Thee Sinseers - "How Lonely is Lonely"

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Photo by Alfonso "JP" Gomez

At this point, I don't know how I'm supposed to say anything new about Thee Sinseers. Every time the neo-soul band release a new single, it's incredible and ends up showing why they're one of the best soul bands out there today. Their latest, "How Lonely is Lonely," is the kind of song that sounds like it could have been released any time in the last sixty or so years. The only thing about it that sounds modern is its production. It's going to be beloved by virtually anyone you know regardless of age and musical taste. (Unless, of course, they only listen to a single genre and it doesn't happen to be soul or R&B.) If you've ever enjoyed a soul song, you're going to love "How Lonely is Lonely," and you're going to love everything Thee Sinseers do.

You can listen to "How Lonely is Lonely" below. Love Stories is due out September 18 on Colemine Records, and is available to pre-order here. For more on Thee Sinseers, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.


Jul 16 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfest

Jul 18 - Rutherford, NJ - The Williams Center

Jul 19 - Queens, NY - The Rockaway Hotel

Jul 30 - Aug 2 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon

Jul 30 - Ashland, OR - Ashland Armory #

Jul 31 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre #

Aug 1 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre #

Aug 6 - Santa Maria, CA - Presqu'ile Winery #

Aug 7 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Jazz Summer Fest

Aug 8 - Camino, CA - Folk on the Farm

Aug 9 - Fresno, CA - Tioga Sequoia Brewery #

23 Sept - Utrecht, NL - Pandora

24 Sept - Groningen, NL - Oosterpoort

25 Sept - Rotterdam, NL - BIRD

26 Sept - Amsterdam, NL - Tolhuistuin

27 Sept - Antwerp, BE - Trix

29 Sept - Bristol, UK - Strange Brew

30 Sept - Manchester, UK - The Blues Kitchen

1 Oct - London, UK - The Jazz Cafe

2 Oct - Paris, FR - New Morning

4 Oct - Düsseldorf, DE - zakk

5 Oct - Basel, CH - Kuppel

6 Oct - Darmstadt, DE - Centralstation

7 Oct - Berlin, DE - Gretchen

10 Oct - Arcata, CA - Lumberjack Weekend at Cal Poly Humboldt - w/ Durand Jones & The Indications and The Altons

17 Oct - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern ^

21 Oct - La Jolla, CA - Epstein Family Amphitheater *

22 Oct - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren *

23 Oct - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theater *

24 Oct - Santa Fe, NM - The Lensic *

25 Oct - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace *

28 Oct - McAllen, TX - Cine El Rey *

29 Oct - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater *

30 Oct - San Antonio, TX - Stable Hall *

31 Oct - Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theater *

2 Nov - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre *

3 Nov - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre *

4 Nov - Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room *

6 Nov - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *

20 Nov - Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital


# with The Altons

^ with support from The Aggrolites

* with support from The Charities

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