CHICAGO\u2019S POST-PUNK DUO BELLHEAD TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EP \u2018GOOD INTENTIONS\u2019 ON FRIDAY MAY 5TH ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS<\/p>\n
BELLHEAD are on a rampage these past couple years. Skyrocketing up from the pandemic dust with new music, videos and relentless touring that has them supporting some of todays hottest artists from around the world with seemingly no plans to slow down anytime soon. Starting tonight, they hit the road again in Fort Wayne, Indiana. On May 5th, they release a new EP, Good Intentions.<\/p>\n
After spending most of 2022 on the road supporting their critically acclaimed sophomore release, \u2018Dead Lights\u2019, Chicago\u2019s post-punk demolition duo BELLHEAD are set to release their newest EP \u2018Good Intentions\u2019 on May 5th.<\/p>\n
For BELLHEAD\u2019s third release, the band returned to their trusty production team of audio engineer Neil Strauch (Iron and Wine \/ Counting Crows \/ Owls \/ Joan of Arc \/ Walking Bicycles \/ Slow Mass) mastering engineer Carl Saff (Acid Mothers Temple \/ Smoking Popes \/ Red Fang \/ Guided by Voices), and management team David Schock (WTII Records).<\/p>\n
The new EP \u2018Good Intentions\u2019 features six songs which explore a newfound \u201cPOP\u201d sensibility giving nods to New Order and a wink to Jesus and Mary Chain. Starting with the lead single \u201cValentine\u201d, Karen and Ivan conjure up a sad love song evoking Depeche Mode synth lines juxtaposed with a Placebo style bass groove. \u201cValentine\u201d will leave the listener wondering if it’s a song about loss and hope or moreover about death and forgiveness. Songs such as \u201cBad Taste\u201d and \u201cInto the Deep\u201d tackle topics about unsavory stalkers, unreliable narrators, and blood thirsty sirens at sea. Who wants to start a fight in a motorcycle bar with leather jackets and fuzzed out bass? The last half of the EP is just for you, including their take on the Love and Rockets hit \u201cNo Big Deal\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2018Good Intentions\u2019 is releasing just a few months after BELLHEAD\u2019s surprise stand alone single- a cover of Prince\u2019s \u201cI Would Die 4 U\u201d which gained quick popularity taking a pop love song and spinning BELLHEAD\u2019s dark twist to it. \u201cI Would Die 4 U\u201d earned 6,000+ Spotify plays in the first 30 days of release and has become a constant spin for DJ\u2019s.<\/p>\n
BELLHEAD spent 2022 touring alongside international and national touring artists Powerman 5000, Holy Wars, Then Comes Silence, The Bellwether Syndicate, Hate Dept, China Crisis, and Night Club. 2023 is even more explosive with touring plans to include two dates with legendary gothic acts Clan of Xymox and The Bellwether Syndicate as a warm up before heading back out on the road in May co-headlining nine dates with NYC\u2019S coldwave artists, The Clay People. BELLHEAD ends the month of May as direct support for LA\u2019s dark electronic duo, Night Club in Chicago.<\/p>\n
BELLHEAD 2023 SPRING DATES<\/p>\n
4\/15 The Ruin – Fort Wayne, IN w\/ Vazum \/ Observer<\/p>\n
4\/21 Blockhouse Bar – Bloomington, IN w\/ Pilgrims of Yearning \/ Freeze Etch<\/p>\n
4\/22 Mag Bar – Louisville, KY w\/ Gentleman Pig \/ Star Guided Vessel \/ Village Elder<\/p>\n
5\/6 Livewire Lounge – Chicago, IL w\/ The Clay People \/ Melter<\/strong><\/p>\n 5\/7 Mac\u2019s Bar – Lansing, MI w\/ The Clay People \/ Zombie Apocalypse \/ No Skull<\/p>\n 5\/8 Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN w\/ The Clay People \/ Broken Nails<\/p>\n 5\/9 The Foundry – Lakewood, OH w\/ The Clay People \/ Bonded by Darkness \/ Temple Witch<\/p>\n 5\/10 The Runaway – Washington, DC w\/ The Clay People \/ High Horse Cavalry \/ Raw Dawgs<\/p>\n 5\/11 Bar Freda – Queens, NY w\/ The Clay People \/ The Amatory Murder \/ Chroma<\/p>\n 5\/12 Darq @ Koto – Salem, MA w\/ The Clay People \/ Acheron<\/p>\n 5\/13 Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center – Harrisburg, PA w\/ The Amatory Murder, Faux Fear, Goth Goth, Sugar Hysteria<\/p>\n 5\/14 Buzzbin – Akron, OH w\/ Night Goat \/ Bonded By Darkness \/ Temple Witch<\/p>\n 5\/26 Reggie\u2019s – Chicago, IL w\/ Night Club \/ Iron Years \/ Plasmata<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2019Good Intentions\u2019 can be purchased here : https:\/\/bellhead.bandcamp.com\/album\/good-intentions<\/a><\/p>\n Band Links:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bellheadband.com<\/a><\/p>\n