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Jan 07, 2025 By Mark Redfern Photography by Shervin Lainez

Deep Sea Diver (the band led by Jessica Dobson) have announced a new album, Billboard Heart, and shared a new song from it, “Shovel,” via a music video. They have also announced some tour dates. Billboard Heart is due out February 28 via Sub Pop. Check out the “Shovel” video below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover artwork, as well as the tour dates.

The album’s title track, “Billboard Heart,” was shared in September via a music video. It was one of our Songs of the Week.

Deep Sea Diver is singer and multi-instrumentalist Jessica Dobson, drummer Peter Mansen (also Dobson’s partner), and keyboardist Elliot Jackson. Billboard Heart is their first album for Sub Pop.

Deep Sea Diver’s last album was 2020’s Impossible Weight, released via High Beam/ATO. Read our interview with Dobson on that album.

Dobson has previously also performed in The Shins and in Beck’s band. Billboard Heart also features Dobson’s former The Shins’ bandmate Yuuki Matthews, Caroline Rose, and Greg Leisz. Dobson produced the album with Andy D. Park (who also mixed the album), with additional production from Adam Schatz. Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone mastered the album.

Dobson and Mansen directed the “Shovel” video with cinematographer Tyler Kalberg. Dobson had this to say about the song in a press release: “‘Shovel’ is one of the most angular and dualistic songs I’ve written, and I wanted to do a one-shot video that captured the grit, rawness, and intensity of the song. Simply put, it is me digging and dancing with a shovel in the middle of the night, desperately looking for beauty in dark places. Influenced by Lynch, the Cohen brothers, Nick Cave, and the sweet dance moves of Kate Bush.”

Billboard Heart Tracklist:

1. Billboard Heart
2. What Do I Know
3. Emergency
4. Shovel
5. Tiny Threads
6. Loose Change
7. Always Waving Goodbye
8. Let Me Go (feat. Madison Cunningham)
9. Be Sweet
10. See in the Dark
11. Happiness Is Not a Given

Deep Sea Diver Tour Dates:

Sat. Mar. 29 - Walla Walla, WA - The Motor Co
Sun. Mar. 30 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Fest
Tue. Apr. 01 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s
Thu. Apr. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
Sat. Apr. 05 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets Indoors
Sun. Apr. 06 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up
Tue. Apr. 08 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
Fri. Apr.11 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Sat. Apr. 12 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Club
Thu. Apr. 24 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
Fri. Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
Mon. Apr. 28 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
Wed. Apr. 30 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Lounge
Thu. May 01 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Fri. May 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat. May 03 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis
Sun. May 04 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall
Tue. May 06 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
Wed. May 07 - St. Louis, MO - Off-Broadway
Fri. May 09 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
Mon. May 12 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Urban Lounge
Sat. May 17 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox at the Market

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