Lucius and The War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel have teamed up “Old Tape,” the latest collaborative single from the indie vanguards that precedes their departure on the Zen Diagram tour. Arriving as Lucius’ first new material since 2023, this cut follows a similar feature from Lucius on The War On Drugs’ “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” released on the group’s 2021 record of the same name. To accompany the new single, the musicians have shared a music video starring comedian and musical multi-hyphenate Fred Armisen, with direction from Lauren Wade.

Featuring lyrics from Lucius’ Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, electric guitar from Granduciel, and vocals from the now well-acquainted trio, “Old Tape” tracks the experience of a negative thought spiral. Wolfe and Laessig melodically ruminate, “The sorry words I tell myself / The ancient thoughts of someone else.” Yet, even when “you turn up the dial…/ to an old tape playing in my head,” Lucius vows to “tune it out and live instead.” In the video, Armisen manifests this process with a walk through endless white rooms as if lost in his mind. When Wolfe and Laessig join Armisen and take to dance, instead, the liberative message of the song rings clearly.

Lucius will stage two shows across the pond in London and Dublin on Aug. 21 and 22 before kicking off the Zen Diagram Tour with The National and The War on Drugs with a Sept. 12 performance at Gilford, N.H.’s Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion. Following evenings in New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania, as well as Laval and Toronto and Vancouver, Lucius is set to play at Louisville, Ky.’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival on Sept. 22. The fall promises another trek across the Midwestern, Southern, and Western U.S. alongside The National and The War on Drugs, with the Zen Diagram tour set to conclude at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 7.

“Old Tape” is out now. Tickets and more information are available here, and a complete list of upcoming Lucius tour dates is to follow.

Upcoming Lucius Tour Dates:
Aug. 21 – Village Underground – London, England
Aug. 22 – Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland
Sept. 12 – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, N.H.*
Sept. 13 –  Forest Hills Stadium – New York*
Sept. 14 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, Ma. *
Sept. 16 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, Md.*
Sept. 17 – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia*
Sept. 19 – Place Bell – Laval, Quebec*
Sept. 20 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, Ontario*
Sept. 21 – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio*
Sept. 22 – Bourbon & Beyond Festival – Louisville, Ky. 
Sept. 24 – United Center – Chicago*
Sept. 25 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre – Sterling Heights, Mich.*
Sept. 26 – Breese Stevens Field – Madison, Wis.*
Sept. 28 – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre – Denver*
Sept. 29 – Granary Live – Salt Lake City*
Oct. 1 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle*
Oct. 2 – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, British Columbia*
Oct. 3 – Moda Center – Portland, Ore.*
Oct. 5 – The Meritage Resort – Napa, Calif.*
Oct. 6 – Greek Theatre – Berkeley, Calif.*
Oct. 7 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles*
Notes:
* = w/ The National and The War on Drugs