Iron & Wine has announced the release of Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe Edition), available worldwide on September 22nd from Sub Pop. This expanded edition features six new recordings in total: four previously unreleased songs along with acoustic versions of two fan favorites from Hen’s Teeth (see full track list below).
The four unreleased songs come from sessions done in Los Angeles during the recording of sibling records Light Verse and Hen’s Teeth. “California Sober,” available today, was the last song written and recorded during the sessions, and its playful nature, hinted at in the title, is the perfect way to wind down summer while easing into fall.
Along with “California Sober,” Iron & Wine is also sharing an acoustic version of “In Your Ocean,” which captured the hearts and attention of fans at radio when it was released earlier this year. This acoustic version brings an intimate take on this beloved song.
Hen’s Teeth was released in February of this year and featured two duets with the multi-Grammy-winning band, I’m With Her, along with a cast of musicians including Griffin Goldsmith, Sebastian Steinberg, David Garza, Beth Goodfellow, Paul Cartwright, Tyler Chester, and Kyle Crane.
As previously announced, the band will begin their North American headline tour on October 8th in Denver, CO, with shows in Salt Lake City, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tucson, Dallas, and Memphis. The tour concludes on October 29th in Columbia, SC. See below for a complete list of shows. Tickets can be purchased here.
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 ! SOLD OUT Fri. Oct 16 - San Francisco, CA - The Castro ! SOLD OUT Sat. Oct 17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Ford ! Sun. Oct 18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Ford % Tue. Oct 20 - El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia % Wed. Oct 21 - Tucson, AZ - La Rosa % SOLD OUT 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 - Satellite Music Hall % Wed. Oct 28 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern % Thu. Oct 29 - Columbia, SC - The Senate %
! with Ken Pomeroy % with DUG
Iron & Wine Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe Edition) Album Cover
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 11. In Your Ocean (Acoustic) 12. Grace Notes (Acoustic) 13. Three Strangers 14. California Sober 15. Pilgrim’s Highway 16. Say What
Today, Sub Pop welcomes NYC-based multidisciplinary artist Lex Walton to the label, releasing her music worldwide in 2026 and beyond.
In celebration of today’s announcement, she is releasing her unwavering and iconoclastic seven-song label debut, ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER, which is out now on all streaming platforms from Sub Pop. Watch the blaring, absurdist official video for the record highlight, “Hipster Runoff,” directed by and starring Lex.
Lex says of the video, “In this video I tried to capture the lifespan of the blogosphere buzzband aughts-rocker with all of its triumphs and valleys and particular cruelties, culminating in the natural gasps of dextrorotatory histrionics when irony fails, and one is faced with the possibility of fading into obscurity forever. Starring yours truly as The Hipster Runoff, of course.”
All songs on ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER were written by Lex Walton, produced by Lex and Dan Boeckner, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Ben Greenberg at Thump and Circular Ruin in Williamsburg, with assistant engineer Alice Cohen.
ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER features guest appearances from Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs), Emerson Borakove, Alice Cohen, Brendan Dunphy, Emily Green (Geese), Greenberg (Uniform, The Men), Scotty Malcolm, Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire), and Sam Revaz (Geese)
Photo Courtesy of the Artist
Lex Walton (née Alex) is an American songwriter, actress, prose poet, and filmmaker whose work is defined by an unflinching confessionality and live performances by ecstatic masochism and flailing. In addition to her catalog of a dozen or so mostly home-recorded albums, EPs and singles, she has also recorded collaborations with Devi McCallion (Black Dresses, Girls Rituals), Geese, and Ezra Furman, written the pop music manifesto The Sound Rocker’s Prayer, and starred as lead character “Circle” in Louise Weard’s five-hour epic film Castration Movie Anthology II: The Best Of Both Worlds.
PASTE says of her song “I Wish I Was An M80”: “Walton’s wiggly, anxious power pop wades through pages of dead links and forum threads to get to its incendiary hooks … anachronistic collage of Edwardian portrait artists, country greats, and noise rock heroes…a roadside altar …With its lo-fi hissing and tongue-twisting one-liners....” The Quietus offers this: “For fans of early Jonathan Richman, NYC gutter punks Dollhouse, or staring at the fluorescent lights of the Walgreens ceiling on your third day withdrawing from psych meds, barely able to parse the words ‘Medicaid coverage has lapsed’ as a pharmacist misgenders you. And also, later Jonathan Richman.”
ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER will also be available on CD/LP on Friday, November 20th from Sub Pop. LP preorders in North America from megamart.subpop.com, in the EU/UK from Mega Mart Europe, and your local record store will receive the limited Loser edition on “Opaque Blue” vinyl (all vinyl colors while supplies last).
Lex will host a Bandcamp listening party later today, at noon PST/3 pm EST. She will also support Wolf Parade’s show in Seattle on Sunday, November 29th. Additional live dates coming soon.
Tracklisting: 1. For Thee I Sing 2. Hipster Runoff 3. Yr Op-Ed Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore 4. USA = FAG NATION 5. I Wish I Was An M80 6. Adrian Borland Will Have His Revenge On London 7. Ultimate Love 4Ever
Today, Friday, August 21st, 2026 – free from the shackles of timeliness, Sub Pop is belatedly sharing details about our two new retail locations here in Seattle: the recently opened Sub Pop Waterfront located, not at all coincidentally, on Seattle’s magnificent new waterfront, and Sub Pop in the KEXP Gathering Space at Seattle Center, in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood.
Sub Pop Waterfront, located in the Maritime Building directly across from Colman Dock (the WA State Ferries terminal) on the Seattle waterfront, features a dazzling array of t-shirts, hats, hoodies, various knick-knacks, trinkets, and objets d’art conspicuously emblazoned with the words “Sub Pop,” as well as a wide selection of actual records (vinyl LPs, CDs, probably some cassettes!), a bunch of really nice music and art-themed books, and fascinating Sub Pop Records ephemera on display throughout.
Our new home in the world-renowned KEXP Gathering Space has been expanded and redesigned, and now resides along the south wall of the space. In it, you’ll find a hand-picked selection of our expansive collection of the previously mentioned Sub Pop-branded merch (mostly shirts, hats, flannels, sweatshirts, and the like) and a wide array of vinyl records, both new and used, some released by Sub Pop or Hardly Art, and others that were not. Plus, there’s a Caffe Vita coffee shop in the KEXP Gathering Space and even public restrooms!
On Saturday, August 22nd, Sub Pop in the KEXP Gathering Space will be open to ticket holders attending the sold-out KEXP BBQ 2026, which includes performances from Ty Segall, Arlo Parks, Angine De Poitrine, Los Mirlos, Packaging, and Sea Lemon. There will also be sets from KEXP DJs, activities for the whole family to enjoy, food from local vendors for purchase, exclusive merch for sale, and a bar (with ID). For more information, please visit https://www.kexp.org/bbq.
These new retail locations have opened in the wake of the closures of Sub Pop’s (we’re assured…) widely beloved former retail locations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and our former Seattle Belltown location on 7th Ave. The Sub Pop Waterfront Store is located at 908 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104. Sub Pop in the KEXP Gathering Space is located at 472 1st Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 (both stores are open 10 am-6 pm daily).
Sub Pop has signed the prolific and mythical Twisted Teens, the New Orleans band led by Caspian Halliwell and RJ Santos, to release their music throughout the known universe in 2026 and beyond. The band has already released two acclaimed albums in 2026: Blame the Clown on Chain Smoking Records (January) and Florida Water Blues on Going Underground (July). Watch the official videos for the Florida Water Bluestitle track and its second single, “Swamp,” now.
In its “Best New Music” review of Blame the Clown, Pitchfork says of the band’s music, “It’s garage punk with an old-school country twang; as their personality seeps through the sound like dye, it takes on the color of music’s sepia-toned past and technicolor present (8.2/10).”
The Guardian offers this: “Not one but two of the year’s best albums so far are authored by a ragtag, deeply charismatic band from Louisiana named Twisted Teens, who bear Pynchonian names – Caspian Halliwell and RJ “Razor Ramone” Santos – a console steel guitar and, in Halliwell case, one of rock’s greatest, most soulful voices in many years. Virtuosic when it counts, ramshackle when necessary…”
Twisted Teens will hit the road next week, starting with two Southern California shows supporting The Breeders and immediately followed by a headlining run up the West Coast. These dates begin and end in Los Angeles, first on Monday, August 24th, at the Hollywood Palladium, and ending Friday, September 4th, with a sold-out show at Zebulon.
Then in November, Twisted Teens will headline a sold-out show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday, November 3rd. Immediately after, they will join recent tour mates Kurt Vile and The Violators on their headlining run, beginning Wednesday, November 4th in Buffalo, NY, at Asbury Hall and running through Tuesday, November 24th in Baltimore, MD, at Ottobar.
Twisted Teens will also close out 2026 with a tour of Australia beginning Friday, December 11th, in Melbourne at Howler and ending Wednesday, December 16th, in Sydney, at Oxford Art Factory. The tour includes a stop in Meredith, Victoria, on Saturday, December 12th, 2026, for a performance at Meredith Music Festival. Tickets for these shows are on sale now.
For regular performance and ticketing updates, please visit TwistedTeens.com.
Mon. Aug. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium * Tue. Aug. 25 - Del Mar, CA - The Sound * Wed. Aug. 26 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place [Sold Out] Fri. Aug. 28 - Portland, OR - Polaris [Sold Out] Sat. Aug. 29 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Sun. Aug. 30 - Seattle, WA - Baba Yaga [Sold Out] Mon. Aug. 31 - Olympia, WA - The Mortuary Wed. Sep. 02 - Oakland, CA - Thee Stork Club [Sold Out] Thu. Sep. 03 - San Francisco, CA - Make Out Room Fri. Sep. 04 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon [Sold Out] Tue. Nov. 03 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom [Sold Out] Wed. Nov. 04 - Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall ^ Thu. Nov. 05 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall ^ Fri. Nov. 06 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall ^ Sat. Nov. 07 - St. Louis, MO - The Sovereign ^ Sun. Nov. 08 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall ^ Tue. Nov. 10 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s ^ Wed. Nov. 11 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall ^ Thu. Nov. 12 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room ^ Fri. Nov. 13 - Fort Collins, CO - Washington’s ^ Sat. Nov. 14 - Denver, CO - Summit ^ Mon. Nov. 16 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge ^ Tue. Nov. 17 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall ^ Wed. Nov. 18 - New Orleans, LA - Joy Theatre ^ Fri. Nov. 20 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club ^ Sat. Nov. 21 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm ^ Sun. Nov. 22 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre ^ Mon. Nov. 23 - Richmond, VA - The National ^ Tue. Nov. 24 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar ^ Fri. Dec. 11 - Melbourne, AU - Howler Sat. Dec. 12 - Meredith, VIC, AU - Meredith Music Festival Tue. Dec. 15 - Brisbane, QLD, AU - Crowbar Wed. Dec. 16 - Sydney, NSW, AU - Oxford Art Factory
* w/ Breeders ^ w/ Kurt Vile and the Violators
Twisted Teens’ Blame the Clown is out now on Chain Smoking Records. Florida Water Blues is available in North America through Going Underground Records, and on Friday, September 18th,Sub Pop will release the LP for the rest of the world.
Today, Friday, August 14th,Sweeping Promises release their incredible new album, You Say I Romanticize, worldwide on Sub Pop. The band is celebrating the occasion with a new video for the song “Rapture, Or…” directed by Shawn Brackbill. Click HERE to watch.
Caufield Schnug and Lira Mondal of Sweeping Promises share about the song: “‘Rapture, Or…’ we originally envisioned a sort of fallen monastic, mockingly devout, longing for a near-term judgment day (catch phrase: ‘I can’t wait for tomorrow’). The actual lyrics are scenario-adaptable, though, as apocalypse fantasies seemingly guide culture now, so you can’t blame us for finding a desire lane amid the ruins. It’s one of our poppier songs ever. We double-tracked Lira’s loud vocals in our tiled bathroom - our ‘cathedral’. A malfunctioning arp played the ascendant synth arpeggios, and the guitar on this one was improvised.”
The band is also currently in the midst of a five-date run of FREE in-store performances at independent record stores across the Midwest. Starting August 12th at Old Love Garden at the Toy Store Upstairs in their hometown of Lawrence, KS; August 13th at Euclid Records in St. Louis, MO; August 14th at Goner Records in Memphis, TN; Feel It Records in Cincinnati, OH on August 15th; and Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles in Chicago, IL on August 16th. These in-store performances are FREE to the public, and you can grab a Loser Edition of the new record on Black and Yellow Confetti vinyl while supplies last.
Sweeping Promises embark on a North American headline tour in the fall of 2026. The first leg begins September 9th in Oklahoma City, OK, and runs through September 29th, culminating in a hometown show at White Schoolhouse in Lawrence, KS. The second leg begins October 27th in Omaha, NE, and ends November 18th in Nashville, TN. Further live dates, including international touring, will follow soon. Tickets available at sweepingpromises.com.
YOU SAY I ROMANTICIZE IN-STORES WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES Wed. Aug 12 - Lawrence, KS - Old Love Garden at the Toy Store Upstairs @ 7:00 PM Thu. Aug. 13 - St. Louis, MO - Euclid Records @ 6:00 PM Fri. Aug. 14 - Memphis, TN - Goner Records @ 6:00 PM Sat. Aug. 15 - Cincinnati, OH - Feel It @ 5:00 PM Sun. Aug. 16 - Chicago, IL - Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles @ 4:00 PM
YOU SAY I ROMANTICIZE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR Wed. Sep. 09 - Oklahoma City, OK - Resonant Head Thu. Sep. 10 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves Fri. Sep. 11 - Austin, TX - LEVITATION Sat. Sep. 12 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger Tue. Sep. 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge Wed. Sep. 16 - San Diego, CA - Casbah Thu. Sep. 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Sid the Cat Auditorium Fri. Sep. 18 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop Sun. Sep. 20 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios Tue. Sep. 22 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret Wed. Sep. 23 - Seattle, WA - Baba Yaga Fri. Sep. 25 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club Basement Sat. Sep. 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The DLC at Quarters Sun. Sep. 27 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive Tue. Sep. 29 - Lawrence, KS - White Schoolhouse Tue. Oct. 27 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown Wed. Oct. 28 - St Paul, MN - Turf Club Thu. Oct 29 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club Fri. Oct. 30 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle Sat. Oct. 31 - Detroit, MI - Lager House Tue. Nov. 03 - Toronto, ON - Monarch Wed. Nov. 04 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa Thu. Nov. 05 - Boston, MA - Deep Cuts Fri. Nov. 06 - Boston, MA - Deep Cuts Sun. Nov. 08 - Troy, NY - No Fun Tue. Nov. 10 - New York, NY - Night Club 101 Wed. Nov. 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right Thu. Nov. 12 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Fri. Nov. 13 - Washington, DC - Union Stage Sat. Nov. 14 - Richmond, VA - Cobra Cabana Mon. Nov. 16 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook Tue. Nov. 17 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Purgatory) Wed. Nov. 18 - Nashville, TN - DRKMTTR
“Rapture, Or…” follows the previously released singles “Accent,”“Cocoon,” and “Shooting Shadows.”YouSay I Romanticize was recorded over an 18-month period and is a tribute to the chaos of creation and collaboration under shifting circumstances. Guitarist Caufield Schnug and bassist/vocalist Lira Mondal found and tested themselves in their combination tour house and recording studio in Kansas, annually working on dozens of albums from other bands, hosting tour stops, planning shows, and the like. After an immersive process of tracking and whittling down YSIR demos and carving out an idiosyncratic chamber-recording method for the album’s intentional wall-of-sound, the duo brought in touring drummer Spenser Gralla to play the songs as the band would on stage.
Sweeping Promises, YouSay I Romanticize, is out now on CD/LP/Digitally worldwide from Sub Pop.
What people are saying about Sweeping Promises You Say I Romanticize: “‘Shooting Shadows’ is a post-punk riot with an audacious bassline”. - [Shooting Shadows] Stereogum
“Few contemporary bands have managed to make art-punk feel as immediate and alive as Sweeping Promises. - The Big Takeover
“Sweeping Promises manage to extol the importance of self-expression while advocating for a collective good.” - Paste
“The Kansas art-punk outfit tap into wall-of-sound maximalism and literary themes on their second album.” - [HOT LIST SUMMER 2026] Bandcamp
“The bass-driven post-punk spirit of the Slits, Ut and Au Pairs suffuses the brilliant latest single from the Kansas band, vocalist Lira Mondal coiled and prowling then letting go with high-pitched yells” - [“Accent”] The Guardian
”You Say I Romanticize laughs at doing things the hard way and embraces the humanity of it all. It’s not searching for the perfect experience, but being present in one’s own life, art, and community.” - The Line of Best Fit
“The power duo are back with their frenetic art punk style that will equally satisfy as well as leave you famished and craving more” - NARC
Sweeping Promises YouSay I Romanticize
Tracklisting: 1. Shooting Shadows 2. My Friend’s An Entomologist 3. Last Man 4. Rapture, Or… 5. Abduction On Camera 6. My Anchoress 7. Cocoon 8. Accent 9. Does He Want To Be The Weatherman? 10. Write Lightly
