Spotlights, the beloved trio of Mario and Sarah Quintero with drummer Chris Enriquez, release Rarities, a remastered nine-song compilation of early and rare tracks spanning the band’s full discography on 21st November via Ipecac Recordings.
A preview arrives with ‘050809’, the first song the now married Mario and Sarah Quintero ever wrote together. “Sarah and I had been talking about making music together before we were even dating,” Mario shares. “05/08/09 is the day we became an item.”
Hear it here:
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Rarities traces the band’s evolution, from their debut single to standout tracks from their 2023 Séance EP. After relocating from San Diego to New York in 2013, the band released their first EP, Demonstrations, in 2015. That was followed by the Spiders EP and their full-length debut, Tidals, in 2016 – releases that drew attention from artists like Deftones, Shiner, If These Trees Could Talk, and ultimately led to their signing with Ipecac Recordings.
Now, after a decade of releases, the band is reflecting on these songs, all of which are appearing on vinyl for the first time. “It’s a really fun listen,” Mario adds. “You can hear and feel the development of the band over the years, not only musically but emotionally and production wise as well.”
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The band will be selling copies of the Rarities vinyl on tour, and via the Ipecac website. Tickets for the band’s shows supporting AA Williams are on sale now, via Ipecac.com/tours.
LIVE DATES IN SUPPORT OF AA WILLIAMS:
27/01 – UK Norwich, Arts Centre
28/01 – UK Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
29/01 – UK Nottingham, Bodega
30/01 – UK Manchester, Deaf Institute
31/01 – UK Glasgow, G2
01/02 – UK Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
03/02 – UK Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
04/02 – UK Bristol, Strange Brew
05/02 – UK London, Bush Hall
06/02 – UK Southampton, Papillon
07/02 – BE Diksmuide, 4AD
08/02 – FR Paris, Nouveau Casino
10/02 – FR Toulouse, Le Rex
11/02 – ES Barcelona, La Nau
12/02 – ES Madrid, Villanos
13/02 – PT Lisbon, Casa Capitão
14/02 – PT Porto, Mouco
15/02 – ES Donosti, Dabadaba
17/02 – FR Grenoble, l’Ampérage
18/02 – IT Milan, Legend Club
19/02 – CH Aarau, KiFF
20/02 – DE Munich, Live / Evil
21/02 – AT Vienna, Chelsea
22/02 – CZ Prague, SUBZERO
24/02 – PL Warsaw, VooDoo
25/02 – DE Berlin, Neue Zukunft
26/02 – DE Cologne, Gebäude 9
27/02 – NL Eindhoven, Effenaar
28/02 – NL Utrecht, Tivoli Cloud Nine
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