If you push play on the video below — can’t miss it down there; it’s quite large and from Instagram — you’ll hear guitarist/vocalist Armand Lance and violinist/vocalist SJ from Portland, Oregon’s Spirit Mother doing an unplugged take on “Below” from their 2024 sophomore LP, Trails (review here), just the two of them. I know the band has done shows in this configuration as well, and they’re assembling acoustic recordings — there are two so far, “Below” and “Wolves,” also from Trails — onto a release they’re calling Songs From the Basin. The impression I get is there are more coming, but I have no details on the whens or hows or what will ultimately result, whether it’s an album, EP or what.

What I do know is we won’t find out this week, because Spirit Mother — the full band — are busy. They’ll head back to Europe to start a tour through Italy, Germany, France, and the Netherlands, as they continue to support the record following the massive cross-US stint they did last Fall. You can see the list of festivals they’ll be at along with club shows below. Note they’ll be part of the killer Hoflärm lineup Aug. 14.

The following came from socials:

Lil film of SJ and I recording our acoustic version of “Below” as we prepare for tour. Once again live, and once again on one intentionally placed microphone 🎙️. We enjoy sharing these stripped down versions because it shines a light on how our music is written. We’re putting these live recordings into a collection called “Songs From The Basin” Check it out on bandcamp at the link in our bio 🖤 SEE YA SOON (w/ full band), EUROPE!!

23.07 Freakout Club – Bologna IT
24.07 Zoona – Bolzano IT
25.07 Rock Im Wald Festival – Neuensee DE
26.07 Blue Moon Festival – Cottbus DE
27.07 Burg Herzberg Festival – Breitenbach DE
28.07 Live Club – Bamburg DE
29.07 Cafe Glocksee – Hannover DE
30.07 Pitcher – Düsseldorf DE
01.08 Festivalkult – Porta Westfalica DE
02.08 Supersonic Club – Paris FR
03.08 De VerbroederIJ – Amsterdam NL
04.08 Backyard Club – Recklinghausen NL
05.08 P8 – Karlsruhe DE +
06.08 Musiktheater Piano – Dortmund DE +
07.08 Tivoli – Utrecht NL +
08.08 Kantine Open Air – Köln DE *
11.08 Theatron Musiksommer – Munich DE
13.08 Roxy Sound Garten Open Air – Ulm DE
14.08 Hoflärm Festival – Marienthal DE
16.08 The Black Lab – Wasquehal FR +

+ w/ King Buffalo
*w/ Colour Haze

Spirit Mother are:
Armand Lance: Vocals, Bass, Baritone, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
SJ: Violin & Vocals
Sean McCormick: Electric Guitar
Landon Cisneros: Drums & Percussion

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https://spiritmother.bandcamp.com/
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https://www.facebook.com/SpiritMotherBand/

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Spirit Mother, Songs From the Basin (2025)

 

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