Photo credit: Tas Limur
Spotlights release Rarities, a remastered nine-song compilation of early and rare tracks spanning the band’s full discography on Nov. 21 via Ipecac Recordings. A preview arrives with “050809” which you can see below! This was the first song the now-married Mario and Sarah Quintero ever wrote together. “Sarah and I had been talking about making music together before we were even dating,” Mario shares. “05/08/09 is the day we became an item.” Watch it now and pre-order it at the links below.
Pre-order here:
https://spotlights.lnk.to/rarities
Rarities traces the band’s evolution, from their debut single to standout tracks from their 2023 Séance EP. After relocating from San Diego to New York in 2013, the band released their first EP, Demonstrations, in 2015. That was followed by the Spiders EP and their full-length debut, Tidals, in 2016 – releases that drew attention from artists like Deftones, Shiner, If These Trees Could Talk, and ultimately led to their signing with Ipecac Recordings.
Now, after a decade of releases, the band is reflecting on these songs, all of which are appearing on vinyl for the first time.
“It’s a really fun listen,” Mario adds. “You can hear and feel the development of the band over the years, not only musically but emotionally and production wise as well.”
Rarities is available on limited-edition vinyl in black and clear variants (limited to 500 copies each) and digitally. Pre-orders: https://spotlights.lnk.to/rarities
Rarities tracklisting:
1. 050809 (First Spotlights’ song, previously only available as a Bandcamp digital single)
2. The Fire Walk (from Demonstration EP)
3. Cult Classic (from Demonstration EP)
4. A Box of Talking Heads (from Spiders EP)
5. She Spider (from Spiders EP)
6. Unalive (from Séance EP)
7. Your Morning Kill (from Séance EP)
8. Should Time Stand Still (from Séance EP)
9. Kiss The Ring (2018 Digital single featuring Allen Epley of Shiner)
Spotlights join A.A. Williams for a European trek this winter:
January 27 Norwich, UK Arts Centre
January 28 Milton Keynes, UK The Craufurd Arms
January 29 Nottingham, UK Bodega
January 30 Manchester, UK Deaf Institute
January 31 Glasgow, UK G2
February 1 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club
February 3 Birmingham, UK Hare & Hands
February 4 Bristol, UK Strange Brew
February 5 London, UK Bush Hall
February 6 Southampton, UK Papillion
February 7 Diksmuide, BE 4AD
February 8 Paris, FR Nouveau Casino
February 10 Toulouse, FR Le Rex
February 12 Madrid, ES Villanos
February 13 Lisbon, PT Casa Capitão
February 14 Porto, PT Monco
February 16 Donosti, ES Dabadaba
February 17 Grenoble, FR L’Ampérage
February 18 Milan, IT Legend Club
February 19 Aarau, CH KIFF
February 20 Munich, DE Live/Evil
February 21 Vienna, AT Chelsea
February 22 Prague, CZ Subzero
February 24 Warsaw, PL VooDoo
February 25 Berlin, DE Neue Zukunft
February 26 Cologne, DE Gebäude 9
February 27 Eindhoven, NL Effenaar
February 28 Utrecht, NL Tivoli Cloud Nine
Tickets are available now via https://www.Ipecac.com/tours.
Photo credit: Tas Limur
Spotlights is Mario Quintero (guitar, vocals, keys), Sarah Quintero (bass, vocals), and Chris Enriquez (drums). The band has released four albums: Alchemy for the Dead (2023), Love & Decay (2019), Seismic (2018), and Tidals (2016). Widely praised for their mastery of heaviness and nuance. Brooklyn Vegan said Spotlights “balances the pretty with metallic sludge,” Revolver basked in their “fuzz-soaked doominess,” Kerrang! declared their music as “heavy and romantic,” and Blabbermouth succinctly shared: “Spotlights is a perfect example of beautiful, melodic heavy music that isn’t afraid to break the mold.”