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3 August 2026 – Blonde Redhead Confront Mortality on Blood Spilled
By Editorial Team - August 3, 2026
Summary
Blonde Redhead share single 'Blood Spilled' on section1, a meditation on loss and mortality led by Kazu Makino.
Key Facts
- Blonde Redhead share new single 'Blood Spilled' via section1.
- Meditative song written by Kazu Makino reflecting on mortality and loss.
- Follows their 2025 experimental project The Shadow of the Guest.
- Entities: Blonde Redhead, Blood Spilled, Kazu Makino, The Shadow of the Guest, section1
- Tags: blonde-redhead, blood-spilled, kazu-makino, section1, dream-pop, noise-rock, indie-rock
Blonde Redhead have released 'Blood Spilled', their first new track following 2025’s experimental project The Shadow of the Guest, via section1 in dream pop and noise rock.
The song is described as a meditation on mortality and emerges from a prolonged period of loss experienced by vocalist Kazu Makino. Rather than treating death as a clean disappearance, the track considers the continuing emotional connection between the living and those who are no longer physically present.
That subject is matched by a performance that moves between restraint and release, allowing Makino’s voice to carry both intimacy and raw force. Across its career, Blonde Redhead has moved through noise rock, dream-pop, electronic experimentation and fragile chamber-like arrangements without losing its identity.