[Cover photo credit to Christian O’Rourke]
Genre-blending Denver, Colorado band Banshee Tree has released the title track from their forthcoming independent album, Bad Luck. The new collection is set for release on April 17th, 2026, via Banshee Tree Records.
“Bad Luck” brings in Flamenco accents and “captures a restless inner monologue about self-doubt and taking chances, while maintaining the hope of outrunning a streak of misfortune.” The narrator “believes that if he can finally shake the cloud hanging over him, he might start moving forward life with clear, unhindered purpose.”
Lead singer and guitarist Thom LaFond says:
’Bad Luck’ is a musical playground. The drums and bass keep an almost salsa feel, while the vocals and saxophone glide over the cracks in the ethereal harmony. There’s a feeling of rhythmic forwardness that contrasts all the ambient layers. Lyrically the theme is bad luck, and what you do with it. Do you shake it off, or do you curl into a ball? It all can be part of a path forward.
Bad Luck is the quartet’s sophomore album, featuring eight songs that blur boundaries between Indie Rock, Jazz, Roots and Psychedelic Pop.
Lyrically and thematically, Bad Luck “explores the relationship between humans and the natural world, tracing moments of tension, beauty, and even warning.” Throughout the album, there is a “recurring sense of choice and transformation, examining how moments that feel ominous or uncertain can become gateways to growth.”
Banshee Tree is Thom LaFond (lead vocals/guitar), Michelle Pietrafitta (drums/vocals), Jesse Shantor (keyboards/saxophone) and Jason Bertone (bass).
Banshee Tree Tour Dates
March 27 – Boulder, CO – The Fox Theatre ^
April 6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour *
April 7 – San Diego, CA – Music Box *
April 8 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent *
April 9 – Tucson, AZ – La Rosa *
April 10 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey *
April 14 – Montrose, CO – Weehawken Arts – Montrose Amphitheatre *
May 6 – Hailey, ID – Liberty theatre
May 7 – Boise, ID – TreeFort Music Hall
May 8 – Bend, OR – Homegrown Music Fest
May 9 – Nevada City, CA – Crazy horse saloon
May 22 – Colorado Springs, CO – Meadowgrass
June 21 – Carbondale, CO – Sopris Park
July 10- 13 – Harbor Springs, MI – BlissFest
August 7 – Bond, CO – Beanstalk
August 8 – Santa Fe, NM – Reunity farm
August 12 – Telluride, CO – The Alibi / Mushroom Fest
^Album Release Show w/special guest Riley J. Band
*Supporting MarchFourth
