SPY Released New Single “Dim”

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. They’re set to unleash their latest release, Seen Enough, on Closed Casket Activities on February 21. 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 up through relentless touring.

Today, the band shares the EP’s new single, “Dim.”  SPY vocalist Peter Pawlak says, “The song’s recurring line (‘you’re the problem but you don’t see it’) is just as easily applicable to some of those you may know in your personal life as it is to a wide array of presently prominent public figures. I’m sure you’re just as sick of all of them as I am.”

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. 

By staying true to themselves, SPY have carved out their own niche in the modern hardcore landscape. After touring with legends and contemporaries alike including Gel, Full of Hell, Ceremony, Municipal Waste, Sunami and playing basically every fest worth caring about including Sound and Fury, Outbreak, Sick New World and LDB, 2025 is set to be a monstrous year for SPY.

Pre-order Seen Enough here and look for more news from SPY soon.

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
Apr. 11   Richmond, VA – Municipal Waste 25th Anniversary Weekend
Apr. 25  Louisville, KY – LDB

Jun. 14  Manchester, UK – Outbreak Fest
Jun. 21  Clisson, FR – Hellfest
Jun. 25  Viviero, ES – Resurrection Fest
Jun. 27  Ysselstein, NL – Jera On Air