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RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE
announce new album
ALBUM BONES
out September 26
+ Announce Australian headline
shows for January 2026
as well as shows with
OCEAN ALLEY
+ NOTHING BUT THIEVES
PRE-ORDER HERE
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Genre-bending live sensations Rainbow Kitten Surprise have announced their new album, bones, out September 26 via Atlantic Records. Quintessentially Rainbow Kitten Surprise while still raising the bar, bones journeys through love, loss, and perseverance across its 10 captivating tracks. Pre-order HERE.
With frontwoman Ela Melo’s most vulnerable songwriting to date and euphoric production by Jay Joyce (Cage The Elephant, Orville Peck, Lainey Wilson), who worked with the band on 2018’s How to: Friend, Love Freefall, bones speaks to the band’s DNA while drawing from wisdom gained from over 13 years of making music together. On the record, the band shares, “This record is the raw unfiltered sound of Rainbow Kitten Surprise doing what we love to do. We called it bones because we were clearing skeletons out of our closet. These were both musical and interpersonal dynamics that we had to release before we could make this record what it is.”
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Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez
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Rainbow Kitten Surprise gave fans a taste of the album last month with new single “Dang,” along with a cinematic video inspired by Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Of the track, Billboard praised, “There’s just something about ‘Dang,’ the latest song from rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise, that demands to be blasted out of the nearest speaker on a hot summer day.”
The new record comes in the midst of Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s massive Thanks For Coming Tour, which has seen the band headline amphitheatres across North America. This touring run has featured countless sold-out shows (several of which were livestreamed to fans worldwide via Nugs) and generated major excitement from fans, due in part to the band performing a handful of never-before-heard unreleased tracks.
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Next year, the band will also be headed to Australia for a series of headline dates and supporting Ocean Alley. Pre-Order bones HERE before 7am AEST on August 8 to receive an exclusive code to access pre-sale tickets for the Australian headline tour. Presale codes and ticket links will be emailed to customers at 8am AEST on August 8. Kicking off in Melbourne on Friday 23 January, they will then head to Brisbane and Melbourne with headline shows in each city, as well as support slots for Ocean Alley.
The new album follows last year’s LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX, which was released to widespread critical acclaim from Consequence, Paste, SPIN, Billboard, and more. The record was also the band’s first album in 6 years, following How to: Friend, Love, Freefall, which has seen massive growth over the last few months, with hit track “It’s Called: Freefall” even being played in the latest season of Ginny & Georgia and reaching #1 on the Billboard TV Songs Chart.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise have plenty more in store…stay tuned!
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Rainbow Kitten Surprise
2026 Australian Tour
Friday 23 January – Forum Theatre, Melbourne ^
Saturday 24 January – Catani Gardens, Melbourne *
Wednesday 28 January – The Tivoli, Brisbane ^
Friday 30 January – Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane *
Saturday 31 January – The Domain, Sydney *
Sunday 1 February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney ^
^ Headline show
*Supporting Ocean Alley alongside Nothing But Thieves + Ruby Fields
Album Preorder Presale: Friday, 8 August, 10:00am – Tuesday, 12 August, 10:00am
Mastercard Presale: Friday, 8 August, 10:00am – Tuesday, 12 August, 10:00am
Secret Sounds Presale: Monday, 11 August, 11:00am – Tuesday, 12 August, 10:00am
General Onsale: Tuesday, 12 August, 11:00am
All times local.
For complete tour, VIP and ticket information, visit: secretsounds.com
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BONES
Tracklist
Friendly Fire
Hell Nah
bones
100 Summers
Murder
Dang
King
Stars
Texas Hold’em
Tropics
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