After building up steam this year through a series of dark-edged, melodic rock singles, vocalist-drummer Kami Kehoe has finally announced her next album. Her LOVE IS A WEAPON is out later this summer, but you can test-drive some more music right now via the release of her latest single, “THE END”. The song is described by Kehoe in a press release as having been “inspired by a ride or die type of relationship.” It begins with low-drone synth tones and a subtle, yet auto-tuned set of lines on “slow drives” and “bad times.” The song then cascades back-and-forth between minimalist snap beats, detuned pop hooks and heavy distortion. “I wrote this when I was with someone who was with me, before I became successful and was willing to stay until the end, no matter how difficult things got,” Kehoe says in a statement. “I wanted the song feel like a promise. That I would do everything I said once I had everything to give them.” A visualizer naturally finds Kehoe undertaking a night time drive. You can check it out up above. As for the album, LOVE IS A WEAPON is further described as a release that explores “the duality of love as both a source of empowerment and destruction.” “Every song comes from a real place in my life, but I hope people hear their own stories in it too,” Kehoe explains. “Throughout this album, I wanted to use my experiences, good or bad, and turn them into something beautiful. I truly believe our hearts are the most powerful weapon we have, and it’s up to us how we choose to use it but at the end of the day love always wins. I hope this album reminds everyone that they aren’t alone, and I hope it inspires them to choose love at the end no matter what.” The 15-song LP follows Kehoe’s breakthrough KANDY EP from 2025, and it includes her “DIRTY,” “HEARTLESS” and “PSYCHO” singles from earlier this year. The album is out August 28th via Atlantic Records. An exclusive vinyl pressing on black, white and blue splatter vinyl (limited to 500 copies) is up for pre-order now in Revolver’s shop. That’d be the cover art and tracklisting down below. As previously reported, Kehoe is heading out on tour later this year with Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle and Starset. The first show September 2nd at Camden, New Jersey’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. You’ll find the full date breakdown here. LOVE IS A WEAPON tracklisting:LOVE IS A WEAPONSEE URSELF AS A GODLOSTUR GONESICKDIRTYLOSE ALL FEELINGSNO ONE BUT UCRASHOUTHEARTLESSPSYCHOHEART ATTACKSUFFERINGTHE ENDINTERNALLY BLEEDING
Music Intelligence
2026-07-22