Last month, the Lemonheads released their single Deep End, which Evan Dando co-wrote with his longtime collabortor Tom Morgan and which has backup vocals from longtime Lemonheads affiliate Juliana Hatfield and guitar from Dinosaur Jr.s J Mascis. That song is on the Lemonheads upcoming LP Love Chant, which the band recorded in Brazil, where Dando is living these days. The LP also includes contributions from the Moldy Peaches Adam Green, the Bevis Fronds Nick Saloman, the Blake Babies John Strohm (himself a former Lemonhead), and Erin Rae, the Nashville singer-songwriter who sang on the Lemonheads cover for Townes Van Zandts Sad Cinderella that they released as their Deep End B-side.

To Be Released: October 24th 2025

After years of writing, wandering, and starting over,Evan Dando returns with Love Chant, the first Lemonheads studio album of original material in nearly two decades. Long in the works and shaped by shifting geographies and a cast of trusted collaborators, it’s a bold, melodic reaffirmation of one of alternative rock’s most distinctive voices.

Now based in Brazil, where much of the album was recorded, Dando’s relocation in recent years has offered a quiet shift in perspective – a chance to reset, reconnect, and finally bring these songs into focus. The result is a record that sounds both fresh and familiar: rooted in the hallmarks of The Lemonheads’ best work, yet expanded by years of lived experience and new surroundings.

Love Chant was produced by Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Apollo Nove, it draws together old friends and new allies. J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Juliana Hatfield, and Tom Morgan rejoin the fold, alongside producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Antony and the Johnsons), Nashville’s Erin Rae, John Strohm of the Blake Babies and Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond.

Over the past few years, The Lemonheads’ influence has only deepened. Artists like MJ Lenderman, Courtney Barnett and Waxahatchee have all covered Dando’s songs, praising the emotional clarity, melodic instinct, and wry intimacy that define his writing. That resonance across generations makes Love Chant feel like more than a return – it’s a reminder of what made this band matter in the first place.

Vinyl LP Yellow / Vinyl LP Black / CD

Tracklist:
1.1 58 Second Song
1.2 Deep End
1.3 In The Margin
1.4 Wild Thing
1.5 Be-In
1.6 Cell Phone Blues
2.1 Togetherness Is All I’m After
2.2 Marauders
2.3 Love Chant
2.4 The Key of Victory
2.5 Roky