Blondshell revealed to followers at Glastonbury 2024 that manufacturing of her second album is properly underneath approach, and he or she debuted two new tracks to show it.
Acting on the Woodsies stage earlier at this time (June 30), Blondshell instructed the group: “I’m making a brand new album, we’re gonna play a few songs from it.”
The LA-based artist gave the viewers a style of two new tracks — the primary, which she didn’t reveal a title for, is a grungy exploration of a poisonous relationship, that options the lyrics “You need me to be well-known so you’ll be able to reside by proxy / You at all times had a cause to touch upon my physique”. The second monitor debuted on the pageant is known as ‘T&A’, which Blondshell instructed the group “stands for tits and ass”.
Elsewhere throughout her first ever Glastonbury efficiency, Blondshell coated ‘Jane Says’ by Jane’s Dependancy, introducing it as a “very American cowl”. She additionally performed tracks from her self-titled debut album, together with ‘Sober Collectively’, a tune that particulars attempting to give up alcohol and medicines with a pal who retains relapsing. She launched the tune between sips of water by saying: “I do know that festivals aren’t he most drug and alcohol locations on earth however it is a tune about having to get sober.”
Signing off her debut set at Worthy Farm, Blondshell thanked the group for coming to see her, telling them: “It actually means rather a lot and I’m gonna bear in mind it endlessly.”
Blondshell’s Glastonbury 2024 setlist was:
‘Veronica Mars’
‘Docket’
‘Cartoon Earthquake’
‘Sepsis’
New monitor – title not revealed
‘Joiner’
‘Sober Collectively’
‘Tna’ – New monitor
‘Olympus’
‘Harmful’
‘Jane Says’ – Jane’s Dependancy cowl
‘Kiss Metropolis’
‘Tarmac’
’Salad’
Final yr, Blondshell revealed she had already written her observe up to her 2023 self-titled debut album. In an interview with The Forty 5, she mentioned the brand new themes she’d been exploring within the course of: “I wrote about a variety of totally different topics by means of speaking about relationship and now I’m simply attempting to speak about these topics immediately.”
The LA-based artist additionally spoke concerning the struggles of writing if you’re in a contented relationship — one thing she revealed she’d mentioned with Samia. “Once you’re somebody who’s written about heartbreak a lot, how do you proceed to put in writing songs if you’re in a steady relationship? She and I are each in relationships, however then I realised, properly, [Wilco frontman] Jeff Tweedy has been married for thus lengthy. They usually put out an album yearly, so…”
In June final yr, Blondshell featured on NME‘s The Cowl the place she spoke out about how ageism within the music business made her really feel “too previous” to be a hit.
“There’s that horrible factor the place folks say you must be underneath a sure age to be a musician, and I felt that as a result of it was explicitly stated to me,” she stated on the time. “The thought was at all times there by means of media and folks speaking concerning the music business – there was at all times an emphasis on youth and this concept that you simply write your finest songs earlier than a sure age.”
NME gave Blondshell’s 2023 debut album a glowing five-star overview, with Thomas Smith calling it, “One of many different rock albums of the yr, and one to treasure tightly for fairly a while.”
Nonetheless set to come back this weekend at Glastonbury 2024 are performances from SZA, Janelle Monae, The Nationwide, Two Door Cinema Membership, Avril Lavigne, Justice, Nia Archives, James Blake, Alvvays, Romy and extra.
Camila Cabello’s chaotic set scored a three-star ranking, whereas Dua Lipa’s Friday headlining efficiency earned her 4 stars. IDLES and Fontaines D.C nabbed good five-star scores as did the pageant’s first Okay-pop performers SEVENTEEN.
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