This Friday Arcy Drive will release Beach Plum, a five-song EP featuring previously-released singles “Time Shrinks” & “Wicked Styley.” Produced by Jon Gilbert, it’s a remarkably concise statement from a group of friends who’ve been a band for less than two years. From the bittersweet backbeat heavy rock of “Liquor Lips” to the twinkling contemplation of “Desert Song,” the band covers some serious ground. Perhaps no more than on the track that arrives today with the announcement, “Superbloomer” a sprawling multi-part epic that was only finished last month. Listen below.

“This song came about on the final day of a couple week long trip out to the desert in April,” the band says. “We held off working on it until we had the chance to get into the attic and really jam it out. In September we were home and had a week off of tour, which was our chance to hit the attic and piece it together. We sweated it out in the attic that (that felt significantly hotter than the desert) and then hopped on the bus again with a new song in the set. We adjusted it some more after playing live and by the time we were driving through California (last month) we decided it was time to record it. This is our first desert/attic song lol. Play loooouud and we hope you vibe with it.”

01 Superbloomer
02 Liquor Lips
03 Time Shrinks
04 Desert Song
05 Wicked Styley

Pre-save Beach Plum here.

Today Arcy Drive are back with, “Time Shrinks,” the follow-up to the raucous garage of “Wicked Styley.” This one finds Nick departing the electric fretboard in favor of acoustic guitar strums, also coaxing Brooke from behind the kit to harmonize on a track that feels like a real surprise from the young band.

FLOOD Magazine, who premiered the track yesterday, praised it for bringing to mind “the upbeat indie-folk scene of the early-’10s as well as more pop-influenced bands on a nearby orbit, such as Grouplove.”

“It’s our first acoustic track,” the band says. “Although we have an indie sound, the roots of our songwriting is largely credited to folk music. Time Shrinks is a folkier, simple, and light hearted song that was written for anyone in their early twenties who is having trouble finding their place. We had great time bringing this song to life, and hope Uncle Neil would be happy.”

In other news, check out the live lyric video for “Wicked Styley” below, and grab tickets to the remaining dates of the Stattic Tour.

Today Arcy Drive release their first single with us. “Wicked Styley” It’s a flush of wirey guitars and super-sized vocal swoon. And it’s arriving just in time for the second leg of the band’s epic Stattic Tour, which kicked off earlier this year. Tickets available here.

Last weekend, the band camped out in Chicago to play for the Lollapalooza crowds. Lots of kids showed up, as you can see in the pic below.

Today we’re so excited to welcome Arcy Drive to the Grand Jury family.

These four barefoot kids from Northport, NY have spent the last year traversing the US (in a school bus they converted into tour digs themselves!), selling out shows from Bowery Ballroom in NYC to the Moroccan Lounge in LA. There’s an earnest sense of discovery to these rambunctious rock songs, small celebrations of big feelings that can connect with pretty much anyone.

Our first single with the band, “Wicked Styley,” is due August 11th. It’s available for pre-save now. More chances to catch the band live are on the horizon, too – Lollapalooza in Chicago, select dates with Spacey Jane, Goth Babe and our pal Briston Maroney. Hit their artist page for all the dates.