Formed in Oakland, CA in late 2019, SPY has built on the foundation of bands like Bad Brains and Poison Idea rather than following the current wave of metallic hardcore.
Today, they’ve unleashed their latest release, Seen Enough, on Closed Casket Activities. No song on the EP ever overstays its welcome, instead embodying what makes hardcore frenetic. Burning through six songs in under ten minutes, every track is a testament to the energy the band has built over the last 5+ years. SPY has also shared the EP’s closing track, “Quit the Act.”
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Seen Enough doesn’t hide what it’s about: society’s continued descent with diminishing hope for course correction. From the jump, SPY has followed in the lineage of Bay Area punks like Dead Kennedys and Ceremony in both attitude and awareness. Their latest offering maintains the critical edge of their earlier material while expanding their lyrical scope, delivering a streamlined punch that hits hard through its runtime.
Recorded by Jack Shirley at Oakland’s Atomic Garden, Seen Enough was recorded live to tape, eschewing the modern practice of individual tracking in favor of a more immediate, visceral approach that better represents their explosive live show.
See SPY on tour across North America, including supporting shows with Superheaven, this February through May, and in the UK/EUR this June.
SPY, on tour:
Feb. 21 San Francisco, CA – Neck of the Woods [record release show]
Feb. 28 Portland, OR – Stronger Skatepark
Mar. 01 Tacoma, WA – Airport Tavern
Mar. 02 Boise, ID – The Shredder
Mar. 05 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Mar. 07 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
Mar. 08 Austin, TX – Not So Fun Weekend
Mar. 09 Houston, TX – The End
Mar. 12 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Mar. 13 Las Vegas, NV – Sliced Pizza
Apr. 03 Nashville, TN – DRKMTTR
Apr. 04 Atlanta, GA – Culture Shock
Apr. 05 Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Apr. 06 Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub
Apr. 07 Gainesville, FL – The Ox
Apr. 08 Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
Apr. 09 Charlotte, NC – The Milestone
Apr. 11 Richmond, VA – Municipal Waste 25th Anniversary Weekend
Apr. 12 Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong
Apr. 26 Louisville, KY – LDB Fest
Apr. 27 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall %
Apr. 29 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall %
May 01 Las Vegas, NV – Fremont Country Club %
May 02 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco %
May 03 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre %
May 04 Pomona, CA – The Glass House %
May 06 Mesa, AZ – The Nile %
May 08 Austin, TX – Emo’s %
May 09 Dallas, TX – Ferris Wheelers Backyard and BBQ %
May 11 Chicago, IL – Metro %
May 13 Detroit, MI – Majestic %
May 14 Toronto, ON – The Opera House %
May 16 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer %
May 17 Boston, MA – Royale %
May 20 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel %
Jun. 14 Manchester, UK – Outbreak Fest
Jun. 16 Toulouse, FR – Rex =
Jun. 17 Clermond Ferrand, FR – La Cooperative De Mai =
Jun. 19 Cologne, DE – Helios37 ^
Jun. 20 Roubaix, FR – Le Couvent +
Jun. 21 Clisson, FR – Hellfest
Jun. 23 Antwerp, BE – Kavka ^
Jun. 25 Viviero, ES – Resurrection Fest
Jun. 27 Ysselstein, NL – Jera On Air
% with Superheaven, Glare, Prize Horse
= with Chat Pile
^ with Bib
+ with Pain Of Truth
Seen Enough, track listing:
Quit the Act
On the Brink
Stay in Your Lane
Dim
Void of Passion
Overlord
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