In 2020, HIM icon Ville Valo resurfaced as VV with a trio of new songs. Then, this spring, the singer returned with the tune "Loveletting" from the forthcoming VV album, Neon Noir. This week, another new Neon Noir track, "Echolocate Your Love," has emerged.
It arrived on Friday (Sept. 2) alongside a music video for the post-punk and heavy metal-inspired track.
Hear "Echolocate Your Love" near the bottom of this post.
Valo said of the song, "It's a sonic step-by-step guide on how to survive, and perhaps even enjoy, the realm of VV with its abundance of things that go bump in the night. It's a teary mascara marathon between Robert Smith and Ozzy, with a dash of hope."
In April, the singer explained, "As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum again."
More details about Neon Noir will be "released in due course," a press release said on Friday. It's expected out in 2023. A VV tour also launches next year. See the dates below.
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April 1 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ TLA April 2 – Boston, Mass. @ Big Night April 4 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Roxian April 5 – Cleveland, Ohio @ HOB April 6 – Detroit, Mich. @ St. Andrew's April 8 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Bogart's April 9 – Chicago, Ill. @ House of Blues April 11 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Varsity April 13 – Denver, Colo. @ Summit April 14 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Depot April 16 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Ace of Spades April 17 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Fillmore April 18 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Belasco April 21 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ HOB April 22 – San Diego, Calif. @ HOB April 23 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Van Buren April 25 – Dallas, Texas @ HOB April 26 – San Antonio, Texas @ Aztec April 27 – Houston, Texas @ HOB April 28 – New Orleans, La. @ HOB April 30 – Orlando, Fla. @ HOB May 1 – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. @ Revolution May 3 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Buckhead May 4 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Brooklyn Bowl May 5 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Underground May 7 – Silver Spring, Md. @ Fillmore May 8 – New York, N.Y. @ Irving Plaza