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Haley Bonar Wants to Have a Word With Your ‘Stupid Face’

You might not have heard someone called a “stupid face” since you were in 7th grade, but somehow Haley Bonar makes the insult sound grown-up, even whimsical as she coos the words in a forceful whisper on her new song. The indie-pop track is an a mix of moody verses and piercing choruses, over a rapid heartbeat of drums and synths. “Stupid Face” appears on Bonar’s upcoming album Impossible Dream, out August 5th on GNDWIRE/Thirty Tigers (US).

The album is a hodgepodge of varying experiences from Haley’s life that she puts into her music and gives to the world, the singer/songwriter tells SPIN through email. To that point, she says “Once [my experiences] are released into the world, they do not belong to me anymore. The interpretation is all yours, therefore these stories are yours.”

Listen to the song below, and check out Bonar’s upcoming tour dates as well.

July 26 — Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
July 28 — Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall *
July 31 — Rochester, MN @ Riverside Concert Series *
September 6 — Chicago, IL @ Schubas
September 7 — Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
September 8 — Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
September 9 — Portsmouth, NH @ Birdseye
September 10 — Portland, ME @ SPACE
September 11 — Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
September 13 — Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
September 14 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat
September 16 — Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
September 17 — Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
September 24 – Eau Claire, WI @ The State Theater
October 13 — Hamburg, DE @ Kleiner Donner
October 14 — Berlin, DE @ Privatclub
October 15 — Munich, DE @ Hauskonzerte.com
October 16 — Offenbach, DE @ Hafen 2
October 17 — Amsterdam, DE  @ Paradiso
October 19 — Paris, FR @ Espace B
October 21 — Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store
October 22 — Gateshead, UK @ The Sage ^
October 23 — Glasgow, UK @ The Hug & Pint
October 24 — Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
October 27 — London, UK @ Moth Club
October 28 — Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana
October 29 — Manchester, UK @ The Ritz ^

^ w/ Field Music
* w/ Lucius