Deafheaven just released possibly their best album to date, Lonely People With Power. In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie, Deafheaven guitarist and vocalist George Clarke reiterated that Lonely People With Power is a great record for people who might not be familiar with the band. Though if he had to pick one song that would get new fans into Deafheaven, he’s probably pick “Amethyst”.
“I think it would come from this record, yeah. I think in that statement I suppose what I really meant was that we kind of do so many things and we’ve experimented so many times over the years that this really felt like that we were at a place where we firmly understood our voice and understood exactly what the mission was.
“And we took all these elements from our career and I think applied them in a better way here. So I would choose an album from this or would choose a song from this record. And I would go with ‘Amethyst.’ I think that it has a really great encapsulation of everything that we do.”
Clarke later touched on some of the modern bands that inspired him, a lot of which come from The Flenser record label.
“A ton. It is especially nice to see people who I consider from, you know, from like our corner of the world having moments, you know, I think, you know, off the top of my head, I think of Flenzer [sic] Records, who is having a huge moment with acts like Midwife and Chat Pile, obviously, just blowing up.
“I would say Blood Incantation would be another one. Seeing a band like that who has so stuck to their vision and just done them have a moment, I think is very telling of where audiences are and what they appreciate. And then larger bands, you know, like Knocked Loose, who have kind of exploded and who are being rewarded for years of hard work and also sticking to an uncompromising vision. I think all of that is hugely inspiring for us.”
Deafheaven will hit the road starting this week with Gatecreeper and Trauma Ray as the openers. The tour kicks off on April 19 at The Belasco in Los Angeles, CA and wraps up over one month later on May 23 at The Nile in Mesa, AZ. Tickets are available here.
4/19 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
4/20 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
4/21 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
4/23 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
4/24 Seattle, WA The Showbox
4/25 Vancouver, BC The Pearl
4/26 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
4/27 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
4/28 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
4/30 Englewood, CO The Gothic Theatre
5/2 Omaha, NE Slowdown
5/3 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
5/4 Madison, WI Majestic Theater
5/5 Chicago, IL Metro
5/6 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
5/8 Toronto, ON The Opera House
5/9 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2025
5/10 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
5/12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
5/13 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
5/14 New York, NY Irving Plaza
5/15 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
5/17 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
5/18 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome to Rockville 2025
5/20 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
5/21 Austin, TX Emo’s
5/23 Mesa, AZ The Nile
Source: metalinjection.net
