L.S. Dunes

L.S. Dunes is an American supergroup fronted by Circa Survive, Saosin and The Sound of Animals Fighting vocalist Anthony Green, with My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero, Coheed and Cambria guitarist Travis Stever, and bassist Tim Payne, and drummer Tucker Rule from the band Thursday. They made their live debut at Riot Fest 2022 and released their debut album, Past Lives, on November 11, 2022, preceded by the singles "Permanent Rebellion", "2022" and "Bombsquad". The band played their first UK tour in January 2023, and is set to play their first US tour in July of 2023.

L.S. Dunes
The L.S. Dunes logo
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Post-hardcore emo rock^[1]^[2] punk rock^[3]
Years active	2022–present
Labels	Fantasy
Spinoff of	Thursday
Members	Anthony Green Frank Iero Travis Stever Tim Payne Tucker Rule
Website	lsdunes.com

History

The band formed during the COVID-19 pandemic as vocalist Anthony Green (frontman of Circa Survive, Saosin and the Sound of Animals Fighting) was looking for people to make music with. Originating from rehearsals for Thursday's 2020 holiday livestream,^[4] the project started with the working title Dad Bods.^[5] The other L.S. Dunes members individually recorded their parts for their debut album, Past Lives, before landing on a vocalist, and Thursday drummer Tucker Rule sent Green instrumental tracks, not initially revealing the group's lineup.^[6]

Word of the post-hardcore/emo supergroup first emerged when they appeared on the poster for Riot Fest in May 2022.^[7] My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero unveiled the band with guitarist Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria and Thursday's bassist Tim Payne.^[8] Coinciding with their unveiling, L.S. Dunes released their debut single, "Permanent Rebellion", the first single from Past Lives.^{[9] [7]} It was released via Fantasy Records on August 26 with a music video,^[10] and drew praise from several music outlets.^[11] The group announced a series of North American tour dates from September 16 to November 30.^[9][12]

L.S. Dunes made their live debut at day one of Riot Fest 2022 at Douglass Park, Chicago, Illinois, on September 16 – where My Chemical Romance also happened to be headlining – playing six songs from Past Lives.^[13][14] After debuting the song at Riot Fest, they released the opening track of Past Lives, "2022", as their second single.^[15][16] The song was released alongside a psychedelic video.^[11]

In October 2022, the band announced details of their first UK tour.^[17] They are set to play across four cities in January 2023 alongside yet-to-be-announced special guests,^[18] in celebration of the release of Past Lives.^[19] On October 21, L.S. Dunes released the third single from Past Lives, "Bombsquad", which was also debuted at their Riot Fest set.^[20] Released with an accompanying live video, the track came from a poem Green wrote "around the time" of the January 6 United States Capitol attack.^[21][20]

On June 23, 2023, L.S. Dunes returned with the single "Benadryl Subreddit".^[22] The song's title came from a conversation between Iero and Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance about legal ways of getting high.^[23][24] Its video was directed, shot, and edited by Nick and Pat Demarais and produced by Cheers Dude Productions.^[25]

Members

• Anthony Green – vocals
• Frank Iero – guitar
• Travis Stever – guitar
• Tim Payne – bass guitar
• Tucker Rule – drums

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US ^[26]	SCO ^[27]	UK Dig. ^[28]	UK Rock ^[29]
Past Lives	Released: November 11, 2022^[30] Label: Fantasy Formats: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, digital download, streaming^[31]	174	21	59	5

Singles

List of singles

Title	Year	Album	Notes
"Permanent Rebellion"	2022	Past Lives	Also released together as a limited edition cassette^[32]
"2022"
"Bombsquad"			Released alongside a live video recorded at Dreamland Studios in Woodstock, New York^[33]
"Benadryl Subreddit"	2023	TBA

References

1. Taylor, Sam (August 26, 2022). "Rock supergroup L.S. DUNES have released their first single, 'Permanent Rebellion'". Dork. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
2. Taylor, Sam (October 3, 2022). "Rock supergroup L.S. DUNES have announced a UK tour". Dork. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
3. Weaver, James (September 25, 2022). "L.S. Dunes release new music video for '2022'". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
4. Sacher, Andrew (August 26, 2022). "New post-hardcore supergroup: L.S. Dunes = Circa Survive, Thursday, My Chem, Coheed members". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
5. Law, Sam (November 9, 2022). "L.S. Dunes: "We didn't realise how much we needed this band until we started writing for it"". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
6. Chesler, Josh (September 28, 2022). "L.S. Dunes is the Anti-Supergroup Born Out of Memes & Friends". Spin. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
7. Robinson, Ellie (August 27, 2022). "Members of My Chemical Romance, Coheed And Cambria, Thursday and more form supergroup L.S. Dunes". NME. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
8. Robinson, Ellie (September 29, 2022). "Jimmy Eat World to join My Chemical Romance on 2023 Australian tour". NME. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
9. Eaton, Harry (August 26, 2022). "Post-Hardcore Supergroup L.S. DUNES Release Debut Single "Permanent Rebellion"". Boolin Tunes. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
10. Mosk, Mitch (September 27, 2022). "Editor's Picks 74: L.S. Dunes, Charlotte Lawrence, Peace Ritual, Sadurday, Dear Boy, & Abby Sage!". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
11. "L.S. DUNES share new track, '2022'". Soundsphere magazine. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
12. Jones, Abby (August 26, 2022). "Members of MCR, Coheed, and More Form Supergroup L.S. Dunes". Consequence. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
13. Rose, Anna (September 17, 2022). "Watch supergroup L.S. Dunes' live debut at Riot Fest". NME. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
14. Sacher, Andrew (September 17, 2022). "L.S. Dunes (Circa Survive, My Chem, Thursday, Coheed) made their live debut at Riot Fest". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
15. Sacher, Andrew (September 23, 2022). "L.S. Dunes (Circa Survive, My Chem, Thursday, Coheed) share powerful new song "2022"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
16. Richards, Will (September 24, 2022). "Supergroup L.S. Dunes share fierce second single '2022'". NME. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
17. "L.S. Dunes announce UK tour". Kerrang!. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
18. Kemp, Ella (October 3, 2022). "Emo supergroup L.S. Dunes announce UK tour for 2023". NME. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
19. Rogers, Jack (October 3, 2022). "Emo supergroup L.S. Dunes announce UK tour for 2023". Rock Sound. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
20. Deville, Chris (October 21, 2022). "L.S. Dunes Share New Song "Bombsquad": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
21. Carter, Emily (October 21, 2022). "L.S. Dunes "rage against society's depressing and destructive forces" on new single Bombsquad". Kerrang!. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
22. Sacher, Andrew (June 23, 2023). "L.S. Dunes return with riffy new single, "Benadryl Subreddit"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
23. Taylor, Sam (June 23, 2023). "L.S. DUNES have released a new single, 'Benadryl Subreddit'". Dork. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
24. Carter, Emily (June 26, 2023). "L.S. Dunes unleash brand-new single, Benadryl Subreddit". Kerrang!. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
25. Moore, Em (June 23, 2023). "L.S. Dunes release video for new song "Benadryl Subreddit"". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
26. "Billboard 200: Week of November 26, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
27. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
28. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
29. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
30. Eaton, Harry (November 8, 2022). "ALBUM REVIEW: L.S. DUNES - Past Lives". Boolin Tunes. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
31. "Past Lives". Fantasy Records. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
32. "2022" / "Permanent Rebellion" (cassette liner notes). Godflesh. Fantasy Records. 2022 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
33. Beemer, Mark (October 21, 2022). "L.S. Dunes drop 'Bombsquad' single and live performance". Lambgoat. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

External links

• Official website