Violent Femmes have announced Hotel Last Resort, their 10th studio album and the follow-up to 2016’s We Can Do Anything, their first LP in 16 years. And today they’re sharing its lead single and title track, which features the legendary Television frontman Tom Verlaine. Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie, who first met Verlaine working as a journalist during Television’s final tour in 1978, reached out and heard back within literal minutes.

“We didn’t really give him much instruction,” Ritchie says, “but he did exactly what we hoped he’d do. He clearly has an affinity for the song. He must’ve really clued in on the lyrics and he really interpreted them with a guitar.” Adds Gordon Gano, “One of the greatest thrills of a long recording career is getting Tom Verlaine to play on one of our songs. It’s just amazing to hear that sound.”

Another track on the album, a new rendition of the 1994 New Times cut “I’m Nothing,” features vocals from pro skateboarder and lifelong Violent Femmes fan Stefan Janoski. Janoski is also collaborating with the band and Nike to design a shoe inspired by the song. The words “I’m Nothing” in Janoski’s handwriting will be screen printed on the tongue and “VIOLENT” and “FEMMES” will be chain stitched onto each shoe.

Listen to Violent Femmes and Tom Verlaine’s “Hotel Last Resort” below.

TRACKLIST:
01 “Another Chorus”
02 “I Get What I Want”
03 “I’m Nothing” (Feat. Stefan Janoski)
04 “Adam Was A Man”
05 “Not Ok”
06 “Hotel Last Resort” (Feat. Tom Verlaine)
07 “Everlasting You”
08 “It’s All Or Nothing”
09 “I’m Not Gonna Cry”
10 “This Free Ride”
11 “Paris To Sleep”
12 “Sleepin’ At The Meetin'”
13 “God Bless America”

TOUR DATES:
05/03 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
05/04 Redondo Beach, CA @ BeachLife Festival *
05/05 San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts By The Sea #
05/07 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren #
05/09 Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater #
05/10 Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston
05/11 Arlington, TX @ KAABOO Texas #
05/13 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre #
05/14 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom # SOLD OUT
05/16 Memphis, TN @ Graceland Live #
05/17 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant #
05/18 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
07/28 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena **
07/29 Selbyville, DE @ The Freeman Stage **
07/30 Washington, DC @ The Anthem **
08/01 New York, NY @ Pier 17 **
08/02 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage **
08/03 Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion **
08/04 East Providence, RI @ Bold Point Park **
08/06 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE **
08/08 Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre **
08/09 Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater **
08/10 Indianapolis, IN @ Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park **
08/11 Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre **
08/14 Minneapolis, MN @ Surly Brewing Company **
08/15 Des Moines, IA @ Water Works Park **
08/16 Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre **
08/17 Lyons, CO @ Rocky Mountain Folks Festival *
08/23 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
08/24-25 Port Townsend, WA @ THING *
09/06 Omaha, NE @ Shadow Ridge Music Festival *

* Festival Performance
# w/X
** w/Ben Folds

Hotel Last Resort is out 7/26 via [PIAS].