Spotlights release video for “Sunset Burial”, new full length, Alchemy For The Dead arriving 28th April

SPOTLIGHTS RELEASE VIDEO FOR “SUNSET BURIAL
BONUS TRACKS VIA DIGITAL-ONLY SEANCE EP
 
ALCHEMY FOR THE DEAD ARRIVES 28TH APRIL VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS

Spotlights, the buzzy trio featuring married couple Mario and Sarah Quintero with drummer Chris Enriquez, have released a second song, and video, from the recently announced forthcoming album, Alchemy For The Dead (April 28, Ipecac Recordings); “Sunset Burial“.

“”Sunset Burial” is a self-reflective story about what goes through our minds while waiting to die,” explains Mario Quintero of the John Pope-directed video, which debuted yesterday via Revolver. “What it’s like to deal with feeling something as inevitable as death, and the last minute hope and fear that goes with it. All the while, feeling the calm and relief of passing on.”

WATCH “SUNSET BURIAL” VIA YOUTUBE BELOW:

The track is the second preview of the nine-song collection, with the band previously unveiling a visualizer for “Algorithmic”.

The band have simultaneously released the Seance EP, a five-song digital release featuring “Algorithmic” and “Sunset Burial” with three non-album bonus tracks: “Unalive,” “Should Time Stand Still” and “Your Morning Kill.”

Alchemy of the Dead, written and recorded following the band’s move to Pittsburgh, finds the trio once again balancing the tightrope of light and dark, toying with sonic texture, and as Invisible Oranges described Spotlights’ unique “magic” that’s “flickering with unnamable emotionality.” Mario Quintero shares the band’s mindset while writing and recording Alchemy For The Dead“Our focus when making this record was to not repeat ourselves. I think we achieved our goal. Though we’re proud of all our releases, making just another ‘Spotlights’ album wasn’t an option. Pushing our own boundaries while creating something cathartic, yet strangely suffocating, with new sounds and textures as well as more personal and self-reflective themes, this album feels like a new fork in the path for us. Hopefully the listeners will follow.”
Album pre-orders, which include two 2LP vinyl variants: a standard black version and a limited-edition gold edition available exclusively via Ipecac.com and on the band’s upcoming Alchemy For The Dead tour, can be found here: https://spotlights.lnk.to/AFTD. Vinyl is slated for an Aug. 4 release.

ALCHEMY FOR THE DEAD TRACK LISTING:

1  – BEYOND THE BROKEN SKY

2 – THE ALCHEMIST

3 – SUNSET BURIAL

4 – ALGORITHMIC

5 – FALSE GODS

6 – REPEAT THE SILENCE

7 – BALLAD IN THE MIRROR

8 – CRAWLING TOWARD THE LIGHT

9 – ALCHEMY FOR THE DEAD

Alchemy For The Dead US tour:

April 26  Pittsburgh, PA  Club Café
April 27  Grand Rapids, MI  Pyramid Scheme
April 28  Chicago, IL  Subterranean Downstairs
April 29  Tolono, IL  Loose Cobra
April 30  St. Louis, MO  Red Flag
May 1  Kansas City, MO  Mini Bar
May 3  Denver, CO  Hi Dive
May 4  Salt Lake City, UT  Kilby Court
May 6  Sacramento, CA  Club Colonial
May 7  San Francisco, CA  Winters Tavern
May 10  Pomona, CA  Fox Theater *
May 11  Los Angeles, CA  Hollywood Palladium*
May 12  San Diego, CA  Tower Bar
May 14  Las Vegas, NV  House of Blues*
May 16  Denver, CO  Mission Ballroom*
May 17  Salt Lake City, UT  Union Event Center*
May 19  Seattle, WA  Showbox*
May 20  Seattle, WA  Showbox*
May 21  Portland, OR  Crystal Ballroom*
May 23  Oakland, CA  Fox Theater*
May 24  Oakland, CA  Fox Theater*
May 27  Denton, TX  Andy’s bar
May 28  Austin, TX  Hotel Vegas
May 30  Tulsa, OK  Whittier Bar
May 31  Shreveport, LA  Bear’s
June 1  Little Rock, AR  Mutants Fest
June 2  Nashville, TN  Drkmttr
June 3  Atlanta, GA  The Earl
June 4  Gainesville, FL  The Backyard
June 9  Miami, FL  Gramp’s
June 10  Tampa, FL  The Orpheum
June 11  Orlando, FL  Will’s Pub
June 13  Columbia, SC  New Brookland Tavern
June 14  Charlotte, NC  Snug Harbor
June 15  Asheville, NC  The Odd
June 16  Knoxville, TN  The Pilot Light
June 17  Louisville, KY  Kaiju Bar
June 18  Columbus, OH  Big Room Bar
June 21  Harrisonburg, VA  The Golden Pony
June 22  Baltimore, MD  Metro Gallery
June 23  Philadelphia, PA  Ortlieb’s
June 24  Brooklyn, NY  Saint Vitus
*-Ipecac Geek Show performances
Birdhands open on dates between April 27 to May 1. Rile open from May 3 to May 6. Dates between May 11 and 24 are the Ipecac Geek Show with labelmates Mr. Bungle and the Melvins.

Spotlights is Mario Quintero (guitar, vocals, keys), Sarah Quintero (bass, vocals) and Chris Enriquez (drums). The band has released three albums to date: Tidals (2016), Seismic (2018) and Love & Decay (2019).

Consequence praised their “unique amalgam of sounds that is both heavy and heavenly,” Brooklyn Vegan said Spotlights “balances the pretty with metallic sludge,” and Invisible Oranges said they thrive “on the ambient and krautrock inspired edges of post-metal.” In the wake of their 2020 EP We Are All Atomic, Kerrang! observed, “That a band as heavy and romantic as Spotlights have become a fixture in the rock scene Is impressive; that they’ve done it in such a short period of time is tremendous.”

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