Low Flying Hawks have announced a new album titled Makebelieve, featuring a rhythm section of Melvins’ Dale Crover on drums and Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn on bass. In advance of the album’s October 25th release, the band has unveiled the single “Out for Blood.”
Crover and Dunn have served as the rhythm section on previous albums from Low Flying Hawks, whose mysterious core members include guitarist AAL and vocalist EHA. Makebelieve follows a trilogy of connected albums that are comprised of Kofuku (2015), Genkaku (2017), and FUYU (2021).
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“The record is about how the world changed when everyone started not believing anything and being very aggressive,” stated AAL. “Everything was peaceful, and suddenly everyone was barking back. It goes deeper too. With A.I., you just don’t know what to believe. It’s like the world was out for blood. Who did this? Why is it happening? Everything settled, and we all surrendered to the idea of being held hostage.”
EHA added, “We don’t want to give people the same thing we’ve given them for the last three albums. On Makebelieve, we used amps and pedals we’ve never used before. The whole idea was to make it more crushing.”
Low Flying Hawks recorded the new album in Mexico City and Los Angeles with producer Toshi Kasai, known for his work with Melvins and Tool.
Meanwhile, fans can catch Trevor Dunn on the road with Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne on the current “King Dunn Tour,” which runs through late September. Pick up tickets here.
Watch video for “Out for Blood” and see the artwork and tracklist for Makebelieve below. Pre-order the album at this location.
Makebelieve Artwork:
Makebelieve Tracklist:
01. Out for Blood
02. Bridges
03. Suspension of Disbelief
04. Old Country
05. Stoic
06. Axiom
07. Vampire
08. Makebelieve
09. Move On