Keanu Reeves’ rock band Dogstar has announced a brand new album, marking another chapter in the group’s unexpected musical comeback.
The Los Angeles trio — made up of Keanu Reeves on bass, Bret Domrose on guitar and vocals, and Robert Mailhouse on drums — confirmed that their fourth studio album, All In Now, will be released on May 29 through their own label Dillon Street Records.
The announcement comes just two years after the band ended a two-decade hiatus with their 2023 comeback album Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, signalling that the group are fully back in creative mode.
Speaking about returning to the studio, Reeves said the band couldn’t wait to start working on new material again.
“We couldn’t f—ing wait. Personally, I loved it all. For me, the attitude was like, ‘let’s work hard and let’s go.’”
The new album was produced by Nick Launay, known for his work with artists including Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, IDLES and Amyl and the Sniffers. According to the band, the record captures the energy and friendship that has driven Dogstar since they first formed in the 1990s.
Drummer Robert Mailhouse said the spirit of the band remains the same decades later.
“The album really sets up the energy at the heart of this album and the fun that we’ve always had playing together.”
The trio have also released the first taste of the record with the title track All In Now, accompanied by a minimalist music video directed by Carlos Garcia Medina. The three-minute clip sees the band performing the melodic track together in a dimly lit room.
Mailhouse said the song perfectly reflects where the band is today.
“‘All In Now’ just whacks you in the head. Talk about a live song. Keanu came up with the title for that song too, and it sort of summed up where and who we are as a band today. It just feels true to us. We’re leaning in, and we are going to keep going.”
Reeves added: “And this is a good song to lean into, so we really are all in now.”
To support the new album, Dogstar will head out on a 25-date North American tour this summer before heading overseas for a series of UK and European shows.
Irish fans will also get the chance to see the band live when they perform at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on June 11 as part of the European leg.
The tour will kick off on May 28 in Highland, California, before travelling across the United States and then across Europe for a run of festival appearances and headline gigs through July. The band will later return to the US for more shows, wrapping the tour in Salt Lake City on September 3.
Dogstar originally formed in Los Angeles in 1991 and released two albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s before going on hiatus in 2002.
The band reunited in 2023, surprising many fans who knew Reeves primarily for his Hollywood career in films including The Matrix and John Wick.
Despite the long break, the group say their chemistry has remained intact, with touring over the past two years helping shape the sound of their new record.
Mailhouse recalled how the band were encouraged by audiences around the world during their comeback shows.
“Just seeing the smiles on people’s faces and feeling their joy on a musical level. Playing some outdoor festivals, and when it starts to rain, seeing nobody leaving.”
Reeves also said the band were particularly struck by the reaction they received from European crowds.
“Those festivals in Europe really made a big, positive impact on us. We loved playing to people in the afternoon who didn’t come to see Dogstar but connected with what we were doing. And that connected with us.”
The upcoming All In Now album will feature 12 tracks, including Math, This Sphere, Exalted, Siren, Punch The Sky, Joy, The Whisper and Shards of Rain, as the band continue to build momentum following their long-awaited reunion.
Dogstar – All In Now Track Listing
- Math
- This Sphere
- All In Now
- Exalted
- Siren
- Punch The Sky
- Joy
- What Is
- The Whisper
- Shards of Rain
- Shallow Easy
- Wing
Dogstar Tour Dates (NEW DATES IN BOLD)
May 28: Highland, CA at bEATS at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino
May 29: Rohnert Park, CA at Graton Resort & Casino
Jun 11: Dublin, IE at 3Olympia Theatre
Jun 13: London, UK at Roundhouse
Jun 14: Donington Park, UK at Download Festival
Jun 16: Amsterdam, NL at Paradiso
Jun 17: Paris, FR at L’Olympia
Jun 19: Sierre, CH at Sierre Blues Festival
Jun 21: Landgraaf, NL at Pinkpop Festival
Jun 22: Hamburg, DE at Große Freiheit 36
Jun 23: Berlin, DE at Huxleys Neue Welt
Jun 25: Stockholm, SE at Gröna Lund
Jun 26: Oslo, NO at Tons of Rock Festival
Jun 27: Odense, DK at Tinderbox Festival
Jun 29: Prague, CZ at SaSaZu
Jul 1: Cologne, DE at Carlswerk Victoria
Jul 2: Wiltz, LU at Festival de Wiltz
Jul 4: Werchter, BE at Rock Werchter
Jul 7: Barcelona, ES at Paral·lel 62
Jul 8: Madrid, ES at Mad Cool Festival
Jul 9: Lisbon, PT at NOS Alive Festival
Jul 11: Rome, IT at Auditorium Cavea – Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
Jul 12: Bari, IT at Nuova Fiera del Levante
Jul 14: Pordenone, IT at Pordenone Blues & Co. Festival
Jul 15: Milan, IT at Teatro Arcimboldi
Jul 17: Vienna, AT at Gasometer
Jul 18: Budapest, HU at Akvárium Klub
Aug 1: Austin, TX at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre
Aug 2: Dallas, TX at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Aug 4: Atlanta, GA at Tabernacle
Aug 5: Nashville, TN at Ryman Auditorium
Aug 7: Raleigh, NC at The Ritz
Aug 8: Richmond, VA at The National
Aug 11: Washington, DC at 9:30 Club
Aug 12: Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer
Aug 14: Atlantic City, NJ at Sound Waves at The Hard Rock
Aug 15: Mashantucket, CT at Great Cedar Showroom – Foxwoods Resort & Casino*
Aug 16: Boston, MA at Citizens House of Blues Boston
Aug 18: Hershey, PA at Hershey Theatre
Aug 19: New York, NY at Webster Hall
Aug 21: Niagara Falls, ON at Fallsview Casino
Aug 22: Detroit, MI at Saint Andrew’s Hall
Aug 24: Cincinnati, OH at Bogart’s
Aug 25: Indianapolis, IN at Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Aug 27: St. Louis, MO at The Factory
Aug 28: New Buffalo, MI at Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo
Aug 29: Madison, WI at The Sylvee
Aug 31: Omaha, NE at Steelhouse Omaha
Sept 2: Denver, CO at Summit Music Hall
Sept 3: Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
*on-sale Friday, March 20 at 10am ET
Starting this summer, Dogstar will embark on their 25+ city Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees Tour which includes a west coast run in August and an east coast run in December.
For more information on Dogstar, please visit www.Dogstarofficial.com.
