"'Let Me Do One More' is a creative leap that embraces new sounds and song forms - New York Times.

 

"a wild-eyed pop-punk ripper..." - Pitchfork on "MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA."

 

"Sarah Tudzin can do it all. As a producer, mixer and engineer, her resume is proof positive... Like the very best of its previous projects, "u v v p" isn't afraid to showcase the sensitive side of the story; between big laughs and even bigger riffs, there's lightness matched with self-reflection." - NPR Music.

 

"on Let Me Do One More, Tudzin is a force to be reckoned with, exhibiting strength and vulnerability" - Stereogum.

 

'Let Me Do One More indeed features a cocktail of emotions, spanning everywhere from joy, rage, fear, confusion, disgust, and, at times, love" - Consequence.

 

"It's the type of track you'd want to hear in a teenage rom-com from the early 2000s or while sunning your back on the beach. You can almost smell the coconut sunscreen as you listen to the surf–rock-inspired song. Reverb-heavy electric guitars and distinguished drum beats mimic ocean waves crashing on the shore while the tranquil vocals lull you into sweet bliss." - Alternative Press.

 

"'u v v p' is warm and irresistibly propulsive, with surfy vibes." - Brooklyn Vegan.

 

"It's officially the year of illuminati hotties" - FLOOD Magazine.

 

"'Pool Hopping' is a fine upbeat slice of pop-rock to ring in the summer, akin to something like a modern version of The Go-Go's classic 1982 album Vacation… illuminati hotties are ringing in Hot Vax Summer with a pop-punk cannonball." - Uproxx.

 

"Let Me Do One More's somber slowcore-influenced love songs are even more effective when they directly abut the rowdier garage-rock tracks, and the album's sonic palette is as wide as its emotional fluctuations." - Slant Magazine.

It's release day for illuminati hotties, and the critics are simply raving about Let Me Do One More. Sarah Tudzin, the band's mastermind, has created something genuinely original in a record year in the making. illuminati hotties will play two great L.A. shows this weekend, the first tonight at Permanent Records and then the official release party on Saturday at Zebulon. In addition, a full U.S. tour has been announced; all dates are listed below. 

 

Let Me Do One More is the fully-realized creative vision of two years of ambition, heartache, uncertainty, redemption, and ultimately triumph. Sarah reflects, "I love these songs, and they're a part of me, and I'm proud of them."  

 

This I.S. is the one you've been waiting for.

 

 

After the success of her debut album, Kiss Yr Frenemies, and coining the term "tender punk," illuminati hotties were on their way to recording and releasing a highly-anticipated sophomore album. However, things at the label started to fall apart, and illuminati hotties found themselves stuck in a contract with a brand that didn't have the infrastructure to put out the album the band had been crafting for months. "It felt like any momentum came to a screeching halt. It felt painful to pick up a guitar, to write, to record any loose ends that needed to happen to wrap up the album," Sarah recalls. 

 

With the emotional turmoil and uncertainty building over the label situation, Tudzin turned her focus to a new batch of songs that would become FREE I.H. Funneling all the raw feelings and letting go of any inhibitions, illuminati hotties released the collection of songs, carefully not defined as the "new album." The critically-acclaimed fan-favorite release closed the chapter on the label drama and opened the band musically to a whole world of possibilities.   

 

The positive response to FREE I.H. brought back the energy and intention that had seeped out after the label fallout, and Sarah dove straight into the new album, Let Me Do One More. According to Sarah, "The songs tell a story of my gremlin-ass running around L.A., sneaking into pools at night, messing up and starting over, begging for attention for one second longer, and asking the audience to let me do one more." 

Credit: Courtney Coles

illuminati hotties 2022 tour dates - All Dates with Fenne Lily

2/8/22 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet's (I.H. only)

2/9/22 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room (I.H. only)

2/11/22 - San Francisco - The Chapel*

2/12/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Highland Park Ebell*

2/13/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon*

2/14/22 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole*

2/16/22 - Austin, TX - Antone's*

2/17/22 - Fort Worth, TX - Tulips*

2/18/22 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge*

2/19/22 - Nashville, TN - The Blue Room at Third Man Records*

2/20/22 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Purgatory*

2/21/22 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall*

2/22/22 - Washington, DC - Black Cat*

2/24/22 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom*

2/25/22 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair^

2/26/22 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church^

2/27/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Spirit^

2/28/22 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar^

3/2/22 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern^

3/3/22 - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch^

3/4/22 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall^

3/5/22 - Milwaukee, WI -The Back Room at Colectivo^

3/6/22 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry^

3/10/22 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret^

3/11/22 - Seattle, WA - Neumos^

3/12/22 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios^

 

*w/ Katy Kirby

^w/ Pom Pom Squad