Pin Ups album release date and tracklist for The Dandy Warhols

The Dandy Warhols have turned to the 1979 Damned catalogue for their latest output, a baritone-led reconstruction of “Love Song.” The track arrives ahead of Pin Ups, a covers LP due March 20, 2026, via Beat The World and Little Cloud Records. It follows a Zia McCabe-fronted version of Violent Femmes’ “Kiss Off,” shifting the vocal duties back to Courtney Taylor-Taylor for a slower, more deliberate iteration of the original punk gallop. Read our interview with The Dandy Warhol.

Title: Pin Ups
Artist: The Dandy Warhols
Release Date: 2026-03-20
Genres: Alternative Rock, Garage Rock, Power Pop, Shoegaze
Label: Beat The World, Little Cloud Records
Description: The Dandy Warhols cover The Damned: A first look at their upcoming 'Pin-Ups' album and their tribute to punk royalty.

The project is an explicit nod to David Bowie’s 1973 tribute of the same name, functioning less as a standard collection and more as a selective map of the band’s aesthetic history. The tracklist pulls from various corners of the post-punk and psych-pop canon, featuring interpretations of The Cramps, The Byrds, and The Runaways, alongside heavier hitters like The Beatles, The Clash, and Bob Dylan. Much of the material—including takes on Gang of Four and The Cure—is salvaged from unreleased sessions, B-sides, and obscure international compilations.

Taylor-Taylor cites the Damned‘s Machine Gun Etiquette as a top-ten personal essential, viewing this recording as a chance to treat the vocal delivery with a “whip in slow motion” rather than a punk snarl. Guitarist Peter G. Holmström frames the selection as a record of professional and personal proximity; many of the artists covered, from The Runaways to the Femmes, share histories or friendships with the Portland quartet. This archival deep-dive follows the band’s recent 2024-2025 cycle, which saw the release of ROCKMAKER, its remix counterpart Rock ReMaker, and a collaborative stint with The Oregon Symphony.

The Dandy Warhols—comprising Taylor-Taylor, Holmström, McCabe, and Brent DeBoer—have occupied their 10,000-square-foot Odditorium facility in Portland since the mid-2000s. Since forming in 1994, the group’s trajectory has moved from the psych-rock of The Dandy Warhols Come Down (1997) to the commercial saturation of Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia (2000), a period documented in the 2004 film Dig!. DeBoer has remained the constant on drums since 1998.

Pin Ups is set for release on vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

Tracklisting

Side One
Cherry Bomb – The Runaways
What We All Want – Gang Of Four
Primary – The Cure
Kiss Off – Violent Femmes
Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps
Rain – The Cult

Side Two
Straight To Hell – The Clash
Sister Golden Hair – America
Lay Lady Lay – Bob Dylan
Ripple – The Grateful Dead
You Ain’t Going Nowhere (Easy Chair) – The Byrds
Blackbird – The Beatles

Side Three
The Beautiful People – Marilyn Manson
Love Song – The Damned
Jet Boy – New York Dolls
She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult
Inside The Outside – Love And Rockets

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