Preorder a copy of the new Lemonheads album Love Chant and join us for a special solo performance and signing with Evan Dando of the Lemonheads on October 24th, the day their new album Love Chant is released! This is the first Lemonheads album of original material in almost 20 years, and we’re psyched to get to celebrate it with the man himself. Everyone who preorders the album for local, instore (event) pickup will receive a wristband, which is required for anyone 13+ to participate in the album signing and guarantees entrance to our event. Like space in the record store, wristbands are limited, so don’t miss out!

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. Adam Green of cult New York favourites The Moldy Peaches also contributes as co-writer on the loose-limbed country detour “Wild Thing.”

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.

Love Chant is available to preorder here now on limited edition indie exclusive opaque yellow vinyl, black vinyl, and on CD. All who preorder the album for local, store pickup will receive a wristband with their preorder for our 10/24 event with Evan Dando. Preorders are limited to total of FOUR TOTAL per customer / household. For each album preordered, you’ll receive a wristband such that two LPs preordered = two wristbands, one CD preordered = one wristband, etc. All who place preorders in advance will receive an email with preorder pickup and event details on or by the day before our event.

After the performance portion of our event, Evan will sign albums for wristbanded attendees. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ and guarantee entrance to our event. (Wristbands are not required for kids 12 & under attending with a wristband-holding adult.)

Preorders placed for local, event pickup will be available starting at 11:00 AM on Friday, October 24th, the day of our event with Evan Dando.

Event preorders for store pickup will be held for three months after the event date. Please pick up your copy of Love Chant no later than January 24th.