We aren’t sure if it’s the impending Fourth of July weekend, but there are certainly some explosive tracks hitting the airways. We were barely through are our twentieth listen of Prince’s fire-breathing “HARDROCKLOVER”, when Beach House’s “Sparks” started flying across the mediaverse. The Baltimore duo’s first single off Depression Cherry premiered earlier today on SiriusXM’s SiriusXMU channel. Come midnight EDT/9pm PDT it will be an instant download for anyone who pre-orders the new album via the Sub Pop Mega Mart, iTunes, and Amazon.

Clocking in at over five minutes, the song is constructed around a reedy keyboard chord progression. The band spoke to NPR and dissected how it came together. One of the most interesting components is the enchanting vocal loop that opens the song and remains throughout. It was born by accident during their soundcheck in Bristol, England. The duo were so taken by it, they recorded it on their iPhones. Now it’s a key element of “Sparks”, a track that leaves you in a beautiful clearing after bathing you in a sea of chaos. 

Depression Cherry, which will be packaged in a sumptuous red velvet sleeve, was produced by the band (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) along with Chris Coady at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana. The album drops August 28 via Sub Pop in the North America, Bella Union in Europe, and Mistletone in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to the release, the band will be setting out on tour. Their first stop is Portland, ME on August 18. A New York City date hasn’t been announced yet.

See below for the tour schedule as well as their glorious new track “Sparks”. Be sure to also check out their interview with NPR.

Tour Dates
Aug. 18 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
Aug. 19 – Northampton, MA – Pearl Street Nightclub
Aug. 20 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Aug. 21 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Aug. 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s
Aug. 24 – Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
Aug. 25 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Aug. 26 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
Aug. 29 – Baltimore, MD – Windjammer @ Pier Six Pavilion*
Sep. 17 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Sep. 18 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
Sep. 19 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Theatre
Sep. 21 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
Sep. 22 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Sep. 23 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Sep. 25 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
Sep. 26 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
Sep. 27 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Sep. 28 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
Sep. 29 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Oct. 01 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Oct. 02 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
Oct. 03 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Oct. 04 – Nashville, TN – The Ryman Auditorium
Oct. 06 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Oct. 07 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
Oct. 08 – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
Oct. 24 – Belfast, UK – Mandela Hall
Oct. 25 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
Oct. 26 – Glasgow, UK – ABC
Oct. 27 – Manchester, UK – The Ritz
Oct. 29 – Paris, FR – Pitchfork Music Festival
Oct. 30 – London, UK – Shepherds Bush Empire
Nov. 02 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Nov. 03 – Brussels, BE – Autumn Falls @ AB
Nov. 04 – Koln, DE – Gloria
Nov. 05 – Luxemborg, LU – Den Atelier
Nov. 07 – Reykjavik, IS – Iceland Airwaves
Nov. 10 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
Nov. 11 – Gothenburg, SE – Tradgarn
Nov. 12 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser Medis
Nov. 13 – Copenhagen DK – Vega
Nov. 14 – Hamburg, DE – Kampnagel K1
Nov. 16 – Berlin, DE – Huxley’s
Nov. 17 – Munich, DE – Freiheiz
Nov. 18 – Lausanne, CH – Les Docks
Nov. 20 – Barcelona, ES – Apolo
Nov. 22 – Madrid, ES – La Riviera
Nov. 23 – Lisbon, PT – Armazén
Nov. 24 – Porto, PT – Teatro sa da Bandeira
Dec. 09 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Dec. 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Dec. 11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Dec. 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Dec. 17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Dec. 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Dec. 19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
* w/ Future Islands, Dan Deacon, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat & more