Headstones Tease New Album ‘BURN ALL THE SHIPS’ with Single “Daylight Lightning”

With a career spanning nearly four decades and multiple gold and platinum records under their belt, Canadian rock icons Headstones continue their triumphant return with their eleventh studio album, BURN ALL THE SHIPS, set for release on September 19th via their new label home, Dine Alone Records. Alongside the announcement comes “Daylight Lightning,” a brooding slow-burn that captures the shock and stillness of life-altering news and a fierce reminder of the band’s raw intensity and unmistakable grit.

Frontman Hugh Dillon calls it a band favourite:

“‘Daylight Lightning’ is unique and unconventional in both subject matter and execution, subversive and unapologetic. It is the essence of our music.”

The new track follows the band’s recent hit, “Navigate,” featuring Dallas Green (Alexisonfire, City and Colour, You+Me). The song rocketed into the Top 5 on Active Rock radio in just five weeks and has held strong inside the Top 5 for three weeks. “Navigate” is one of the fastest rising and hardest hitting Canadian rock tracks of the year. A performance video, shot at the label’s HQ in Toronto and directed by longtime visual collaborator and director of photography Gord Hawkins, is available to watch now.

BURN ALL THE SHIPS features some of the most dynamic material of the Headstones’ career. Produced with longtime studio ally Chris Osti, the record swings from snarling punk rock to unexpected moments of depth and restraint. For the first time, they brought a couple of badass musical friends into the mix. Metric’s Emily Haines lends her edge to the razor-sharp “An Effort to Forget,” while Green shows up in full force on “Navigate,” adding new layers to the band’s trademark sound.

Limited edition vinyl and CDs are available to pre-order at both the Dine Alone Store and the Headstones online store at this LINK. See below for descriptions.

Dillon comments:

“It all comes down to natural chemistry and restless imagination. We will things into existence to satisfy a relentless artistic drive.”

Headstones ‘BURN ALL THE SHIPS’ album artwork

Formed and fronted by the inimitably charismatic Hugh Dillon in 1987, Kingston, Ontario, Headstones have solidified their status as one of Canada’s most influential and enduring rock bands, carving out a unique space in Canadian rock with their no-nonsense punk energy and relentless live performances.

BURN ALL THE SHIPS Track Listing:

1. Put That Car In Drive
2. Decades
3. Daylight Lightning
4. An Effort To Forget (feat. Emily Haines)
5. City Of Ghosts
6. Details
7. Navigate (feat. City and Colour)
8. Unnatural Causes
9. Damned

Tour Dates:

07/18 – Rock on the River Festival – Timmins, ON
07/19 – Roberta Bondar Tent & Pavilion – Sault Ste. Marie, ON
08/02 – Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa – Minnedosa, MB
08/23 – Shake the Lake Festival – Regina, SK
11/25 – Penticton, BC @ South Okanagan Event Centre
11/26 – Abbotsford, BC @ Abbotsford Centre
11/28 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
11/29 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Casino Event Centre
12/01 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
12/03 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
12/05 – Toronto, ON @ The Theatre at Great Canadian Resort
12/06 – Ottawa, ON @ The Arena at TD Place
12/07 – Peterborough, ON @ Memorial Centre
12/10 – Windsor, ON @ The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
12/12 – Moncton, NB @ Casino New Brunswick
12/13 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre