has announced a North American tour today. General on-sale begins Friday at 10am locally HERE – see below to find a show near you.

04-25 – Brighton, UK – Resident
04-26 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade
04-28 – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade
04-29 – Leeds, UK – Jumbo
04-30 – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade
05-01 – London, UK – Rough Trade East [Matinee Show]
05-01 – London, UK – Rough Trade East SOLD OUT
05-20 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music *
05-21 – Boston, MA – House of Blues *
05-22 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music *
05-24 – Toronto, ON – Opera House *
05-25 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD *
05-26 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground *
05-28 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA *
05-30 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel *
05-31 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
06-03 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *
06-05 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall *
06-06 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
06-07 – Kansas City, MO – Truman *
* w/Raffaella

The limited Blood Red Deluxe Edition 12″ including an 8-page lyric booklet is available for claiming now over on the GJ Bandcamp. Clear Smoke indie retail exclusive 12″ and Bloodshot Rough Trade exclusive 12″ available too. Links below.

You may have caught the first installment in the new INTERSECTION music series early this month. It featured Jordana performing at the Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond, Virginia, alongside a piano accompanist and a string quartet. She’s back today with the second song from the event, a soaring take on the Lively Premonition standout “This Is How You Know.”

Jordana is currently wrapping up her headline tour in support of Lively Premonition. Get tickets for the remaining shows in Chicago, Toronto, NYC & Boston now. In April she’ll be crossing the pond for a handful of shows in the UK & France. The first London show has sold out so a second has been added. Tickets available here.

Jordana released her vibrant new album Lively Premonition back in October, and just kicked off her headline tour in support of the record a couple of weeks ago. Today she’s back with a stunning orchestral performance of “We Get By.” In collaboration with INTERSECTION, a taped live music series that pairs nationally touring artists with a Virginia-based ensembles, “We Get By” was taped in front of a live studio audience at VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Her performance of “This Is How I Know” will launch next week. Catch here on the road now. 

Finally!

Today Samia announces her breathtaking third album, Bloodless, the follow-up to her 2023 breakout and award-winning record Honey. Recorded in North Carolina and her new home of Minneapolis, Bloodless is a richly layered album that was made with longtime collaborators co-producers (our longtime buds) Caleb Wright and Jake Luppen.

“It’s easier to be what someone wants you to be if you give as little as possible,” says Samia. With Bloodless, she seeks comfort in absence, and explores the allure of existing as fantasy. Drawing inspiration from unsolved mysteries – inexplicable cattle mutilations, the presence of God, the impossibility of femininity – Samia examines how shadows can loom larger than their source. “I noticed a pattern in my life of wanting to live up to the person I became in someone’s head; you become a lot bigger with distance.” Bloodless, which shifts seamlessly from sparse folk to sweeping indie-pop epics, adorned with haunting harmonies and spectral imagery, seeks a path through that space between void and flesh-and-blood presence. Samia would like to be both, to be whole, to be impossible.

Pre-order Bloodless, out April 25th via Grand Jury, now.

She repeats that sentiment – “I want to be impossible” – throughout the chorus of Bloodless’ lead single and eerie opening track “Bovine Excision.” The long-awaited fan favorite and live show staple is out today alongside the announcement of Bloodless. Inspired by the mysterious phenomenon involving the bloodless surgical removal of cattle organs, “Bovine Excision” finds Samia’s voice flowing through evocative lyrics with ease, alongside the gentle strum of a lone acoustic guitar. The quiet intimacy builds into a storm of sound, culminating in Samia’s layered, ethereal harmonies that pierce with a haunting, macabre refrain that reveals the album title: “And drained, drained bloodless.”

“I was drawn to the phenomenon of bloodless cattle mutilation as a metaphor for self-extraction – this clinical pursuit of emptiness,” Samia explains of “Bovine Excision.” These emptied cattle evoke a grotesque vessel that Samia unwittingly nurtured in an attempt to embody something both untouchable and on display, overflowing with infinite, unattainable possibilities and projections. This is just one strand Samia weaves into the intricate tapestry of Bloodless.

Bloodless Tracklist:
01 Biscuits Intro
02 Bovine Excision
03 Hole In A Frame
04 Lizard
05 Dare
06 Fair Game
07 Spine Oil
08 Craziest Person
09 Sacred
10 Carousel
11 Proof
12 North Poles
13 Pants

There are plenty of touring plans on the horizon (more on that soon), but in the meantime Samia has announced a series of instore performances in the UK around the album’s release.

Apr 25 • Brighton – Resident
Apr 26 • Bristol – Rough Trade
Apr 28 • Liverpool – Rough Trade
Apr 29 • Leeds – Jumbo
Apr 30 • Nottingham – Rough Trade
May 1 • London – Rough Trade East

It’s been 10 years since Grand Jury opened its doors. Over the past decade, we’ve been incredibly lucky to work with so many wonderful bands. We’ve been celebrating that luck this year with our 10th Anniversary Covers Project, which comes to a close today with Jordana’s version of “Charm You,” from Samia’s 2023 album Honey.

‘Charm You’ very quickly became my favorite song off of Samia’s album ‘Honey’. I’d listened to it on repeat all day, every day after it came out, so when Grand Jury asked me to pick a song to cover for the label compilation, I already knew my answer,” says Jordana.

Listen to her cover and all of the rest now here, or click through to the cover of your choice below. And while you’re at it, snag our limited edition 10th anniversary tee over on Bandcamp today – our 2024 Year End Sale wraps tonight at midnight, use code GJ2024 for 20% off anything in the shop!

Brooklyn indie folk duo TOLEDO work their magic on a Jordana deep cut today. The latest installment from our 10th Anniversary Covers Project is a take on “I Wanna,” from the 2020 debut album Classical Notions of Happiness.

“We were immediately drawn to Jordana for her musicianship, and for the way her music is able to span all genres,” says Jordan & Dan of TOLEDO. “It’s because of her effective songwriting that we were able to comfortably pull this song into a new space. We were listening to a lot of Yo La Tengo while recording this. We had a ton of fun playing with tape delay and our (fake but official) mellotron. This is also one of our only duets! So far.”

Of course, you’ll remember TOLEDO from their pristine 2022 Grand Jury bow, How It Ends. Their version of “I Wanna” is weightless and fizzy, complimenting the original’s unassuming bedroom pop charms perfectly.

And, speaking of Jordana, she’ll be closing out our cover series early next month with her own installment. Watch this space!