Experimental Philadelphia post-hardcore/metalcore band Kaonashi announced their third full-length album. I Want To Go Home features contributions from Anthony Green (L.S. Dunes, Circa Survive, Saosin, etc.) and Piantini Toribio (Newcomer), and it’s due out June 6 via Equal Vision. You can watch the Vic Antonio-directed video for the first single, “When I Say,” below.
I Want To Go Home concludes the narrative from the band’s 2021 concept album Dear Lemon House, You Ruined Me: Senior Year and its accompanying 2024 EPs. Vocalist Peter Rono says, “[Conceptually], this album answers any questions anyone has ever had about the story,” and adds, “It was written to be heavy, chaotic, and overwhelming.”
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“It really just comes from chasing the same thing I’ve always loved and what got me here in the first place,” Rono continues. “That hasn’t changed, and it’s been like a through line of this band from 2012 until now: extreme art, extreme aggression, and originality. I’ve seen the easy way — and that’s just not the way I want to go.”
Kaonashi will be on tour through June, including shows supporting Kim Dracula and shows with Sabella, Rakuyo, and Ballistsa. See all dates below.
Kaonashi – I Want To Go Home tracklist
1. “Confusion In A Car Crash”
2. “Fairmount Park After Dark”
3. “Extra Prayers”
4. “When I Say”
5. “J.A.M.I.E.” (feat. Anthony Green)
6. “Red Sink, Yellow Teeth”
7. “Slower Forms of Suicide”
8. “Fly On The Wall (An Orange Sidewalk Paved Around Your Feet)”
9. “Elephant In The Room (If You Can Keep A Secret)”
10. “The Sanguine I — Nevermind, Narcissist”
11. “The Sanguine II — Misguided Malice”
12. “The Sanguine III — Auditorium Annihilation”
13. “The Sanguine IV — Exit Pt. VII (The Confession of Classroom 2114)”
Kaonashi 2025 tour dates
APRIL
10 — Portland, OR — McMenamins Crystal Ballroom *
12 — Sacramento, CA — Ace of Spades *
MAY
30 — Rutherford, NJ — Williams Center ^
31 — Worcester, MA — Palladium Upstairs ^
JUNE
01 — Biddeford, ME — 2nd Floor 23 Lincoln Street ^
03 — Buffalo, NY — Amvets Medallion Post 13 ^
04 — Columbus, OH — Ace of Cups ^
05 — Pontiac, MI — Pike Room ^
06 — Chicago, IL — Reggies #
07 — Lincoln, NE — Witches Brew #
09 — Denver, CO – D3 Arts #
13 — Mesa, AZ — Nile Theater #
16 — Tulsa, OK — The Vanguard ~
18 — Haltom City, TX — Haltom Theater ~
22 — Orlando, FL — Conduit ~
23 — Pompano Beach, FL — Grimz ~
24 — Tampa, FL — Orpheum ~
25 — Augusta, FL — Grantski Records ~
26 — Raleigh, NC — Kings ~
* — supporting Kim Dracula
^ — w/ Sabella, Rakuyo
# — w/ Rakuyo
~ — w/ Ballista, Rakuyo