Slaughter Beach, Dog

Slaughter Beach, Dog are celebrating Valentine's Day with the release of a brand-new stand-alone single "I'm in Love". Recorded in the same sessions as their most recent record, 2023's Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling, an earlier version of the song was previously available on Bandcamp. "We took it for a spin during the Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling sessions but it failed to pass the 'will it blend' test for the final tracklist," explains bandleader Jacob Ewald. He continues, "I think I wrote this after reading Haruki Murakami's 1Q84. It is hard to imagine another reason for writing this song. Happy to share it with you now on this highest of romantic holidays. smooches!"

In April, Slaughter Beach Dog will embark on a month-long solo tour across North America with support from Ewald's frequent collaborator Erin Rae. Tickets for all dates are on-sale now and all tour dates can be seen below. 

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Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling is the latest addition to the Slaughter Beach, Dog canon, following four full-length releases and a handful of singles, EPs and live albums. Since his days as one of the frontmen of the much loved and critically adored band Modern Baseball, Ewald has been a prolific songwriter and road dog, with an ever-expanding fanbase across the globe.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Ewald moved from Philadelphia, his home of a decade, to a house in the Poconos. With less distractions and a calmer mind, he filled his time taking long walks and listening to the likes of Neil Young, Randy Newman and Tom Waits. These classic songwriters inspired Ewald to take a quintessential approach to writing Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling and in July 2022, he gathered his bandmates at The Metal Shop, their longtime studio in Philadelphia. Ewald showed them songs he had written over the past two years on an acoustic guitar and the band played what they were hearing for each - emphasizing the instinctual, listening to each other, and above all adding parts to serve the song. Nashville indie folk songwriter Erin Rae lends her vocals to the songs as well, imbuing them with her rich harmonies.