To celebrate the launch of their first tour in 7 years, ANGELS & AIRWAVES have released a new song – “Kiss & Tell” (Rise/BMG) – and are giving fans the track ahead of new music Friday. Listen to it now below.
“The beginning of the song is really an ode to The Beach Boys,” says vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge. “It opens with three-part harmonies to create an introduction with multi-dimensionality. We wanted to create a sound that had electronic elements right alongside classic rock and pop punk melodic structures. Lyrically, this song is specifically about balancing on the edge of a razor blade. Doing something you’re not supposed to be doing, and although you might die while doing it, it’s still very much keeping you feeling alive.”
“Kiss & Tell” follows lead track “Rebel Girl” and its companion video, which was released last week – click HERE to watch the Matt Thompson-directed clip.
ANGELS & AIRWAVES (vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge, guitarist David Kennedy and drummer Ilan Rubin, joined by touring bassist Matt Rubano) kicked off their sold-out North American headlining tour last night with a packed-house show in San Diego, CA (see itinerary below).
DeLonge, a founding member of seminal pop punk band Blink-182, formed Angels & Airwaves in 2005. A year later came debut album We Don’t Need To Whisper, which hit No. 4 on The Billboard 200 and featured Top 5 modern rock hit “The Adventure.” 2007’s I-Empire followed, hitting No. 9 on The Billboard 200 and featured rock radio hit “Everything’s Magic.” In 2010, AVA released Love and a year later, Love: Part Two accompanied by a critically acclaimed film, Love, which was shown in 460 theaters nationwide during a one-night film screening and live-streamed concert event titled Love Live. The band’s last full-length album was 2014’s The Dream Walker, which hit No. 1 on iTunes and No. 5 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums chart. A multimedia project, the album was accompanied by a graphic novel, comic books and a Blade Runner-meets Harry Potter short film, which won Best Animation at the Toronto International Short Film Festival.
The band has also been working on a new album, which would be AVA’s first collection of new tracks since 2016’s Chasing Shadows EP.
Don’t miss your chance to see them live. Dates are as follows:
August
31 – Del Mar Fair Show
September
4 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee SOLD OUT
6 – Austin, TX – Emo’s SOLD OUT
7 – Dallas, TX – HOB SOLD OUT
9 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade SOLD OUT
10 – Orlando, FL – HOB SOLD OUT
11 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
13 – Silverspring, MD – Fillmore SOLD OUT
14 – Philadelphia, PA – Fillmore SOLD OUT
15 – Boston, MA – Paradise SOLD OUT
17 – NYC, NY – Playstation Theatre SOLD OUT
18 – Cleveland, OH – HOB SOLD OUT
20 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore SOLD OUT
21 – Chicago, IL – HOB SOLD OUT
22 – St. Louis, MO – The Paegent SOLD OUT
24 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
25 – SLC, UT – The Union SOLD OUT
27 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo SOLD OUT
28 – Portland, OR – Roseland SOLD OUT
30 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield
OCTOBER
1 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco SOLD OUT
2 – Anaheim, CA – HOB SOLD OUT
4 – Las Vegas, NV – HOB
5 – San Diego, CA – HOB SOLD OUT
6 – San Diego, CA – HOB SOLD OUT
8 – Anaheim, CA – HOB
9 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco