The upcoming new album from Du Blonde is an album of many faces… some belonging to her, others belonging to a host of characters from past loves, to record industry executives, each played with humour and heartbreak in a one-man pantomime of glam-rock, punk, and a single, acrylic nail adorned middle finger. The glimmers of pop teased on 2021’s Homecoming LP become firework displays that illuminate stories of missed connections, anxiety, controlling relationships and hard earned peace. In spite of darkness, Du Blonde is choosing fun.
The album rides a pendulum between soft laments and strummed acoustic guitar to raging chants, three-minute rock operas and percussive, fuzzy and ostentatious pop-punk guitars. It is glorious and angelic; hilarious and ridiculous.