Following the releases of “No Control” and “Glow,” Sweet Pill has shared a new single from their highly anticipated sophomore LP, Still There’s a Glow, due on March 13 via Hopeless Records. The East Coast punks revealed “Slow Burn” with an accompanying music video. The thrilling new release is a paranoia-inducing, riff-laced certified banger.
Zayna Youssef says of the offering, “I kept seeing a cigarette and how every slow drag fills you up with literal death, but the exhale feels so good–the irony of how something that feels good is so bad for you. There are countless things in my life I take a deeeep, slow drag from that really don’t benefit me, these habits have a short-term satisfaction, but the long-term effect can be just one big slow burn.”
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She adds, “The song and video explore anxiety disguised as cameras and their constant surveillance. A snapshot into the mind of someone who overthinks to the point of ‘seeing things’ that may not even be there. Whether I am battling confidence or bad habits, overthinking can be so habitual. It kind of traps you in this circular purgatory, which you find me running in and out of.”
Of the upcoming album, Youssef notes, “I went through some depression last spring, and then I went into therapy. It was also a big turning point in my life as I was about to turn 30, while I’d written our first record when I was graduating from college–that’s a big change. I could’ve kept making bad choices because they’re easy, but I had to come clean to myself. Half the album was written before and the other half after, so the songs are kind of hard on myself, but some are also hopeful, with a light at the end of the tunnel. You put out a fire, there’s still an ember that’s still glowing–that’s the record. It’s about being at a low and climbing out of it.”
Sweet Pill’s headlining show throughout North America kicks off in March. Check out their full run below and snag tickets and pre-order the record here.
Tour Dates:
- March 13—Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
- March 14—Cleveland, OH @ Roxy at Mahall’s
- March 15—Toronto, ON, Canada @ Lee’s Palace
- March 17—Boston, MA @ Royale
- March 19—Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
- March 20—New York, NY @ Warsaw
- March 21—Washington, DC @ Atlantis
- March 23—Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)
- March 24—Nashville, TN @ Basement East
- March 26—Dallas, TX @ Ferris Wheelers
- March 27—Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
- March 28—San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
- March 29—Austin, TX @ Mohawk
- March 31—Mesa, AZ @ Rosetta Room
- April 2—Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
- April 3—San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
- April 4—Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
- April 6—Seattle, WA @ Neumos
- April 7—Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
- April 9—Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
- April 11—Denver, CO @ Marquis
- April 13—Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
- April 14—Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
- April 15—Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
- April 17—Columbus, OH @ King of Clubs
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