Die Spitz were born and raised in Austin, making a name for themselves through ferocious live shows that fall somewhere between punk, metal, and alt-rock. They just announced their debut album, Something to Consume, which was produced by Will Yip at Studio 4 and arrives Sept. 12 via Third Man Records.
“There’s a political side to it, but addiction and love can also be all-consuming,” Ellie Livingston says of its ethos. “Something to Consume is an album experience for everyone. Whether you’re craving a smack of lively metal or a melancholy wave of grungey violin, there’s a piece of all of us injected. Something to Consume is a call to the multitudes of ways we as humans allow consumption to enrapture our culture as well as ourselves.”
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That attitude reverberates on their latest single, “Throw Yourself to the Sword,” a ripping anthem about embracing your own power. Livingston calls it a “high-energy ode to what we want young people to feel. There’s a lot of existentialism and despair in other songs on the album that still sheath the same theme, but ‘Throw Yourself to the Sword’ is the raise of optimism. Despite living in a state of mundanity or hopelessness, you can still rise up and fight the unknown, as long as you’re willing to throw yourself to it.”
See the video, directed by Emily Sanchez, and their upcoming tour dates below.
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Die Spitz – Something to Consume tracklist
- “Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry for the Delay)”
- “Voir Dire”
- “Throw Yourself to the Sword”
- “American Porn”
- “Sound to No One”
- “Go Get Dressed”
- “Red40”
- “RIDING WITH MY GIRLS”
- “Punishers”
- “Down on It”
- “a strange moon/selenophilia”
Die Spitz – 2025 tour dates
07/10 – London, UK @ Downstairs at The Dome
07/11 – Cheltenham, UK @ 2k Trees Festival
07/12 – Milton Keynes, UK @ The Craufurd Arms
07/13 – Tielen, BE @ Sjock Festival
07/15 – Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia
07/16 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
07/17 – Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
07/18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
07/19 – Cuxhaven, DE @ Deichbrand Festival
09/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
10/05 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
10/07 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder
10/10 – 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
10/24 – 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
11/22 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room at Third Man Records