Hear the first single off the band's third album, "Such Hot Blood" ... Frontman Mikel Jollett talks "horrific" events that led to the song
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The Airborne Toxic Event is looking to heat things up on its third album.
The Los Angeles rock act's "Such Hot Blood" is due this spring on Island, led by first single "Timeless." The anthemic song (premiering below) was written in the aftermath of a rough year for the band's frontman, Mikel Jollett, who lost four family members, including his grandmother, during a time he called "awful and horrific."
"I wrote a song on the record called 'What's In a Name,' it was just a really big rock 'n' roll song," Jollett said. "As soon as I wrote that, I knew I wanted Jacquire to produce the record."
And after a quiet stint back in L.A. in advance of the album release, the tour veterans are looking forward to getting back on the road -- and playing to loyal fans like one the band encountered in Chicago at a recent one-off show.
"I look out into the audience and he holds up his arm and there's a massive Airborne tattoo just covering his entire arm, from shoulder to wrist," Jollett said. "The whole front row at Airborne shows these days is all people with Airborne tattoos… Our fans are awesome. It's not that hard to stay motivated."
See the Airborne Toxic Event's tour dates below:
Jan. 15-16: New York, NY (Webster Hall)
Jan. 23: Los Angeles, CA (Mayan Theater)
March 30: San Diego, CA (House of Blues)
April 1: Tempe, AZ (The Marquee)
April 3: Boulder, CO (Fox Theater)
April 4: Denver, CO (Ogden Theater)
April 5: Salt Lake City, UT (The Depot)
April 7: Portland, OR (Crystal Ballroom)
April 8: Seattle, WA (Showbox at the Market)
April 9: Vancouver, B.C. (Vogue Theatre)
April 11: San Francisco, CA (Warfield Theater)
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The Airborne Toxic Event is looking to heat things up on its third album.
The Los Angeles rock act's "Such Hot Blood" is due this spring on Island, led by first single "Timeless." The anthemic song (premiering below) was written in the aftermath of a rough year for the band's frontman, Mikel Jollett, who lost four family members, including his grandmother, during a time he called "awful and horrific."
"I wrote a song on the record called 'What's In a Name,' it was just a really big rock 'n' roll song," Jollett said. "As soon as I wrote that, I knew I wanted Jacquire to produce the record."
And after a quiet stint back in L.A. in advance of the album release, the tour veterans are looking forward to getting back on the road -- and playing to loyal fans like one the band encountered in Chicago at a recent one-off show.
"I look out into the audience and he holds up his arm and there's a massive Airborne tattoo just covering his entire arm, from shoulder to wrist," Jollett said. "The whole front row at Airborne shows these days is all people with Airborne tattoos… Our fans are awesome. It's not that hard to stay motivated."
See the Airborne Toxic Event's tour dates below:
Jan. 15-16: New York, NY (Webster Hall)
Jan. 23: Los Angeles, CA (Mayan Theater)
March 30: San Diego, CA (House of Blues)
April 1: Tempe, AZ (The Marquee)
April 3: Boulder, CO (Fox Theater)
April 4: Denver, CO (Ogden Theater)
April 5: Salt Lake City, UT (The Depot)
April 7: Portland, OR (Crystal Ballroom)
April 8: Seattle, WA (Showbox at the Market)
April 9: Vancouver, B.C. (Vogue Theatre)
April 11: San Francisco, CA (Warfield Theater)
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