Watch the video for VV’s (Ville Valo) new single Loveletting

Ville Valo is baaaah-ck! The HIM vocalist has just unveiled the first single from his new VV project, Loveletting, with an accompanying video that features an encounter with a sheep.

Earlier in the week, Ville revealed of how the single – which is presumably taken from next year's Neon Noir album – came about, "As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum again. Eventually, I decided to put a leash on my beloved black dog and we started howling together instead of barking at each other. That's how Loveletting was born."

He also explained of his new material: "Artistically speaking, the main difference between HIM and VV is the extra line in the Heartagram, but what an exquisite line it is! It's the Mamas and the Papas dressed up as Metallica on their way to a Halloween bash at the Studio 54, and now who wouldn't want to witness that?"

Watch the video for Loveletting below:

Catch the Neon Noir tour at the following:

January 2023

13 Tavastia, Helsinki (FI)

February 2023

14 Proxima, Warsaw (PL)
15 Kwadrat, Krakow (PL)
16 Lucerna Music Bar, Prague (CZ)
17 Huxley’s, Berlin (DE)
18 Fabrik, Hamburg (DE)
20 Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
21 Batschkapp, Frankfurt (DE)
22 Komplex, Zurich (CH)
24 Razzmatazz, Barcelona (ES)
25 La Riviera, Madrid (ES)
26 Cineteatro Capitolio, Lisbon (PT)
27 Hard Club, Porto (PT)

March 2023

2 Alcatraz, Milan (IT)
3 Backstage Werk, Munich (DE)
4 Barba Negra, Budapest (HU)
5 Arena, Vienna (AT)
7 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette (LU)
8 LMH, Cologne (DE)
9 Le Trabendo, Paris (FR)
10 O2 Academy, Bristol (GB)
11 Rock City, Nottingham (GB)
13 Garage, Glasgow (GB)
14 O2 Ritz, Manchester (GB)
15 O2 Forum Kentish Town, London (GB)

April 2023

1 Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia PA (USA)
2 Big Night Live, Boston MA (USA)
4 Roxian Theater, Pittsburgh PA (USA)
5 House of Blues, Cleveland OH (USA)
6 St. Andrews Hall, Detroit MI (USA)
8 Bogarts, Cincinnati OH (USA)
9 House of Blues, Chicago IL (USA)
11 Varsity Theater, Minneapolis MN (USA)
13 Summit Music Hall, Denver CO (USA)
14 The Depot, Salt Lake City UT (USA)
16 Ace of Spades, Sacramento CA (USA)
17 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA (USA)
18 Belasco, Los Angeles CA (USA)
21 House of Blues, Las Vegas NV (USA)
22 House of Blues, San Diego CA (USA)
23 Van Buren, Phoenix AZ (USA)
25 House of Blues, Dallas TX (USA)
26 Aztec Theater, San Antonio TX (USA)
27 House of Blues, Houston TX (USA)
28 House of Blues, New Orleans LA (USA)
30 House of Blues, Orlando FL (USA)

May

1 Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale FL (USA)
3 Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta GA (USA)
4 Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville TN (USA)
5 Underground, Charlotte NC (USA)
7 The Fillmore, Silver Spring MD (USA)
8 Irving Plaza, New York NY (USA)

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