Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and The Linda Lindas Join Forces on 'Please Me'

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers have joined forces with The Linda Lindas for new collaborative single “Please Me.” It’s the latest from I Love You Too – a deluxe of the band’s debut LP that’s out this Friday, September 20th, via their new partnership with Mom + Pop Music. It’s a song about faking it till you make it, and it is high energy – we're talking wall-to-wall gang vocals, tearing guitar riffs, and it goes for like one and a half minutes. 

“Please Me is about faking it till you make it. The lyrics are so cocky and overconfident, almost like an inner monologue of affirmations that you’d tell yourself on the way to a party. It’s about embodying the cool girl mindset until everyone has a big fat crush on you.

“These are the things you’d tell yourself and end up feeling sexy and cool and like everyone in the world is obsessed with you, even if you’re actually just super delusional and maybe had one too many Cruisers.” – Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers

The Linda Lindas included Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers’ debut album I Love You in their favorite albums of 2023 for Brooklyn Vegan. Which was a lovely surprise to the band, they’re longtime fans. When it came time to record “Please Me,” Teen Jesus knew there was a call they had to make:

“We just had to collaborate with The Linda Lindas on this one, because the musical style of Please Me is very inspired by them! Their song 'Oh!' has been one of our favourites for a long time so we knew they could help take 'Please Me' to another level.”

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are releasing the I Love You Too deluxe edition this Friday, September 20th, on Mom + Pop and through Domestic La La in AUS/NZ. It features “Please Me” featuring The Linda Lindas, “Dull” featuring Softcult and a third new track “we thought it would be a good time but it was a bad time.” They were also just announced to support Pearl Jam (and The Pixies) on three dates on their massive Australian tour this November. 

Teen Jesus tour the US for the first time this month, playing headline shows in NYC and LA and Ohana Festival with The Breeders, IDLES, Kim Gordon, and more. Then, they’re hitting the road for their national I Love You Too tour of so-called Australia this November and are also playing Big Pineapple and NYE on the Hill Festivals. All confirmed tour dates below.

US TOUR DATES

Thurs 26 Sep – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY

Fri 27 Sept – Ohana Festival – Dana Point, CA

Tue 1 Oct – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA

AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Fri 1 Nov - Freo Social - Walyalup/Fremantle, WA

Sat 2 Nov - Lion Arts Factory - Kaurna/Adelaide, SA

Thur 7 Nov - Princess Theatre - Meanjin/Brisbane, QLD

Fri 8 Nov - Liberty Hall - Gadigal Land/Sydney, NSW

Sat 9 Nov - Northcote Theatre - Naarm/Melbourne VIC

SUPPORTING PEARL JAM

Wed 13 Nov - People First Stadium - Kombumerri Country/Gold Coast, QLD

Mon 18 Nov - Marvel Stadium - Naarm/Melbourne, VIC

Sat 23 Nov - Engie Stadium - Gadigal Land/Sydney, NSW

ALSO APPEARING AT

Sat 19 Oct - Big Pineapple Festival - Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country/Woombye, QLD

30 Dec-1 Jan - NYE on the Hill - Gunaikurnai Country/South Gippsland, VIC

Teen Jesus photo credit @sheisaphrodite & The Linda Lindas photo credit Jessie Cowan

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