# Sonny & The Sunsets Change Course Again on New LP; Release New Tracks and Tour Dates

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2013/05/sonny-release-new-tracks-and-tour-dates/
- Published: 2013-05-12T23:47:06-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

We’ve been fans of the **San Francisco** band **Sonny & The Sunsets** since hearing
their splendid single, [“Too Young To Burn,”](https://indierockcafe.com/2010/12/fresh-tracks-mix-vol-iv#sonny)
in 2010. That song, and the album it appeared on, _Tomorrow is Alright_, catapulted
the band to indie stardom, and they’ve been riding high on that wave ever since 
with each recording or video they release, and each new gig or festival they appear
at.

Last week, Sonny & The Sunsets dropped the new single, “Green Blood,” which features
dreamy, spatial new wave synth notes, understated **Joy Division**-like beats (albeit
with a drum machine), and the whispery, haunting singing from female vocalist and
multi-instrumentalist **Kelly Stolz**.

 The restless, somewhat risky, trend of changing gears so dramatically over the 
past few years continues on _Antenna to the Afterworld_, which is based on Smith’s
alleged contacts with loved ones who are no longer of this physical world, a stark
departure from last year’s _Longtime Companion_, a country-centric album, and stylistically
Smith-sonian, that chronicles the end of a ten-year relationship.

“Green Blood” – **Sonny & The Sunsets** from _Antenna to the Afterworld_

 As a writer ­­of songs, plays, and short stories, ­­Smith has never limited himself
to one style or theme as his songwriting over the past three years so wonderfully
demonstrates. _Antenna to the Afterworld_ will be officially released on June 11th
in the U.S..

Another single, “Dark Corners,” that we got a hold of from the upcoming album, demonstrates
how the band’s use of synths fits perfectly, and sonically, with the sci-fi narrative:_“
I come from the planet of dogs… / And I walk on your streets… / and I can’t wait
to find / My little place in your weird world.” _

“Dark Corners” – **Sonny & The Sunsets** from _Antenna to the Afterworld_

#### New Sonny and the Sunsets June 2013 Tour Dates

06/13 Hamden, CT The Outer Space *
 06/14 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory / Northside
Fest 06/16 Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose * 06/17 Lakewood, OH Mahalls 20 Lanes
06/19 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio * 06/20 Detroit, MI The Lager House * 06/21 Chicago,
IL Beat Kitchen *

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* = w/ Little Wings