DETROIT’S BONNY DOON SIGN TO ANTI-
LISTEN TO BREEZY NEW TRACK “SAN FRANCISCO”
Photo Credit: Tim Johnson
EAST COAST TOUR DATES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 21
“Detroit’s Bonny Doon recline deep in the kind of alternative folk music that
gives off its own warmth, wise enough to sit back with some guitars and watch the world crumble.” – Pitchfork
Declared “heroes of ambling, melancholy, poetic indie rock” by Stereogum, the Detroit trio Bonny Doon has signed to ANTI- Records and is sharing the new track “San Francisco” today; laid-back and catchy, the song embodies that sunny California feeling. In addition to the members of Bonny Doon, the song features contributions from Waxahatchee‘s Katie Crutchfield, members of Woods, and other friends. Listen to it below.
“San Francisco”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
“I moved to the Bay Area in 2018 and for the first time in a while, we had one foot somewhere other than Detroit,” guitarist Bobby Colombo explained. “We spent a lot of time on the West Coast, which found its way into the writing, and also provided some distance to reflect more deeply on our hometown. “San Francisco” is both a nod to this personal chapter and also an observation about how places like San Francisco and Detroit are being transformed by capital, and how people are figuring out how to keep existing within that change.”
A trio comprised of Bill Lennox (vocals, guitar), Bobby Colombo (vocals, guitar) and Jake Kmiecik (drums),, Bonny Doon formed in 2014 and put out a few 7”s before releasing their self-titled debut in 2017. “ ‘Bonny Doon’ is at once jagged and unfinished, languid and detail-oriented, restless and at peace,” Pitchfork said at the time. In 2018 the band began performing as the backing band for Waxahatchee and released their latest record ‘Longwave’. “ ‘Longwave’ is a gently simple record but one which manages to exert an almost hypnotic pull,” the UK’s Clash Magazine said. Lennox and Colombo were also close collaborators on Waxahatchee’s critically acclaimed 2020 album ‘Saint Cloud’ and wrote many of the record’s guitar arrangements.
Later this month Bonny Doon will embark on a run of East coast dates; all upcoming shows are listed below.
TOUR DATES
9/21 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
9/22 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
9/23 – Baltimore, MD @ Current
9/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Zone 1
9/25 – Accord, NY @ Woodsist Festival
9/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
