New York City-based four-piece band, The Thing shares the first two singles from their upcoming album "Above Snakes" & "Dave's TV".
Today, The Thing, one of New York’s most provocative rock bands, releases the first two singles from their upcoming record with “Above Snakes” and “Dave’s TV.” They have revealed that their self-titled third album will arrive in packs of two songs each month, until the 12-track LP is out in full this summer.
“‘The Thing’ is a fully analog record, tracked live to tape without any computer,”
shares the band.
“Intended to be listened to loud and fully through, the album reveals a universe of sounds and moods that brings forth our most ‘Thing’ record yet.”
First up in the album’s sequence is “Above Snakes.” An old Western term that means to stay alive and keep on living no matter what life throws at you, The Thing wrote this one with resilience in mind. They set the album’s tone disgruntled but ready to smash all the chains that could possibly bar them from being the band on everyone’s tongue.
Moving into “Dave’s TV,” The Thing shared that this song,
“Is about being in love with someone who is in love with someone else. She’s watching Dave’s TV.”
Experimenting with a krautrock beat, The Thing’s influences not only geographically wander along with them, but hop through decades they weren’t even alive for. In the official video, the band dials up the camp as they film outside of none other than Dave’s TV store in Millerton, NY.
The Thing is fueled by an insatiable hunger. No amount of time on the road, no amount of hours in the studio will ever be enough to satisfy their drive. They will die a rockstar’s death from burning the candle at both ends, but there’s no other way they’d want to go out. It’s an endless pursuit for The Thing when it comes to achieving the exact sound they’re looking for, religiously indebted to the DIY forefathers who came before. They fit no specific pocket of the rock realm, and are effortlessly cool while doing it.
In 2024, The Thing released their sophomore album The Thing Is. In eleven tracks, The Thing takes a firm hold on the reins of their instrumentation, knowing the exact moment to let go and let it fly off the walls.
Once again playing over 100 live shows in a year, the band’s headline shows traversed North America and Europe, with major festival stops at Treefort, Boston Calling, Governors Ball, Summerfest and Hopscotch.
Every lineup The Thing joined, they were heralded by the likes of Rolling Stone, Paste and Stereogum for the of-another-age commitment they bring back to rock and roll.
Two weeks ago, The Thing announced their European headline tour. After playing this week at Austin, TX’s SXSW, The Thing will then play their hometown of NYC and then Nashville before spending May and June electrifying Europe.
While playing internationally, the band will make stops at Relache Festival in France, Best Kept Secret in The Netherlands and the sold out Freak Valley Festival in Germany.
Live Dates
NORTH AMERICA
March 11-16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
March 17 - New York, NY - Sony Hall
April 2 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room
EUROPE
May 29 - Belgrade, Serbia - KC GRAD
May 30 - Novi Sad, Serbia - Foxtrot // Munster Party
May 31 - Budapest, Hungary - Szimpla Kert
June 1 - Zagreb, Croatia - Močvara
June 4 - Perpignan, France - Le Nautilus
June 5 - Zaragoza, Spain - La Lata De Bombillas
June 6 - Bordeaux, France – Relache Festival
June 7 - Sopelana, Spain - La Atalaia de Gardoki
June 9 - Seignosse, France - Black Flag
June 10 - Nantes, France - Venue TBA
June 12 - London, England - The Shacklewell Arms
June 13 - Nottingham, England - JT Soar
June 14 - Amiens, France - Péniche Célestine
June 15 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret Festival
June 16 - Kusel, Germany - Kinett
June 17 - Brussels, Belgium - La Source
June 18 - Berlin, Germany - Neue Zukunft
June 19 - Siegen, Germany – Freak Valley Festival
June 20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Dreikönigskeller
June 21 - Memmingen, Germany - Mood Club