Violet is the second studio album by American rock supergroup L.S. Dunes. It was released on January 31, 2025, by Fantasy Records and distributed through Concord. The album was supported by four singles: "Fatal Deluxe", "Machines", "Paper Tigers", and "Violet".
Background and production L.S. Dunes released their debut studio album, Past Lives, on November 11, 2022. After completing that album's supporting tour, the band began working on their second studio album. On September 20, 2024, the band released "Fatal Deluxe", which Frank Iero described as "[marking] the official opening of chapter two for L.S. Dunes". The band formally announced their second album, Violet, on October 17. In an interview with Billboard, Tim Payne stated that the album "encapsulates everything we've been trying to accomplish since we formed as a band, which is to give us each, as individual musicians, a safe space to explore music in ways that we have not yet had the chance to". Violet was produced by Will Yip, the same producer behind Past Lives.
Composition Violet is predominantly a post-hardcore album, with certain songs being inspired by other genres like grunge rock and indie rock.
Release The album was released on January 31, 2025, through Fantasy Records and distributed through Concord. Four singles preceded the album's release. The album's lead single was the aforementioned "Fatal Deluxe". It was then followed by "Machines" on October 18, preceding the band's performance at When We Were Young 2024. A music video for "Machines" was also released, co-directed by Iero and David Brodsky. The third and fourth singles, "Paper Tigers" and "Violet", were released on November 22, 2024, and January 8, 2025, respectively. Like "Machines", "Violet" was released alongside a music video, directed by Ian Shelton.
To support the release of Violet, L.S. Dunes embarked on a North American tour throughout early 2025.
Critical reception
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
L.S. Dunes Anthony Green – vocals, production Frank Iero – guitar, production Tim Payne – bass, production Travis Stever – guitar, production Tucker Rule – drums, production
Technical Will Yip – production, engineering, mixing Ryan Smith – mastering Gordon Douglas Ball – art Sage Lamonica – layout, design Shelley Weiss – violin on "Forgiveness"
Charts + Weekly chart performance for Violet Chart Peakposition
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