Sweet Pill has finally released their sophomore LP, Still There’s A Glow, via Hopeless Records. Featuring singles “Smoke Screen,” “Slow Burn,” and “No Control,” the new LP shows off the East Coast punks at their best lyrically and sonically—a true feat for the genre.
Vocalist Zayna Youssef says, “Still There’s A Glow is full of intention and honesty. We all have pushed our own boundaries and discovered our own limits creating this record. I think you can hear that in the weight of each song. I discovered versions of myself through each word. I admitted some things that are hard to hear, and I felt the heat of my feelings. I saw a giant fire blazing and I’ve also seen it reduced to a flame. I saw that if there’s still a glow, the fire can start again.”
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She also explains, “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.”
Check out the new album below and grab your physical copy here.
Sweet Pill’s headlining show throughout North America kicks off tonight in Pittsburgh. 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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