Two years after the release of her wrenching solo album Wheel, Laura Stevenson makes her return today with news of an LP called Cocksure due on October 30 on Don Giovanni Records. Like all those who have struck out on their own from emotive New York outfit Bomb the Music Industry!, Stevenson’s built her name on heart-sleeved songs that are punk in approach and intent if not in actual sound.

Today, she’s sharing the stormy new single “Torch Song,” which builds itself around cracked guitar lines and Stevenson’s own bitter vocalizations, one of the more affecting forces currently going in rock’n’roll. Cocksure is available for pre-order on LP or CD, or as part of a custom bundle. Listen to “Torch Song” here right now.

Laura Stevenson tour dates:

October 14 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel

October 15 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

October 16 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

October 17 – Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall

October 18 – Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery

October 19 – Orlando, FL @ The Social

October 21 – New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues Lounge

October 22 – Houston, TX @ Rudyards

October 23 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill

October 24 – Austin, TX @ The North Door

October 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge

October 28 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah

October 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo

October 30 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing Co.

October 31 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s

November 1 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop

November 3 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern

November 4 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s

November 6 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

November 7 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive

November 9 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews

November 10 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

November 12 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

November 13 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt

November 14 – Akron, OH @ Musica

November 17 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe

November 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry @ Fillmore

November 19 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs

November 20 – Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston

November 21 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall Marlin Room