SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DIE SPITZ – SOMETHING TO CONSUME

DIE SPITZ
SOMETHING TO CONSUME
THIRD MAN RECORDS

Following a pair of EPs – 2022’s The Revenge Of Evangeline and 2023’s Teeth, Die Spitz have returned with their debut, full-length album, Something to Consume. Hailing from Austin, TX, the four-piece outfit blurs all lines between rock, grunge, and metal on a powerfully comprehensive 11-track record produced by Will Yip (Turnstile, Mannequin Pussy).

Immediately, Die Spitz conjures the feeling of wading through a packed club as you’re on the cusp of being blown away by a band you’ve never heard of before doors opened. With the seemingly minimal production and distant vocals, the opening track, “Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For The Delay)”, gives off a live feeling, almost as if the track, not only the instrumentals, but the vocals as well, were recorded at the same time in a small studio space. As drums, guitars, and throaty vocals bleed together, there is an element of chaos that feels reminiscent to Nirvana’s In Utero. Even with the ever-so-slight pop influence on the following “Voir Dire,” this remains present as sickly-sweet and melancholic vocals collide with jangly guitars and thrashing drums. Between the production style and the Salvador Dali-inspired album artwork, there is an element of musical surrealism to the band’s aesthetic, further giving Die Spitz an unique edge.

What makes Something To Consume shine through its own sonic murkiness is the inability to clearly determine or classify the tone of the album. There are elements of grunge alongside punk, rock, metal, and even post-rock. From the thunderous “Throw Yourself To The Sword,” to the off kilter “Sound To No One,” or the ambient meandering that closes out the record on “A Strange Moon/Selenophilia,” Die Spitz have delivered a deceivingly versatile album. Additional highlights include “Red40,” “Riding With My Girls,” and “American Porn.”

With upcoming dates with both Viagara Boys and The Strokes, Die Spitz are teed up to be the next leading alternative rock band. On Something to Consume, the band leaves no room for doubt as Die Spitz ascends among the most promising, most interesting, and most thrilling bands of our time through pairing sludgy riffs with haunting melodies, demonstrating a greater voice as songwriters amid a minimalist approach to production. In short, Something to Consume is a momentous release demonstrating Die Spitz have much more to say as they make highly effective use of their full-length debut.

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