VIOLET GROHL RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM BE SWEET TO ME
WATCH VIDEO FOR “BUG IN THE CAKE”
HEADLINE TOUR KICKS OFF TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON PERFORMANCE SET FOR JUNE 3
29 MAY 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — Violet Grohl releases her highly anticipated debut album, Be Sweet To Me, today via Auroura Records / Republic Records. It was recorded at producer Justin Raisen’s (Kim Gordon, Charli xcx) Los Angeles home studio alongside musicians assembled in the spirit of the Wrecking Crew session players in the ’60s and ’70s, and its sound takes perpetual influence from the alternative sounds of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s: Pixies, Soundgarden, Cocteau Twins, The Breeders, PJ Harvey, The Muffs, Björk, Alice in Chains, L7, Juliana Hatfield.
“I've listened to that stuff since I was a kid,” Grohl says of the blend of sounds evidenced on the album’s singles “THUM,” “595” and “Cool Buzz.” Also out today is a Nikki Milan Houston-directed music video for album track “Bug in the Cake,” which can be seen below. Grohl will make her television debut on June 3 on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
“Everything was written in the studio,” Grohl says of the Be Sweet To Me material. “I would come in with an inspiration playlist, we would hang and listen for a little while, and then start writing.” “Violet is so well-versed in all styles of music; every playlist was different,” says Raisen, describing Violet’s assemblages of trip hop, new wave, Scandinavian black metal, ’70s acoustic folk, and vocal jazz. “She showed me a number of things that I wasn't familiar with; her encyclopedic knowledge of music is crazy.”
Critics are already raving about Be Sweet To Me, with NYLON stating, “Violet Grohl is the most authentic successor we’ve had to ‘90s alt rock in a long time, and if you’re skeptical of that claim, just let the music speak for itself.” SPIN wrote, “The songs from Be Sweet To Me aren’t tentative. They arrive loud, fuzzy and dangerously catchy.”
Violet’s first-ever headline tour kicks off tonight with a sold-out show in Los Angeles and continues this month with sold out shows in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. If you're in New York, Violet will be playing an in-store at Rough Trade NYC on June 1st. Tickets are available now. European festival dates will follow in August, as will September appearances at such festivals as Atlanta’s Shaky Knees, New York’s CBGB and the Washington, D.C.-area’s All Things Go.
Visit violetgrohl.com for more details and stay tuned for further upcoming show announcements. All dates below.
05/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge - SOLD OUT
06/01 - New York, NY @ Rough Trade NYC - TICKETS
06/04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right - SOLD OUT
06/05 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live - SOLD OUT
06/06 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis - SOLD OUT
06/23 - Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall *
06/24 - New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 *
08/21 - Biddinghuizen @ Lowlands Festival 2026
08/23 - Hasselt @ Pukkelpop 2026 - SOLD OUT
08/28 - Wetherby @ Leeds Festival 2026
08/29 - Co. Laois @ Electric Picnic 2026 - SOLD OUT
08/30 - Reading @ Reading Festival 2026
09/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees 2026
09/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ CBGB 2026
09/27 - Columbia, MD @ All Things Go 2026
11/20 - México @ Corona Capital 2026
* w/ The Breeders
1. THUM
2. 595
3. Bug In The Cake
4. Last Day I Loved You
5. Big Memory
6. Mobile Stars
7. Often Others
8. Applefish
9. Cool Buzz
10. Pool Of My Dream
11. Plastic Couch