THE PRETTY GRAVES – THE PRETTY GRAVES
A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere
The time is now for the next great American rock and roll record, and The Pretty Graves are ready to answer the call. But what’s required in this chaotic 2026 is not just a collection of anthemic bangers that dance with the sonic ghosts of past, present, and future, but one that reflects back at us through a modern lens as we try to find a calm in life’s never-ending storm. Providing a soundtrack to this compass, all while navigating universal themes of love, loss, and overcoming trauma through indie, psych, and power-pop belters, the Connecticut underground indie art-rock troubadours unleash their self-titled debut album this Friday via L’Appel Du Vide Des Disques, ahead of the record release party May 16 at The Oasis Pub in New London. Check out The Spill’s album premiere below, and slot the record alongside the classics of American bands and artists that came before, like The Velvet Underground, Pavement, Wilco, Dandy Warhols, and Elliott Smith.
ARTIST QUOTE
“[The album is] an honest, unvarnished look at being an ‘underdog’ in a world that feels increasingly like a black mirror. We wanted it to sound like the room it was recorded in, with no digital safety nets, (maybe one adjustment or two) and as close to our live set, feeling the music vibrating through your body, and so that the listener can crank it at home or on their drive to work.” – The Pretty Graves’ frontman Christopher M. Listorti.”
The Pretty Graves
The Pretty Graves
(L’Appel Du Vide Des Disques)
Release Date: May 8, 2026
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Background Photo Credit: Chris Devlin
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