letlive.‘s penultimate release, 2013’s “The Blackest Beautiful” will be receiving a newly re-mixed and remastered version this coming Friday, June 13th. That edition has been dubbed “The Blackest Beautiful Revisited“, and in addition to the sonic overhaul, also features two reimagined tracks.
The first of those to be released, “The Dope Beat Rendition“, reworks “The Dope Beat” with Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years on guest vocals. Keith Buckley of Many Eyes/ex-Every Time I Die also appears on the record, guesting on a reworked version of the song “27 Club“.
Guitarist Jeff Sahyoun commented of this cleaned up version of the record:
“It’s surreal hearing ‘The Blackest Beautiful‘ remastered after all these years. This record meant everything to us, and now it gets to live again in a new light. I couldn’t be more excited to share it with everyone.”
His bandmate, guitarist Jean Nascimento, added:
“‘The Blackest Beautiful‘ is a lighthouse for those who feel lost in this mad world. It’s an honor for us to give our fans a chance to listen and have a new perspective on this album, one more time.”
After hanging it up back in 2017, letlive. announced last year they would be returning in 2025 to give themselves a proper sendoff, with that run set to run as follows:
06/14-15 Washington, DC – Vans Warped Tour
06/26 Ysselsteyn, NET – Jera On Air
06/27 Münster, GER – Vainstream Rockfest
06/28 Leipzig, GER – Impericon Festival
07/01 Berlin, GER – Berlin Privatclub (feat. Last Hounds)
07/02 Hamburg, GER – Logo (feat. Last Hounds)
07/03 Köln, GER – Gebäude 9 (feat. Last Hounds)
07/05 Ypres, BEL – Ieperfest
07/07 Prague, CZE – Fuchs2
07/10 London, UK – Electric Ballroom (feat. Last Hounds)
07/12 Cheltenham, UK – 2000 Trees Festival
07/13 London, UK – Electric Ballroom (feat. Last Hounds)
09/05 Brisbane, AUS – The Triffid
09/06 Sydney, AUS – Manning Bar
09/07 Melbourne, AUS – Max Watts
09/09 Adelaide, AUS – Lion Arts Factory
09/10 Perth, AUS – Magnet House
09/19-20 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
10/01 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall (feat. Vanna)
10/02 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues (feat. Vanna)
10/04 New York, NY – Irving Plaza (feat. Vanna)
10/05 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club (feat. Vanna)
10/06 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts (feat. Vanna)
10/07 Scranton, PA – The Ritz Theater (feat. Vanna)
10/10 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
10/11 Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
10/13 Scottsdale, AZ – Rockbar
10/15 Salt Lake City, UT – Church & State
10/16 Denver, CO – Summit Theatre
10/18-19 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young Festival
10/23 San Francisco, CA – August Hall
10/24 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
11/15-16 Orlando, FL – Vans Warped Tour
