Evan Dando from The Lemonheads teamed up with our friends at Verdant Brewery to celebrate the band’s first new album in almost two decades! The result is ‘Marauders Of The Sea’, a 6.5% hazy IPA brewed at Verdant’s Penryn brewery with Evan rolling up his sleeves and getting stuck into brew day. Inspired by a track from their upcoming record ‘Love Chant’, this soft and gluggable IPA is packed with Nectaron (NZ), Krush (US), and Citra (US) hops, bringing waves of citrus, pineapple and peach. You can grab a 6-pack now on Verdant’s webshop.
This project is more than just a beer. Evan joined Verdant in the brewhouse for a playful video shoot, learning the ropes of brewing while working his own magic: mashing, mixing, tasting, and even canning. And yes—they can confirm: the man can brew! Verdant Brewing are also sponsoring The Lemonheads’ European tour bus this summer/autumn, keeping the band fuelled as they take ‘Love Chant’ on the road across 35 shows. And if you’re Cornwall-based, don’t miss this: on Tuesday 1st October, Evan Dando plays a rare solo show at the Verdant Taproom, joined by shoegaze legends Chapterhouse. Fun fact: Chapterhouse supported The Lemonheads way back in ’93, so this reunion will be something really special.
Adam, Verdant Brewing co-founder, puts it best: “We’ve been fans of The Lemonheads since way back, last catching them live at the Garage in Highbury in ’94. When the chance came up to collaborate with Evan Dando, we grabbed it with both hands. Having Evan at the brewery was pure magic, and now we’re counting down the days until his acoustic show in October. Massive thanks to Fire Records and Bull & Wolf Video Production for making this happen.”
Marauders Of The Sea IPA lands on Wednesday 3rd September via Verdant’s webshop, before making its way into pubs, bars and bottle shops around the UK. Don’t miss it.
“The Lemonheads’ ability to merge punk rock’s energetic simplicity with lush, melodic hooks is both timeless and influential.” Pitchfork
“Few bands have been able to walk the line between the angst of grunge and the warmth of folk quite as elegantly as The Lemonheads.” Rolling Stone
‘Love Chant’ is out 24th October. Available in Classic Black Vinyl, White Vinyl, Yellow Vinyl, Blue Vinyl (Rough Trade Exclusive), Picture Disc (Fire Webshop + Bandcamp exclusive – pictured) and CD.
LIVE DATES
03 Sep: Pustervik, Gothenberg, Sweden
04 Sep: Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark
05 Sep: Molotow Club, Hamburg, Germany
06 Sep: Crammerock Festival, Stekene, Belgium
08 Sep: Melkweg Oz, Amsterdam, Netherlands
09 Sep: Luxor, Cologne, Germany
11 Sep: Frannz Club, Berlin, Germany
12 Sep: Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
15 Sep: Bogen F, Zurich, Switzerland
16 Sep: Vintage Industrial Bar, Zagreb, Croatia
18 Sep: Café de la Danse, Paris, France
20 Sep: Quai M, La Roche-Sur-Yon, France
22 Sep: Lemon Rock Bar & Hostel, Granada, Spain
23 Sep: Sala Wagon, Madrid, Spain
24 Sep: LAV2, Lisbon, Portugal
26 Sep: Apolo 2, Barcelona, Spain
27 Sep: Visorfest, Valencia, Spain
01 Oct: The Verdant Taproom (Evan Dando solo) Penryn, UK
* w/ The Bevis Frond
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11 Nov: Workplay, Birmingham, AL, US
12 Nov: The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA, US
13 Nov: Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC, US
14 Nov: The Annex, Norfolk, VA, US
15 Nov: Ottobar, Baltimore, MD, US
16 Nov: The Broadberry, Richmond, VA, US
18 Nov: Mickey’s Black Box, Lititz, PA, US
19 Nov: Racket, New York, NY, US
20 Nov: The Warehouse at FTC, Fairfield, CT, US
21 Nov: Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY, US
22 Nov: White Eagle Hall, Jersey City, NJ, US
23 Nov: 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH, US
25 Nov: The Drake, Amherst, MA, US
26 Nov: The Wilbur, Boston, MA, US
28 Nov: Westcott Theater, Syracuse, NY, US
29 Nov: Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY, US
30 Nov: Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
02 Dec: Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale, PA, US
03 Dec: Skully’s Music Diner, Columbus, OH, US
04 Dec: Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo, MI, US
05 Dec: Majestic, Madison, WI, US
06 Dec: Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN, US
08 Dec: The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS, US
10 Dec: Echo, Dallas, TX, US
11 Dec: Bad Astronaut, Houston, TX, US
12 Dec: Mohawk, Austin, TX, US
13 Dec: Paper Tiger, San Antonio, TX, US
14 Dec: Tannahill’s, Fort Worth, TX, US
16 Dec: Delmar Hall, St Louis, MO, US
17 Dec: Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, US
18 Dec: Hi-Fi, Indianapolis, IN, US
19 Dec: Headliners Music Hall, Louisville, KY, US
20 Dec: Basement East, Nashville, TN, US
