Former HIM vocalist Ville Valo has set a January 13th release date for the debut solo album from his VV project. That record, “Neon Noir“, will be out on January 13th through Heartagram Records/UMG/Spinefarm.
Speaking previously of the record, Valo offered:
“‘Neon Noir‘ is 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.”
“Neon Noir” track listing:
01 – “Echolocate Your Love”
02 – “Run Away From The Sun”
03 – “Neon Noir”
04 – “Loveletting”
05 – “The Foreverlost”
06 – “Baby Lacrimarium”
07 – “Salute The Sanguine”
08 – “In Trenodia”
09 – “Heartful Of Ghosts”
10 – “Saturnine Saturnalia”
11 – “Zener Solitaire”
12 – “Vertigo Eyes”
Speaking further of this forthcoming opus in a newly published cover story over at Kerrang!, Valo offered laughingly:
“Doing this album, and doing it the way I did it, gave me a chance to reflect, in a way, or to have a different perspective of who I am or what I want to do and what I have done and what can be done better, and so forth, Which then ended up being basically doing exactly the same thing I had before. So, nothing’s new under the sun.”
Pre-orders for the record are available here. Thus far two singles have seen a release ahead of time, including “Echolocate Your Love” and “Loveletting“. Speaking to Kerrang! about the below touring plans for the album, Valo offered:
“It’s going to be half-and-half new stuff and HIM stuff. It’s not as if we’ll just play ‘Buried Alive By Love‘ as an encore and that’s it. It’s a continuation of what I’ve done in the past and, you know, what might happen next. Basically I’m just doing exactly what all the rock’n’rollers are doing. The only thing I’m not doing these days is going topless – you know, by that I mean older gentleman behaving like they’re 20 and cool.”
01/13 Tavastia, FIN – Helsinki
02/14 Warsaw, POL – Proxima
02/15 Krakow, POL – Kwadrat
02/16 Prague, CZE – Lucerna Music Bar
02/17 Berlin, GER – Huxley’s
02/18 Hamburg, GER – Fabrik
02/20 Amsterdam, NET – Paradiso
02/21 Frankfurt, GER – Batschkapp
02/22 Zurich, SWI – Komplex
02/24 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
02/25 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
02/26 Lisbon, POR – Cineteatro Capitolio
02/27 Porto, POR – Hard Club
03/02 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
03/03 Munich, GER – Backstage Werk
03/04 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
03/05 Vienna, AUT – Arena
03/07 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
03/08 Cologne, GER – LMH
03/09 Paris, FRA – Le Trabendo
03/10 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
03/11 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
03/13 Glasgow, UK – Garage
03/14 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
03/15 London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
04/01 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
04/02 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
04/04 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
04/05 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
04/06 Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall
04/08 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
04/09 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
04/11 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
04/13 Denver, CO – Summit
04/14 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
04/16 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
04/17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
04/18 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
04/21 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
04/22 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
04/23 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
04/25 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
04/26 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
04/27 Houston, TX – House of Blues
04/28 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
04/30 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
05/01 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
05/03 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
05/04 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
05/05 Charlotte, NC – Underground
05/07 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
05/08 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
