Die Spitz – Punishers
Austin, TX four-piece Die Spitz share a video for “Punishers,” the final single from the band’s forthcoming debut album, Something to Consume, due Sept 12 via Third Man Records.
“‘Punishers’ is about things or people who ‘punish.’ Whether it’s withholding love, jealousy, or keeping someone or even yourself hooked in a cycle—the song captures the feelings of insanity and frustration punishers bring,” Chloe De St. Aubin explains. Of the Justin Wilson-directed video, she says “the ‘Punishers’ video features the story of a sad clown with little talent to give…but with her heart on her sleeve, she still yearns to be a star.”
As postmodern society crumbles, Texas four-piece Die Spitz combine their passion, friendship, identity, and artistry to fight against the inescapable decay that surrounds life on their debut album, Something to Consume. “There’s a political side to it, but addiction and love can also be all-consuming,” Eleanor Livingston says. And as the band trade off instruments, swapping songwriting and vocal duties, and generating powerful songwriting in concussive bursts, Die Spitz have created their own little pocket of the world where we can all stand on the edge together.
Something to Consume moves with rapturous conviction thanks in part to the deft production hand of Studio 4’s Will Yip (Turnstile, Mannequin Pussy). Though only recently in their 20s, Die Spitz’s impressive musicianship ties them clearly to a long lineage of frustrated people hoping to inspire change. “Some people aren’t interested in being political activists via music, but it weighs on me heavily and I feel misaligned with my calling if I don’t,” Chloe De St. Aubin says. “The four of us are free spirits with multiple interests, and there’s no limit or power dynamic that can derail us.”
Die Spitz is taking their infamous riotous live show, which regularly feature dueling cartwheels, climbing of rafters and solos while crowdsurfing, on the road this fall on a tour that includes support dates with Viagra Boys and a headline run in support of Something to Consume. All dates below.
Die Spitz is Ava Schrobilgen, Chloe De St. Aubin, Eleanor Livingston, and Kate Halter.
North America Tour Dates:
09/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl * – SOLD OUT
09/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl * – SOLD OUT
09/12 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo * – SOLD OUT
09/13 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo * – SOLD OUT
09/14 – Forest Grove, OR @ McMenamins Grand Lodge * – SOLD OUT
09/17 – Saint Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre *
09/18 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed *
09/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
09/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory at the Masquerade
09/23 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner *
09/25 – New York, NY @ Avant Gardner * – SOLD OUT
09/26 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *
09/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall * – SOLD OUT
10/05 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
10/07 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder
10/09 – Vancouver, Canada @ Wise Hall
10/10 – Seattle, WA @ Baba Yaga – SOLD OUT
10/11 – Seattle, WA @ Baba Yaga
10/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
10/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
10/17 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
10/18 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
10/24 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
11/07 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head
11/08 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
11/11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
11/14 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
11/15 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
11/18 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11/22 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room at Third Man Records – SOLD OUT
11/23 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room at Third Man Records
* w/ Viagra Boys
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