SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE RELEASE TWO NEW SONGS + DOUBLE VIDEO

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE RELEASE TWO NEW SONGS + DOUBLE VIDEO “SOMETHING’S ENDING” / “I’VE BEEN EVIL” NEW ALBUM YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING OUT AUGUST 23RD

Photo Credit: David Brandon Geeting SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE has released two new songs from their forthcoming album, YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING, out August 23rd via Saddle Creek. “SOMETHING’S ENDING” is an atmospheric and peaceful set up to the quietly menacing “I’VE BEEN EVIL” accented with bleary-eyed guitars and hushed vocals. The song arrives with a video that features the two songs. Directed by Kelsea Dakota Larson and filmed in rural Appalachia the director notes “My collaborator and spouse Jim and I have been waiting for the right project to film here in rural Appalachia since we moved a few years ago, when we heard these new tracks, we knew this was the right one. We took the titles literally, and wanted to highlight the darkness that can be right under your nose in a beautiful little mountain town, or anywhere really, while outsiders carry on.” The song follows  “LET THE VIRGIN DRIVE,” a genuinely frightening pop track that anchors itself on Japanese City pop samples and a demented news clip of someone screaming. Watch the video for “SOMETHING’S ENDING” / “I’VE BEEN EVIL” Watch the video for “LET THE VIRGIN DRIVE” Softer around the edges than their past, more angular work, YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING is generational, an album as emotionally wrought as it is sonically progressive. Their last release, 2023’s i’m so lucky EP, explored the breakup between Zack Schwartz and Rivka Ravede, setting the stage and emotional territory for the band’s fifth record, YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING. This latest offering is the most crystallized version of the band’s aesthetic, a continued meditation on the end of relationships and the unsteadiness that follows. It is a meticulous, beautiful, and quietly heartbreaking collection of songs. Four vinyl variants will be available on street date, including the “derelict house” variant that is bundled with two numbered art prints from Rivka Ravede of SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, available exclusively from Saddle Creek and limited to 500 copies. Pre-save and pre-order YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING at https://sotb.scfm.me/lose The band recently announced a US tour in support of the album. Kicking off September 24th at Boston’s Brighton Music Hall, the 22-date tour will hit Detroit, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, DC and more before wrapping up November 9th for a hometown show at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer. Tickets for the tour are on-sale now. Support on the tour will include Winter and Kassie Krut (ex-Palm) on select dates.  For the past decade, SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE has honed an aesthetic like no other. They’ve chopped up samples, chewed them up, spit them back out again, baby-birded it. Across four albums and a smattering of EPs, Zack Schwartz, Corey Wichlin, and Rivka Ravede have fully solidified their stance as some of rock’s weirdest and best deconstructionists. 2018’s Hypnic Jerks was a study in noise punk sampledelia. It was a breakthrough for the band. Frank Ocean became a fan, spinning “fell asleep with a vision” on Blonded Radio. 2021’s ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH was nasty dream pop by way of K-Mart realism and hitting the channel search setting on an old TV set. The album received critical acclaim across the board with Pitchfork’s Best New Music honors, as well as praise and support from The New York Times, FADER, Stereogum, and more and inclusion in Year End Lists with Pitchfork, Stereogum, Paste, FADER, SPIN among others.

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE w/ Winter: Tue- Sep 24 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall Wed- Sep 25 Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Électriques Thu- Sep 26 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace Fri- Sep 27 Detroit, MI - Third Man Records Sat- Sep 28 Chicago, IL - The Outset Mon- Sep 30 Denver, CO - Meow Wolf Tue- Oct 1 Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell  Thu- Oct 3 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile Fri- Oct 4 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre Sat- Oct 5 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom Tue- Oct 8 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel Thu- Oct 10 Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Fri- Oct 11 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room Sat- Oct 12 Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge Tue- Oct 15 Austin, TX - The Parish Wed- Oct 16 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE w/ Kassie Krut: Fri- Oct 18 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell Stage) Sat- Oct 19 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle Sun- Oct 20 Raleigh, NC - Kings Thu- Nov 7 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw Fri- Nov 8 Washington, DC - Black Cat Sat- Nov 9 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Tracklisting THE DISTRUPTION (featuring MSPAINT) STRANGER ALIVE THE CUT DEPICTS THE CUT LET THE VIRGIN DRIVE SORRY PORE INJECTOR FOUND A BODY SUN SWEPT THE EVENING RED SOMETHING’S ENDING I’VE BEEN EVIL 1/500 DUPLICATE SPOTTED EARTH KIT