SUNN O))) share the new track “Butch’s Guns,” another standout from the band’s forthcoming eponymous album. The new song is available today on all streaming services.
Also today, SUNN O))) is announcing new summer headlining shows in the EU and UK beginning Tuesday, June 23rd in Zurich, CH at Rote Fabrik and currently running through Monday, July 6th + Tuesday, July 7th in Berlin, DE for a two-night stand at Silent Green Bentonhalle. The tour will include stops in Belgium (Antwerp), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Germany (Köln), and the UK (Bristol, Brighton, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, and London). Additional live dates to be announced soon.
Tickets for these June and July shows go on sale Friday, February 20th at 10 am CET. Please find a current list of dates below.
SUNN O))) recently added shows to the band’s upcoming 2026 North American headline tour in support of the album. The tour will now include stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, New York, Denver, Boise, Seattle, and Portland (OR). Tickets for the shows below are on sale now.
North America, March/April 2026 Mon. Mar. 30 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom Tue. Mar. 31 - Los Angeles, CA - The United Theater on Broadway Wed. Apr. 01 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren Fri. Apr. 03 - Dallas, TX - Trees Lounge Sat. Apr. 04 - Austin, TX - Emo’s Sun. Apr. 05 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Mon. Apr. 06 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre Tue. Apr. 07 - Atlanta, GA - The Goat Farm Thu. Apr. 09 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone Fri. Apr. 10 - Washington, DC - The Lincoln Theatre Sat. Apr. 11 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer Sun. Apr. 12 - New York, NY - The Town Hall Mon. Apr. 13 - Montreal, QC - Le National Tue. Apr. 14 - Toronto, ON - 131 McCormack Thu. Apr. 16 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed Sat. Apr. 18 - Iowa City, IA - Englert Theatre Sun. Apr. 19 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room Mon. Apr. 20 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre Wed. Apr. 22 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club Fri. Apr. 24 - Seattle, WA - Showbox (So Do) Sat. Apr. 25 - Portland, OR - Roseland
UK/EU, June/July 2026 - Just Announced Tue. Jun. 23 - Zurich, CH - Rote Fabrik Wed. Jun. 24 - Antwerp, BE - Trix Thu. Jun. 25 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Fri. Jun. 26 - Koln, DE - Essigfabrik Sun. Jun. 28 - Bristol, UK - Prospect Building Mon. Jun. 29 - Brighton, UK - Corn Exchange Tue. Jun. 30 - Liverpool, UK - The Dome Wed. Jul. 01 - Leeds, UK - Project House Leeds Thu. Jul. 02 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute Fri. Jul. 03 - London, UK - Troxy Mon. Jul. 06 - Berlin, DE - Silent Green Betonhalle Tue. Jul. 07 - Berlin, DE - Silent Green Betonhalle
The albumSUNN O)))will be released Friday, April 3rd, 2026, and is available for preorder now on CD/2xLP/all DSPs worldwide from Sub Pop. LP preorders through the North American Sub Pop Mega Mart will receive the limited Loser edition on opaque bluevinyl; preorders through Mega Mart Europe will receive the Loser Edition on oxblood vinyl (UK/EU) with reversed cover art. The Loser Editions will also be available at your local record store. And, while supplies last, two new T-shirts (long and short sleeve) and a baseball hat (US-only) are available.
SUNN O))) was co-produced & mixed by the band and Brad Wood (Hum, Tar, Sunny Day Real Estate, Liz Phair), and was recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, January 2025.
Framing the album visually are two paintings by the late American artist Mark Rothko - one on the front cover and one on the back cover, with the art reversed for UK & European pressings. The CD and LP package also includes expansive liner notes by author Robert Macfarlane, whose 2025 novel Is a River Alive? is among the many sources of inspiration for the album. And, illustrations by French artist Elodie Lesourd are featured on the inner LP sleeves and accompanying album merch.
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Tracklisting: 1. XXANN 2. Does Anyone Hear Like Venom? 3. Butch’s Guns 4 Mindrolling 5. Everett Moses 6. Glory Black
Iron & Wine’sHen’s Teeth is out today, February 27th Worldwide from Sub Pop. The album features singles “In Your Ocean,” “Roses,” “Robin’s Egg (feat. I’m With Her),” and an official video for the release-week offering, “Wait Up (feat. I’m With Her) which was animated by Callum Scott Dyson.
Hen’s Teeth arrives fully formed but sits as a sibling record, of sorts, to 2024’s acclaimed and Grammy-nominated Light Verse. Its seeds were sewn during multiple sessions over the last few years in the foothills of Los Angeles, with studio owner/engineer Dave Way (Fiona Apple, Jakob Dylan, Sheryl Crow) at the helm. The record features many familiar names from the Iron & Wine universe - David Garza, Sebastian Steinberg, Tyler Chester, Griffin Goldsmith, Beth Goodfellow, Kyle Crane, and Paul Cartwright – lending their talents to a collection of songs that, while complementary in nature, had their own distinct feel.
Iron & Wine will appear on CBS Saturday Morning, tomorrow, February 28th, performing intimate versions of “In Your Ocean,” “Roses,” and “Singing Saw.” Their Australia & New Zealand tour will also begin on February 28th in Perth, AU, with headline dates in North America running from April to May and in October. See below for a complete list of shows. Tickets can be purchased here.
Australia & New Zealand Sat. Feb. 28 - Perth, AU - The Rechabite * Mon. Mar. 02 - Brisbane, AU - The Princess Theatre * Wed. Mar. 04 - Sydney, AU - City Recital Hall * Fri. Mar. 06 - Adelaide, AU - WOMADelaide * Sat. Mar. 07 - Port Fairy, AU - Port Fairy Folk Festival Sun. Mar 08 - Port Fairy, AU - Port Fairy Folk Festival Tue. Mar. 10 - Melbourne, AU - Northcote Theatre * Thu. Mar. 12 - Hobart, AU - Odeon Theatre * Sat. Mar. 14 - Auckland, NZ - Powerstation * Sun. Mar - 15, Wellington, NZ - Meow Nui *
North America Tue. Mar. 17 - Honolulu, HI - The Hawaii Theatre ^ Wed. Mar. 18 - Kahului, HI - Maui Arts & Cultural Center Castle Theater ^ Mon. Apr. 27th - St Louis, MO - The Pageant @ Tue. Apr. 28th - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note @ Wed. Apr. 29th - Omaha, NE - Astro Theater @ Fri. May 01 - Saint Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theater @ Sat. May 02 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom @ Sun. May 03 - Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theatre @ Tue. May 05 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall @ Wed. May 06 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall @ Fri. May 08 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater @ Sat. May 09 - Niagara Falls, CA - The Avalon Theatre at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort @ Sun. May 10 - Albany, NY - The Egg @ Mon. May 11 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer @ Wed. May 13 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel @ Thu. May 14 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club @ Fri. May 15 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa @ Sat. May 16 - Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom @ Sun. May 17 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle @ Thu. Oct 8 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre ! Fri. Oct 9 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot ! Sat. Oct 10 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Hall ! Mon. Oct 12 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall ! Tue. Oct 13 - Seattle, WA - The 5th Avenue Theatre ! Thu. Oct 15 - Astoria, OR - Liberty Theatre ! Fri. Oct 16 - San Francisco, CA - The Castro ! Sat. Oct 17 - Los Angeles, CA - TBA ! Sun. Oct 18 - Los Angeles, CA - TBA % Tue. Oct 20 - El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia % Wed. Oct 21 - Tucson, AZ - La Rosa % Fri. Oct 23 - San Antonio, TX - Stable Hall % Sat. Oct 24 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre % Sun. Oct 25 - Tulsa, OK - Guthrie Green ! % Tue. Oct 27 - Memphis, TN - TBA % Wed. Oct 28 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern Thu. Oct 29 - Columbia, SC - The Senate %
*with Leah Senior ^ with Jenny Yim @ with Improvement Movement ! with Ken Pomeroy % with DUG
What people are saying about Hen’s Teeth:
“As one of the most consistently compelling musicians of his era, Sam Beam continues a streak of good albums that is decidedly yet to meet its end. - Paste
“‘In Your Ocean’ is anything but obvious. Here we have a dense and absorbing, bluegrass-flecked rock tune…”- AV CLUB
“‘In Your Ocean’ sees Beam singing about a love so deep that he wants to physically merge with his partner: “Praying for dry ground / Though I only want to drown / When I find myself swimming in your ocean”, Beam sings.” -NME
“Sam Beam’s new album of stupendous Americana… Whether it’s the rollicking folk rock of In Your Ocean or the delicate urgency of Grace Notes, Hen’s Teeth is benchmark roots music from start to finish.” - [4 stars ****] MOJO
“Sam Beam finds musical liberation where folk and jazz meet… Hen’s Teeth captures something rare and precious: a sumptuous spirit which doesn’t have to try too hard to seduce the listener.” - [8/10] Uncut
Iron & Wine Hen’s Teeth
Track Listing: 1. Roses 2. Paper and Stone 3. Robin’s Egg (feat. I’m With Her) 4. Singing Saw 5. In Your Ocean 6. Defiance, Ohio 7. Wait Up (feat. I’m With Her) 8. Grace Notes 9. Dates and Dead People 10. Half Measures
“This album is potent yet delicate, waterbaby’s voice serene, almost angelic.” - [COVER STORY] NME
On Friday, March 6th, waterbaby will release her debut full-length, Memory Be a Blade, on CD/LP/DSPs worldwide from Sub Pop. The 8-track long player features the songs “Amiss”, “Beck n Call”, and the album’s title track, which The New York Times says, “With its gentle percussion, trembling strings and sweet, cooed harmonies, the song has the intimate, handmade quality of a scrapbook.”
Today, you can hear Memory Be a Blade’s newest offering, the blissful electro-acoustic track, “Clay (feat. ttoh)”, and by watching its official video, directed by waterbaby and Levi Axene.
waterbaby has confirmed new UK & EU headline dates for 2026 in support of Memory Be a Blade. These shows will begin on March 19th in Gothenburg, Sweden, along with dates in Stockholm, London, Paris, and Berlin. Additional live shows to be announced soon. See below for a current list of shows.
Thu. Mar. 19 Gothenburg, SE - Nefertiti Fri. Mar. 20 Lund, SE - Mejeriet Sat. Mar. 21 Linköping, SE - Babettes Sun. Apr. 12 Stockholm, SE - Södra Teatern Wed. Apr. 15 London, UK - The Lower Third Thu. Apr. 16 Paris, FR - Popup! Fri. Apr. 17 Rotterdam, NL - MOMO Sun. Apr. 19 Berlin, DE - Frannz
On waterbaby’s Memory Be a Blade, the Stockholm, Sweden-born singer-songwriter’s first album for Sub Pop, the nostalgia runs deep. Her follow-up to the acclaimed 2023 EP Foam, Memory… is darker, richer, and more personal than ever. She wanted her lyrics to dig deeper and evolve her writing forward, something she accomplishes stunningly across the eight-track project.
To spark inspiration for her new lyrics, waterbaby reflected on a past break-up. She had moved on and was seeing someone new while recording the album. But when the newer relationship ended, she witnessed how much the album took on a new meaning to reflect the heartbreak she hadn’t anticipated experiencing.
“Many of the songs came to mean very different things than what I had thought when writing them in the first place,” waterbaby admits.
In the two years following Foam, waterbaby and her primary collaborator, Marcus White, took their time to get the album right. They wrote and recorded around Stockholm, the south of Sweden, and even Los Angeles. As it took shape, however, waterbaby began to notice how much she would stiffen up behind the microphone. She admits she gets quite shy in the studio, opting for the familiarity of people like White to stay by her side. But in order to take her words and sound deeper, White encouraged her to improvise what she sang instead of writing it out ahead of time.
Her improvisations were paired with compositions that reflected waterbaby’s classical background. White played piano alongside his lush and ethereal arrangements of string and horn parts. Musicians like violinist Oliva Lundberg, cellists Filip Lundberg and Kristina Winiarski, saxophonist Sebastian Mattebo, trombonist Hannes Falk Junestav, and flutist Pelle Westlin round out the dreamy ensemble (read more at Sub Pop).
What people are saying about waterbaby: “An unguarded DIY R&B moment coming out of the Swedish capital.” - The FADER
“A real jewel, a thrilling and evocative slice of future-facing pop” - CLASH
“worth a few hundred plays.” - Loud and Quiet
“the Swedish artist’s knack for instant classics is no accident” - DIY
“waterbaby’s writing feels both fragile and fearless, cementing her status as one of alt-pop’s most quietly devastating new voices.” - Wonderland
“beautiful” - Notion
Memory Be a Blade is now available to preorder on CD/LP/all DSPs from Sub Pop. LPs purchased from megamart.subpop.com, MegaMart Europe in the UK + EU, and your local record store will receive the limited Loser Edition on Cosmic Berry (NA) and Pearl / Arctic (UK/EU) vinyl while supplies last.
waterbaby Memory Be a Blade
Track Listing: 1. Sink 2. Memory Be a Blade 3. Clay 4. Beck n Call 5. Minnie 6. Minnie Too 7. Amiss 8. Srs Ice
Today, Wolf Parade band member Spencer Krug is sharing a solo piano version of “I’ll Believe In Anything,” available on all DSPs worldwide from Sub Pop (and on Pronounced Kroog in Canada.) The song, from Wolf Parade’s Apologies To The Queen Mary, their beloved full-length debut, is earning the band a slew of new fans thanks to its prominent use in the steamy hit TV show Heated Rivalry (see February 9th Vulture interview).
On Spotify alone, the original recording of “I’ll Believe In Anything” has now reached 40 million streams to date, with 20 million of those amassed since the show’s premiere in late November. The show also helped grow the band’s listenership on the platform to over 2 million monthly listeners.
This tender version of the song originated last month during Spencer’s solo set at Unreal City Fest in Vancouver, BC at Russian Hall. The response to the performance on social media was fantastic, so he’s recorded the new rendering of the song at Risque Disque Records in Ladysmith, BC, for wider release.
Krug also has a headlining performance on June 5th in Vancouver, BC at St. James Hall. As for Wolf Parade, the band has scheduled some Canadian headlining shows for the March 11th through March 15th, 2026 timeframe. Additional dates will be announced very soon.
Please find a current list of dates below.
Wed. Mar. 11- St. Catharines, ON - Warehouse Thu. Mar. 12 - St. Catharines, ON - Warehouse Fri. Mar. 13 - Hamilton, ON - Bridgeworks Sat. Mar. 14 - Guelph, ON - Sonic Hall Sun. Mar. 15 - Guelph, ON - Sonic Hall
Spencer Krug “I’ll Believe In Anything (Piano Version)”
Sub Pop Records is extremely proud to announce the return (for our 20th year!) of the Sub Pop Loser Scholarship. Further details on the scholarship are below, and even further below is some clarification on what we mean with all this “Loser” business.
Sub Pop Records is offering a grand total of $18,000 in college scholarship money to three eligible high school seniors. There are three scholarships—each for $6,000! As longtime, proud losers ourselves, we’re exceedingly happy to be able, in some small way, to help further the education of art-enthused misfits from the NW. Individuals from all cultures and communities are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be residents of Washington, Idaho or Oregon, and graduating seniors on the way to full-time enrollment at an accredited university or college. We are looking for applicants who are involved and/or interested in music and/or creative media and arts in some way. However, you do not need to be pursuing an education in the arts.
To apply: you must submit an essay, one page or less, using any combination of the following questions as a guide (or write something completely your own, be inspired and creative!). Please list the school you are graduating from and the school you plan to attend in the fall at the top of your essay along with your contact information.
- What are you doing in the arts/music field in your community?
- What does being a Sub Pop ‘Loser’ mean to you?
- What are your influences and/or who inspired you to become involved in the arts?
- Describe your biggest failure and explain how it has brought you closer to your goal(s).
- Discuss a special attribute or accomplishment that sets you apart.
- How has your family or community background affected the way you see the world?
- Why should you be the Loser winner?
Applicants are strongly (!) encouraged to send digital links and/or provide hard copies of their artwork, photos of community involvement, radio show links, videos, etc. along with their essay (we have never had a winner who submitted only an essay w/no extras). However, please be aware that Sub Pop will not return any of this material, so please don’t send originals. Sub Pop will give equal opportunity to all applicants who fit the criteria outlined above.
The deadline for applications is Monday, March 16th, 2026.
Please send all submissions and attachments to scholarship@subpop.com by Monday, March 16th. We will announce the scholarship winners during the first week of April.
What we talk about when we talk about “Loser.”
Here at Sub Pop Records, we use the word “loser” a lot. You may have noticed. We’ve printed it on things we sell (hats, shirts, stickers, mugs, and more!), we call the first, colored-vinyl, limited-edition pressings of the records we release the “Loser Edition,” and every year since 2007 ish we’ve awarded tuition money to college-bound NW high school students through the “Sub Pop Loser Scholarship.” And, it’s possible we take for granted that you guys catch our drift and understand what we mean when we’re all “loser this,” and “loser that.” So! The following…
Sub Pop’s use of the word “loser” goes back to the foundation of the label and is meant as a celebration of unabashedly being ourselves without conforming to any preconceived ideas of “normal.” To be a loser is central to the very idea of underground art and culture - all of it happening and thriving outside of the mainstream, and not necessarily looking for a way in. Bruce Pavitt’s “New Pop Manifesto” in the 1st issue of Subterranean Pop included, “The important thing to remember is this: the most intense music, the most original ideas… are coming out of scenes you don’t even know exist… Only by supporting new ideas by local artists, bands, and record labels can the U.S. expect any kind of dynamic social/cultural change…” And, since 2007 or so, with the Loser Scholarship, we’ve been adding students to that list, and putting our (or, our co-founder, big boss and biggest loser ever, Jonathan Poneman’s…) money where our mouth is. Sub Pop Records strives to bring attention to music and art from the fringes that might otherwise remain marginalized. And, in that same spirit, through our annual Loser Scholarship, we’re looking for art-enthused misfits in NW high schools, losers like us, to help them pay for college. We stand proudly with and support the misfits, weirdos and losers, because we believe that when we’re able to proudly be nothing other than our true selves, we have the ability to make the world stronger, smarter and better.
So, good luck, Losers! And, again, please send all submissions and attachments to scholarship@subpop.com by Monday, March 16th.
Today, February 17th, Alan Sparhawk is releasing two enthralling new songs, “JCMF” and “No More Darkness.” Both tracks were written, composed, and produced at 20 Below Studio in Duluth, MN, with Nat Harvie mixing. They feature Sparhawk on Guitar/Vocals, Eric Pollard on Drums and Sparhawk’s son, Cyrus Sparhawk, on Bass.
Sparhawk shares about both singles:
“JCMF”: This is a song I’ve had for a few years, but couldn’t find the right way to play or record it. We started playing it last year in the Alan Sparhawk Solo Band, on tour, and with each month, the sentiment of the song only increased. I feel like the song has become a rebuke against the fascist/authoritarian streak that several world leaders have taken on and to the people who have been blinded into supporting them.
“No More Darkness”: Inspired by a David Lynch quote (“Don’t fight the darkness. Don’t even worry about the darkness. Turn on the light and the darkness goes. Turn up the light of pure consciousness. Negativity goes.”) This song reminds me to choose light in especially dark times. We were ending our set with this tune all year, and it is my wish for everyone, especially those who feel alone.
