Kiwi Jr. Unveils New Album ‘Blowin’ Up,’ Releases Title Track and Announces Tour Dates

Toronto band Kiwi Jr. have announced their third album, Blowin’ Up , which will be their first for K Records and is out August 14. The made it in Detroit with producer Graham Walsh of Holy Fuck, and the album features contributions from Joe Casey and Greg Ahee of Protomartyr , Margaux Bouchaudon of En Attendant Ana , and Kerri MacLellan of Alvvays .

“Everything is dialed up to the max all the time,” says frontman Jeremy Gaudet. “The planet, culture, economy, our bodies are always on the edge of exploding. But also at this same time… kiwi jr is about to blow up.” The album includes 2025 single “Hard Drive, Ontario” and they’ve just shared the album’s very hooky titled track. Watch the video, directed by Ben Rayner, below.

Kiwi Jr. will be on tour this year — no US dates currently – and their current schedule is below.

Blowin’ Up

1. Photos Of The Reenactment

2. Blowin’ Up

3. Hard Drive, Ontario

4. Pure Michigan

5. New Jade Rabbit

6. Stage Names

7. Caught In The Wild

8. Painting After Painting

9. World Like Polly

10. Landscape With Limousine

Kiwi Jr – 2026 Tour Dates

Sat Jun 6 – St Johns, Newfoundland – Lawnya Vanya Festival

Sun Jun 7 – Toronto, ONT – Do West Fest

Sat Nov 7 – Leeds, UK – Hyde Park Book Club

Sun Nov 8 – Brighton, UK – Hope & Ruin

Mon Nov 9 – Brussels, BE – Botanique Rotunde

Tue Nov 10 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso

Wed Nov 11 – Rotterdam, NL – Rotown

Thu Nov 12 – Paris, FR – Hasard Ludique

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/kiwi-jr-announce-new-album-blowin-up-tour-share-title-track/)._