Philadelphia five piece Blood announce a North American tour in support of their debut album, Loving You Backwards, out now via Ramp Local. Loving You Backwards is “an anthemic indie rock album that juxtaposes abrasive riffs against more nuanced art-rock songs… It’s a big-sounding album” (Treble). Over a course of several weeks this fall, bandleader/lyricist Tim O’Brien and band will tour across the states, bringing to life the explosive and emotive rush of these songs to their fullest. Tickets are on sale now and a full list of dates can be found below.
In winter of 2021, longtime Austin residents Blood made a fresh start, using a move into a house together in Philadelphia as a chance to reorient and spend time writing music around the clock. Although the band now is made of a different lineup, Blood circa Loving You Backwards was made by an emotionally knit six piece. While writing the record, the band made a group effort to share the burden of collective grief by holding weekly meetings to discuss mental health. As a collective, they quickly abandoned any former attachments to musical notions of punk or genre at all.
Blood Tour Dates
Thu. Sept. 5 – 6 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Fest
Fri. Sept. 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Purgatory
Fri. Sept. 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ruba Club
Sun. Sept. 29 – Richmond, VA @ Banditos
Mon. Sept. 30 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings
Tue. Oct. 1 Nashville, TN @ TBA
Wed. Oct. 2 – New Orleans, NA @ Saturn Bar
Thu. Oct. 3 – Houston, TX @ Axelrad
Fri. Oct. 4 – Austin, TX @ Sagebrush
Sun. Oct. 6 – Fafyetteville, AR @ The Hopout
Mon. Oct. 7 – Kansas City, MO @ Farewell Cafe
Tue. Oct. 8 – Bloomington, IN @ Secret Show
Wed. Oct. 9 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
Thu. Oct. 10 – Mansfield, OH @ Mothership
