While You Were Away: The Prodigy’s New Remix EP, Underoath’s Catchy New Song, New L.S. Dunes, And More

Beat the heat, stay inside, and catch up with the latest edition of While You Were Away. This week we’re checking out new music from Underoath and L.S. Dunes, plus talking about The Prodigy’s new remix EP, tours on sale this week, and more.

Hawthrone Heights to perform with full symphony on inaugural Emo Orchestra tour

Emo is going classical…kind of. The inaugural Emo Orchestra is going on tour this fall with special guests Hawthorne Heights.

Created by Ben Mench-Thurlow, the Emo Orchestra is touted as a “perfectly designed tribute to the music that shaped emo fans when the genre first exploded but is tailored to the people its fans have become in the years since.”

The set will feature covers of emo staples by Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, Sunny Day Real Estate, and of course, Hawthorne Heights. The tour starts September 27th in Cincinnati, Ohio, and wraps up November 11th in Oakland, California. Tickets currently on sale.

Proud to announce the inaugural EMO ORCHESTRA, featuring @HawthorneHgts, September 27 – November 11!

Covering all your favorite emo hits of your youth complete with a full orchestra arrangement. 🎻🖤 Tickets on-sale Friday, 6/30 at 10AM Local time at https://t.co/SKkYNvAKnj pic.twitter.com/VHKhKwMyJd

— Emo Orchestra (@Emo_Orchestra) June 28, 2023

L.S. Dunes unveil new song ‘Benadryl Subreddit’

L.S. Dunes released their debut album last year and they’re already back with new music. The band have shared their new standalone single “Benadryl Subreddit.”

“Benadryl’s title comes from a conversation that [My Chemical Romance’s] Mikey Way and I were having one night on tour about sober guys finding out legal ways of getting high without doing actual drugs and messing with their sobriety,” explains Frank Iero.

“The music for this song came about when I knew we were going into the desert to record with Alex Newport at Rancho De La Luna. I had just received a new guitar in the mail from Ben Wasser at Guitarworks called the ‘Shaft’ and I got to thinking about the desert and what I thought that guitar should sound like in that setting. That riff came out immediately. Benadryl Subreddit represents the heat of the day out in the desert, sweating bullets and going fast.”

“In the early stages of the demo it was clear this song needed to be recorded and released sooner than many of the other songs we’ve been working on,” continues Travis Stever. “It captures an energy for the moment. It’s hard to keep hold of the energy and aim from demo to final recordings. I feel like with Alex Newport we did it!”

“Frank sent this infectious riff, and I immediately knew what I was going to play,” adds Tucker Rule. “The chemistry of this band is undeniable, and I love it so much.”

Watch the video below.

Underoath drop catchy new single ‘Lifeline (Drowning)’

Before embarking on their US tour, Underoath have released their new single “Lifeline (Drowning).”

Though the song is melodic and undeniably catchy, it’s meant to be “a cry for help,” according to the band.“I feel like we’ve all been there, be it as simple as miscommunication or a full on toxic relationship – that very feeling that you cannot tread water like this any longer or you may end up drowning. We wanted to create a song centered around the melody that could still hold the energy of a full blown heavy song.”

Listen to the new song below.

The Prodigy announce ‘Fat of The Land’ remix EP to celebrate album’s 25th anniversary

The Prodigy will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1997 album The Fat of the Land with a new remix EP.

The EP, which drops July 28th via XL Recordings, will feature exclusive new remixes from Mefjus and Camo & Krooked, Gydra and René LaVice. It’ll also feature Andy C’s “Firestarter” remix from 2022.

Check out “Mindfields” (René LaVice Remix) below.

Pre-order the EP here.

Tours on sale this week

The Used will head out on their fall US tour with special guests Sleeping With Sirens and Dead American. The tour kicks off September 5th in Birmingham, Alabama and wraps up October 11th in Paso Robles, California. Tickets are on sale now.

Following their surprise Glastonbury performance Foo Fighters have announced dates for their 2024 UK stadium tour. The “Everything or Not At All UK Tour” launches June 13th in Manchester and runs through June 27th in Birmingham. Wet Leg and Courtney Barnett will support select shows. Get all the details here.

Grunge pioneers L7 are hitting the road this fall for a short run of US tour dates. The “In Your Space Tour” kicks off September 14th in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and wraps up October 7th in Pioneertown, California. Tickets are on sale now.

Muse recently announced a short UK and Ireland headline tour with support from Nova Twins. The outing kicks off September 27th in Dublin and wraps up with a two-night stint in London at The O2 on October 1st and 2nd. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 7th at 9 AM local time.

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