L.S. Dunes drop new single Paper Tigers: “This song scratches all the itches…”

L.S. Dunes have unveiled a new single, Paper Tigers.

The track is taken from the supergroup’s impending second LP Violet, which is due out on January 31, 2025 via Fantasy Records.

Says guitarist Frank Iero of how it came about: “I think when I initially started writing the chord progression for this song I was originally writing it for myself, because it didn’t feel like an L.S. Dunes song to me, and if it was an L.S. Dunes song, it would most certainly be a departure from what we had done in the past.

“And then I started to think, ‘Well, that’s really silly of me, why wouldn’t Dunes be able to do something like this?’ If I want listeners to not put us in a box and believe we can do anything then I’m going to have to believe it first. So I reworked the progression a little bit and sent it over. Hearing it now, I can’t believe I ever doubted it. Paper Tigers was always an L.S. Dunes song. Together we can do anything.”

“This is the song I listen to most on our record,” adds drummer Tucker Rule. “Yes, I listen to my own record because I think it’s that good. This song scratches all the itches… sludgy tempo, heavy ballad, mega riffs, soaring vocals and lots of space to play cool drums. This would be one of the songs I’d take to the deserted island with me. This is my favourite song on the record!”

High praise, indeed! Check it out:

Catch L.S. Dunes supporting Rise Against at the following dates next year:

January 2025

28 Dublin 3Olympia
29 Belfast Telegraph

February 2025

2 Paris L'Olympia
4 Tillburg O13
5 Brussels Forrest Nationals
6 London O2 Academy Brixton
8 Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse
9 Birmingham O2 Academy
12 Berlin Velodrom
14 Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Hall
15 Hamburg Sporthalle
17 Munich Zenith
18 Frankfurt myticket Jahrhunderthalle
21 Zurich Volkshaus
22 Vienna Stadthalle

Get your tickets now.

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