- 2025-09-02
-
MUSIC
-
Die Spitz Shares New Song “Punishers” on BBC Radio 1
Austin-based alt-rock band Die Spitz, consisting of Ava Schrobilgen (vocals/guitar), Chloe de St. Aubin (drums/vocals), Eleanor Livingston (guitar/vocals) and Kate Halter (bass/backing vocals), will release their upcoming debut album “Something To Consume” on September 12, 2025.
From the album, the band released a new song “Punishers” on August 27, 2025. It is the third and final pre-release single.
The song received its first play during BBC Radio 1's Future Artists with Sian Eleri.
It was written by Chloe de St. Aubin, and Kate Halter. Produced by Will Yip.
The accompanying music video was directed by Justin Wilson.
The band drummer Chloe de St. Aubin said of the song, “'Punishers' is about things or people who 'punish.' Whether it's withholding love, jealousy, or keeping someone or even yourself hooked in a cycle-the song captures the feelings of insanity and frustration punishers bring. The 'Punishers' video features the story of a sad clown with little talent to give...but with her heart on her sleeve, she still yearns to be a star.”- Chloe de St. Aubin told Sian Eleri about the song, “I wrote 'Punishers' from sort of a subconscious place. So I feel like it kind of creates new meaning, depending on the problem in my life. But I think it generally just kind of highlights, like cyclical problems, like getting stuck in patterns, either with people or substances or just habits. I wrote it over the course of, like, a year and a half. Like, anytime something would happen to me, or I would just be in a bad mood. I'd like write another line. So it's kind of like a good accumulation of many, many, many emotions.”
-
The debut album comprises 11 tracks, produced by Will Yip. The album contains multitudes and yet feels of a singular piece, an expansive and expressive set unified in its camaraderie and freedom.
Chloe de St. Aubin said of the album, “There's a political side to it, but addiction and love can also be all-consuming. Some people aren't interested in being political activists via music, but it weighs on me heavily and I feel misaligned with my calling if I don't. The four of us are free spirits with multiple interests, and there's no limit or power dynamic that can derail us.”
Guitarist Eleanor Livingston added, “We depend on our freedom-freedom to do what we want, present the ideas we want, make the music we want. Whether it's based in metal or something soft, no matter which of us wrote the song, we all contribute and work together. As a person, I don't have a strong ego or voice, but within this band each one of us is capable of so much more.”
Photo by Pooneh Ghana - source : BBC Radio 1
