SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING (Indie Ex Splatter Vinyl)

Spirit Of The Beehive emerged from the Philly punk underground with a scuzzy formula in the mid 2010s. Over time, the shapeshifting act has become more difficult to pigeonhole stylistically. Spirit’s new album for Saddle Creek, You’ll Have To Lose Something, is as funky as it is brooding. Shaped by an inter-band breakup, it’s equal parts brooding and psychedelic, like chillwave heard through the fog of a Nyquil-induced fever dream. If you like what you hear on You’ll Have To Lose Something, make sure to get your hands on draag me’s lord of the shithouse — we’ve got the burbling second album from Spirit front person Zack Schwartz stocked as well. - Ted Davis