Spotlights 'Algorithmic' (Lyric Video)

Spotlights, the hypnotic trio featuring married couple Mario and Sarah Quintero with Chris Enriquez, release their new album, Alchemy For The Dead, on April 28 via Ipecac Recordings.

The album, written and recorded following the band’s move to Pittsburgh, finds the trio once again balancing the tightrope of light and dark, toying with sonic texture, and as Invisible Oranges described Spotlights’ unique “magic” that’s “flickering with unnamable emotionality.” Mario Quintero shares the band’s mindset while writing and recording Alchemy For The Dead: “Our focus when making this record was to not repeat ourselves. I think we achieved our goal. Though we’re proud of all our releases, making just another ‘Spotlights’ album wasn’t an option. Pushing our own boundaries while creating something cathartic, yet strangely suffocating, with new sounds and textures as well as more personal and self-reflective themes, this album feels like a new fork in the path for us. Hopefully the listeners will follow.”

Regarding the first single "Algorithmic", Mario says. “For me, the song has a religious theme to it. It touches on the story of resurrection and afterlife in this one narrative, while wondering, does any of it really matter?” That narrative, one of death, the resistance and acceptance to one of life’s most secretive aspects, is a lyrical theme throughout Alchemy For The Dead.

Alchemy For The Dead 2023 Tour Dates

April 26 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
April 27 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme
April 28 Chicago, IL Subterranean Downstairs
April 29 Tolono, IL Loose Cobra
April 30 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
May 1 Kansas City, MO Mini Bar
May 3 Denver, CO Hi Dive
May 4 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
May 6 Sacramento, CA Club Colonial
May 7 San Francisco, CA Winters Tavern
May 11 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium*
May 12 San Diego, CA Tower Bar
May 14 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues*
May 16 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom*
May 17 Salt Lake City, UT Union Event Center*
May 19 Seattle, WA Showbox*
May 20 Seattle, WA Showbox*
May 21 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom*
May 23 Oakland, CA Fox Theater*
May 24 Oakland, CA Fox Theater*
May 27 Denton, TX Andy's Pub
May 28 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
May 30 Tulsa, OK Whittier Bar
May 31 Shreveport, LA Bear’s
June 1 Little Rock, AR Mutants Fest
June 2 Nashville, TN Drkmttr
June 3 Atlanta, GA The Earl
June 4 Gainesville, FL The Backyard
June 9 Miami, FL Gramp’s
June 10 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
June 11 Orlando, FL Will's Pub
June 13 North Charleston, SC Tua Lingua
June 14 Charlotte, NC Snug Harbor
June 15 Asheville, NC The Odd
June 16 Knoxville, TN The Pilot Light
June 17 Louisville, KY Kaiju Bar
June 18 Columbus, OH Big Room Bar
June 21 Harrisonburg, VA The Golden Pony
June 22 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
June 23 Philadelphia, PA Ortlieb’s
June 24 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus

*-Ipecac Geek Show performances with Mr. Bungle & Melvins

Birdhands open on dates between April 27 to May 1. Rile open from May 3 to May 6.

Alchemy For The Dead tracklist:

1. Beyond The Broken Sky
2. The Alchemist
3. Sunset Burial
4. Algorithmic
5. False Gods
6. Repeat The Silence
7. Ballad In The Mirror
8. Crawling Toward The Light
9. Alchemy For The Dead

Spotlights is Mario Quintero (guitar, vocals, keys), Sarah Quintero (bass, vocals) and Chris Enriquez (drums). The band has released three albums to date: Tidals (2016), Seismic (2018) and Love & Decay (2019). Consequence praised their “unique amalgam of sounds that is both heavy and heavenly,” Brooklyn Vegan said Spotlights “balances the pretty with metallic sludge,” and Invisible Oranges said they thrive “on the ambient and krautrock inspired edges of post-metal.” In the wake of their 2020 EP We Are All Atomic, Kerrang! observed, “That a band as heavy and romantic as Spotlights have become a fixture in the rock scene Is impressive; that they’ve done it in such a short period of time is tremendous.”

[danajoy]

Mike Patton sent me here, now I don't want to leave 🖤

[aliihsanozcelik]

Hey Mister Patton, you have an superp Taste of Musik.

[johnnyblaze]

Please release instrumental version of this song 😢 🙏🏻

[thebluemarmaladesofficiel]

DAMN. That's some big sounds here!

[MarcStanley-wt]

Just seen spotlights at the Asylum in Birmingham and it was amazing got two great tees and a vinyl I had missing from my collection.
Band happy to chat, happy to sign my vinyl.
Awesome, truly awesome.
They've got a great unique sound.
Would love to see them again.

[sreneethomas]

Just saw this band live last night. Had never heard of them. They opened for Pallbearer and YOB. It was a great show!!!

[nodlid]

Reminds me of Failure. I like this alot!

[MrBadger]

Beyond mind blowing. I'd say a bit more but I dropped my jaw.

[nandycabrera]

Ace! This reminds me a bit of Helmet, said in a good, if-dinosaurish way. Great music and lyrics.

[gmanhirt]

Saw them open for Pallbearer
Hooked by the live performance
Good band live

[andresportela_ba]

Another fucking amazing album is on the way!

[summatsnotright]

Drums and bass sound absolutely solid on this track, cool guitar tones too. Good work, algorithmically suggested song!

[nicolas.grisanti]

I LOVE this band! Really digging the new approach to the vocals, it reminds me a little bit to Depeche Mode.

[mattxpresents]

HELL YES. Spotlights are amazing as always. ⚡

[Ren-vujt]

Ok, I actually dig this....excited to hear more.

[GrayMatter]

I just got introduced to this via email. I dig this. Definitely gonna check out the artist. Thank you!🤘🏻

[cloudcollector]

Very nice surprise! Loved "Love & Decay" and very much looking forward to AFTD 🔥

[evanmunoz]

Gives me lullabies to paralyze by QOTSA vibes which im lovin and the vocals definitely have that josh homme feel in the verses. this has gotten me hyped for the new album. love you guys keep killin it

[midnightvega]

Extraordinary. Solid rhythm section!!!🖤🖤🔥🔥

[mr_klotz]

I really dig the sound. The druming grooves totally, the bass sounds badass as always and the sound overall has a noisier approach. Thanks spotlights and ipecac.