Laura Jane Grace Teases Forthcoming Album With First Single Dysphoria Hoodie
Wednesday, 04 October 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Travis Shinn
Laura Jane Grace has shared the first single of a forthcoming new studio album.
Powerful and raw, Dysphoria Hoodie marks the Against Me! leader's first release since 2021's 'At War With The Silverfish' EP. Grace, who publicly revealed they were transgender in 2012, explained the meaning behind the acoustic folk-punk song:
"This is a song about gender dysphoria and your favourite hooded sweatshirt. Any trans person out there knows what a dysphoria hoodie is — it’s the hoodie you wear when feeling low and dysphoric and you don’t want the world reading your gender. Hide your body shape, hide your head, disappear as much as you can. Wrap yourself up in it like a blanket anywhere you go. Make your flesh become cotton. Instant protection from the outside world. My dysphoria hoodie happens to be an Adidas hoodie, so yes, this is in fact really just a tribute song to my favourite Adidas hoodie."
Details of the new record will drop via Big Scary Monsters/Polyvinyl Record Co in due course. The singer-songwriter's last solo album, 'Stay Alive', was released in 2020. It followed the 'Bought To Rot' LP with the Devouring Mothers, while Against Me!'s last record was 2016's 'Shape Shift With Me'.
Grace also has a number of US shows scheduled over the next few months, including a slot at The Fest in Gainesville, Florida, and an appearance on Flogging Molly's Salty Dog Cruise, along with headline dates in the Midwest for late December and early January.
Artwork: Steak Mtn.
Laura Jane Grace Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu December 28 2023 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Off Broadway (USA)
Fri December 29 2023 - LAWRENCE Kansas - Granada Theatre (USA)
Sun December 31 2023 - DENVER Colorado - Marquis (USA)
Tue January 02 2024 - OMAHA Nebraska - Slowdown (USA)
Wed January 03 2024 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Cloudland (USA)
Sat January 06 2024 - MADISON Wisconsin - Joeys Song Benefit (USA)
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