Spotlights // Tidals (10th Anniversary Edition) LP [COLOR]

※10/30リリースです

アメリカ・NYのポストロックバンドSpotlightsが、2026年10月に同国老舗レーベルIpecac Recordingsからリリースした再発アルバムです。（オリジナルは2016年リリース）

ポストロック〜ポストメタル6曲を収録。ディープスペースカラー盤です。

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Release date : 30th October 2026

12" 'deep space' splatter color vinyl. 

Tracklist:

1. Intro 01:53
2. Walls 05:52
3. The Grower 07:22
4. Hover 06:31
5. To The End 07:53
6. Joseph 07:13

Text excerpt from the label:

"Spotlights occupy the space between a push-and-pull of jarring metallic catharsis and sweeping distortion. Even as either side vies for supremacy, neither extreme ever completely tightens its grip, allowing waves of melodic vocals and expressive sonic sorcery to breathe in the middle. This deft balancing act has enabled the trio—husband-and-wife Mario Quintero [guitar, vocals, keys] and Sarah Quintero [bass, vocals] joined by Chris Enriquez [drums]—to carve a singular lane. Armed with an uncanny ability to wield darkness or light, the trio’s fourth full-length offering, Alchemy for the Dead , finds them exploring something we all face, yet few embrace…

“One of the major parts of our lives, is the fact we’re all going to die,” says Mario. “Most people are terrified of it, some people learn to look forward to it, and some see it as a way out of their misery. Various cultures view it differently. There isn’t necessarily a story to the album as a whole, but each song deals with the theme of death. It could be fantasy such as bringing a loved one back to life or darker moments like suicide and deep depression. Then, there are thoughts about death overall in terms of the entire human race. The “Alchemy” part plays more into occult themes such as seance and crossing the threshold between the living and the dead, or religious rituals that humans use to connect with lost loved ones.”

If you don’t know who Spotlights are, or haven’t heard their name, then you haven’t been paying attention. Mario, Sarah and Chris are one of the hardest working new bands out there - plugging away on tour after tour, earning every fan they have, whether it’s Chino Moreno, or the bartender at a local club. During 2016, the group gained traction with their debut album, Tidals, earning coveted spots on tours with Deftones (we did say Chino is a fan), and Refused. Not long after, they caught the attention of Ipecac Recordings, releasing Seismic in 2017, touring relentlessly (again, enjoying word of mouth amongst musicians to land outings with the Mr. Bungle, Quicksand, Pallbearer, etc) and worked right into the studio, releasing Love & Decay in 2019. Consequence praised their “unique amalgam of sounds that is both heavy and heavenly,” Brooklyn Vegan said the band balances the pretty with metallic sludge, and Invisible Oranges said the album “leans 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 so in such a short period of time is tremendous.”

Late in 2022, the musicians began to carefully piece together what would become Alchemy For The Dead. For the first time, Spotlights recorded in the basement of the Pittsburgh home where Mario and Sarah now reside. With Mario at the helm for production once more, they clung to an ethos that he describes as “don’t do the same thing again”— and they made good on that ambition.

“I had a sound in my head,” he admits. “It was a little punchier rather than being so open. It’s still big, but it’s tight. A lot of this can be attributed to the basement itself. It’s a tiny room with a seven-foot ceiling. The sound you get is tight and controlled. We tried to accentuate the space.”

Siphoning the claustrophobia of their surroundings into a definitive vision, propulsive percussion drives the first single “Algorithmic.” The bass groans and grunts beneath strains of ethereal keys and guitars. Meanwhile, barely repressed intensity spills over on to a turbulent distorted riff offset by melodic high-register harmonies as Mario promises, “It won’t be long,” and Sarah counters, “You’ll learn as you go away”.

“For me, the song has a religious theme to it,” he says. “It touches on the story of resurrection and afterlife in this one narrative, while wondering, does any of it really fucking matter?..."

Artist : Spotlights

Label : Ipecac Recordings

cat no : IPC302lp-C1