Ahead of their upcoming studio effort Open Door Policy, The Hold Steady have released another single from the record, "Spices." The new track marks the third that the band has released from the forthcoming album; they previously released "Heavy Covenant" and "Family Farm."
“‘Spices’ began with the intro riff that guitarist Tad Kubler brought in,” Craig Finn said (via press release). "It unfurled quickly when the band got together. It’s probably one of the heaviest songs on the record, but it achieves some levity with the horn section that arrives at the chorus. Like a number of others on the record, ‘Spices’ speaks of technology – the way texts, social media, DMs, etc. allow acquaintances to pop up into our lives and potentially disappear again just as quickly.”
The band dropped "Family Farm" in December of 2020, just before their 'Massive Nights' livestreams from Brooklyn Bowl in New York City. "Heavy Covenant was then released in early January.
Listen to the new song "Spices" here, and pre-order Open Door Policy here.
