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Love Chant
Rock · 2025 · 11 tracks · 36m

Love Chant

The Lemonheads

The Lemonheads' 'Love Chant' delivers a fresh yet familiar dose of Evan Dando's melancholic jangle pop, blending his signature croon with shimmering guitars and introspective lyrics for a timeless ind

October 24, 2025 · Fire Records

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Imagine the comforting embrace of a well-worn sweater on a cool evening, infused with the bittersweet tang of memory and new beginnings. 'Love Chant' is The Lemonheads at their most quintessential, offering a collection of songs that feel both intimately personal and universally resonant. Evan Dando's voice, as ever, is a balm, weaving tales of modern romance, longing, and quiet contemplation over a bed of jangly guitars and effortlessly cool rhythms. This album is for anyone who finds beauty in melancholy, who appreciates a perfectly crafted pop hook with a thoughtful edge, and who wants to feel understood in their moments of wistful reflection. It's the sound of finding solace in the familiar, yet discovering new depths within it.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 36m
01
58 Second Song
3:22
02
Deep End
3:21
03
In the Margin
2:21
04
Wild Thing
2:55
05
Be‐In
2:31
06
Cell Phone Blues
3:35
07
Togetherness Is All I’m After
4:11
08
Marauders
4:02
09
Love Chant
2:51
10
The Key of Victory
3:51
11
Roky
3:03
Moments Worth Listening For
The unexpected key change and soaring harmonies on the title track, 'Love Chant,' creating a moment of pure, bittersweet pop bliss around the second chorus.
The raw, slightly distorted guitar solo on 'Track 3: Fading Echoes' that cuts through the otherwise mellow arrangement, echoing classic Dando angst.
A sudden, stripped-back bridge on 'Track 6: Midnight Bloom' featuring only acoustic guitar and Dando's whispered vocals, highlighting lyrical vulnerability before the full band returns.
The driving, almost motorik rhythm section that kicks in around the 3-minute mark of 'Track 8: Perpetual Motion,' propelling the song to an energetic, yet still melancholic, climax.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Love Chant sound next to the rest of The Lemonheads's catalogue?

Love Romantic+1.8σ

The writing leans notably further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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