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Tipped as 2025’s rock-band-to-watch, Return to Dust are back with a vital and vibrant new single entitled “Shine” out now via LAVA/Republic Records. Listen HERE. “Shine” marks the Los Angeles-based group’s first release of 2025 and is accompanied by an official music video, watch HERE.
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The band—Matty Bielawski [guitar, vocals], Graham Stanush [bass, vocals], Sebastian Gonzalez [guitar], and London Hudson [drums]—recorded “Shine” with frequent collaborator and producer Jim Kaufman out of his L.A. studio.
The new single elegantly balances a thick distorted riff with towering vocal harmonies punctuated by a pounding bridge and the echoes of wah-soaked lead guitar. It culminates with an infectious and immortal refrain, “So lay me down under golden skies and shine!”
About the song, the band shared, “‘Shine’ felt like the perfect way to segway into a new series of stories summarized by a single song about shedding your skin and hoping for something more.”
2024 saw the band unveil their independent self-titled full-length debut, Return To Dust, including standout single “Belly Up” which rose through the Active Rock chart and was praised by Distorted Sound as “a grungy, punky thrill ride,” while Revolver applauded the group’s “Alice In Chains-inspired form of modern-day grunge.”
This year the band will open for Pop Evil, Dorothy, Billy Corgan and The Machines of God, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace with festival appearances at Sonic Temple, Welcome to Rockville, Louder Than Life, Aftershock and more. Find more information HERE and all dates below.
Signing to LAVA now, they’re kickstarting a bold new chapter starting with “Shine”.
RETURN TO DUST ON TOUR
*Festival performance
Supporting Pop Evil
April 25 – Elsinore Theatre – Salem, OR
April 26 – Cargo – Reno, NV
April 29 – Rickshaw – Vancouver, BC
May 1 – Palace Theatre – Calgary, AB
May 2 – Century Casino – Edmonton, AB
May 3 – Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK
May 4 – Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
May 6 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
May 7 – Epic Events Center – Green Bay, WI
*May 8 – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival – Columbus, OH
*May 10 – WMMR 93.3 MMRBBQ – Camden, NJ
Supporting Dorothy
May 11 – Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA
May 13 – Music Farm – Charleston, SC
May 14 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
May 15 – Club LA – Destin, FL
*May 18 – Welcome to Rockville – Daytona Beach, FL
Supporting Billy Corgan and The Machines of God
June 7 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
June 9 – The Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
June 11 – Kee to Bala – Muskoka, ON
June 12 – History – Toronto, ON
June 13 – Beanfield Theater – Montreal, QC
June 15 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY
June 16 – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
June 17 – Archer Music Hall – Allentown, PA
June 19 – At. Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
June 20 – Taste of Joliet – Joliet, IL
June 21 – Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
June 23 – Roxian Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
June 25 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
June 26 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
June 29 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
*July 18 – Upheaval Festival – Grand Rapids, MI
*July 19 – Rock Fest – Cadott, WI
Supporting Breaking Benjamin & Three Days Grace
Aug 29 – Thunder Ridge Nature’s Arena – Ridgedale, MO
* Aug 30 – Rocklahoma Festival – Pryor, OK
Sept 1 – Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX
Sept 3 – Moody Center – Austin, TX
Sept 6 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
Sept 8 – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA
Sept 10 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
Sept 11 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA
Sept 13 – The Pavilion – Scranton, PA
Sept 14 – BankNH Pavilion Gilford, NH
Sept 17 – Darien Lake Amphitheater – Darien Center, NY
*Sept 20 – Louder Than Life – Louisville, KY
Sept 23 – Wells Fargo Arena – Des Moines, IA
Sept 27 – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre – West Valley City, UT
Sept 30 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
Oct 1 – Cascades Amphitheater – Ridgefield, WA
Oct 3 – Save Mart Center – Fresno, CA
*Oct 4 – Aftershock – Sacramento, CA
Oct 6 – Toyota Arena – Ontario, CA
Oct 8 – Desert Diamond Arena – Glendale, AZ
Oct 10 – Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM
ABOUT RETURN TO DUST
Every ending sparks a new beginning. Return to Dust embodies the sound of shedding the weight of the past while embracing the promise of tomorrow. The Los Angeles-based quartet—Matty Bielawski [guitar, vocals], Graham Stanush [bass, vocals], Sebastian Gonzalez [guitar], and London Hudson [drums]— brings a fresh perspective to alternative rock.
The band settled in Los Angeles to record with producer Jim Kaufman [Everclear, Danny Worsnop, Night Riots, Helmet]. 2024 saw them unveil their independent self-titled full-length debut, Return To Dust, including standout single “Belly Up” which rose through the Active Rock chart and was praised by Distorted Sound as “a grungy, punky thrill ride,” while Revolver applauded the group’s “Alice In Chains-inspired form of modern-day grunge.”
In the aftermath, they lit up the stages at major festivals like Inkarceration, Welcome To Rockville, and Sonic Temple and joined rock legends Chevelle and Sevendust as support on tour. Signing to LAVA Records/Republic Records with more music on the horizon, the group is poised to stand at the forefront of the next generation of rock music, beginning with their new single “Shine.”
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