St. Divine – Spit (2026)
If you thought garage punk couldn’t get any more feral, St. Divine’s latest single, ‘Spit’, proves you were wildly underestimating them. This snarling anthem is the first taste of their debut LP, The Devil That You Know (March 20, 2026), and it does not hold back. From the opening dual vocals that scream both urgency and exasperation, “I need a drink, I need a smoke”, to the final, cathartic alarm that commands you to spit out the bitter taste in your mouth, ‘SPIT’ is a sound in controlled chaos.
The track immediately asserts itself with a clever push-and-pull of riffs, complex chord progressions, and soaring guitar lines that flirt with Americana while rooted firmly in punk’s riotous DNA. Bass descends like a threat in the background, drums punctuate each fiery beat, and the intertwining vocals of Will Croxton and Judy Ann Nock feel like an unstoppable, combustible conversation, sometimes playful, often confrontational, always magnetic. Themes of frustration, both personal and societal, cut through with razor-sharp precision, proving that anger can be art when wielded with skill.
It’s no surprise that critics are already comparing St. Divine to luminaries like PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, and The Kills. The tension between Croxton’s raw, audacious energy and Nock’s spellbinding intensity recalls those iconic pairings while carving out something distinctly their own. Their past experience alongside legends like Ivan Julian and collaborations with NYC heavyweights only add layers of authenticity to their sound; these are musicians who have lived, breathed, and refined this genre cocktail.
Having already built momentum with their 2025 debut EP, you can’t go forward and you can’t go back, St. Divine has proven their live prowess at venues from Chicago’s Hideout to New York City stages, each performance amplifying their reputation as one of garage rock’s most compelling new forces. ‘Spit’ is a statement: St. Divine is staking a claim, unapologetically loud, messy, and brilliant, while entering the music scene.
The video release, arriving alongside the single, promises a visual feast as gritty and electric as the track itself, further cementing the band’s reputation for aesthetic and sonic audacity. By the time The Devil That You Know hits this spring, St. Divine will have fully earned their position at the forefront of punk-Americana hybrid rock: raw, urgent, and impossible to ignore.
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