Six months on from the release of their critically-acclaimed fourth album, ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH, Philadelphia trio SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE closeout 2021 with brand new 7" THE DOOR, comprising two previously-heard but never physically released songs in "THE DOOR IS OPEN" and "THE DOOR IS CLOSING". A special and limited release, the single is available in two distinct colorways with 500 copies on cloudy teal vinyl (Open Edition) and 500 copies on pink and seafoam vinyl (Closed Edition). The 7" is led by "THE DOOR IS OPEN", a 2020 single that marked a new chapter for the band ahead of the release of ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH. The song "continues to defy definition", Stereogum said upon its initial release, before adding: "It's amazing that they made such a short track feel like such a dreamy journey." It's backed by "THE DOOR IS CLOSING", a bright and skewed gem of a track that was originally released earlier this year via Through The Soil, a charity compilation that benefited the NAMI COVID-19 Mental Health Support Fund. Whether opened or closed, THE DOOR is a bold reminder of SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE'S many layered and colourful ideas. It also ribbon-ties a brilliant 2021 for the band, one which saw ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH labelled as "an intensely beautiful, intensely difficult record" by Pitchfork, a "sprawling odyssey of haunting dissonance and blissful euphoria" by Flood Magazine, and a "storm of sound with a deep humanity coming through" by Fader. SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE is Zack Schwartz, Rivka Ravede and Corey Wichlin.
Release date:
January 28, 2022
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