Superheaven announce first album in 10 years, share “Cruel Times”

After returning last year with two new songs and spilling the beans on stage that a new album was coming, Superheaven have officially announced their third album and first in ten years. It’s self-titled, and it arrives on April 18 via their new label home Blue Grape Music (also home to Code Orange, Gel, and more). The album was recorded and engineered by the band’s own Jake Clarke and Zack Robbins, and co-produced by longtime collaborator Will Yip, and it includes the just-released song “Cruel Times,” in addition to recent singles “Long Gone” and “Numb To What Is Real.” Pre-order it on grape vinyl in the BV shop.

The mix of post-hardcore, grunge, and shoegaze that Superheaven developed on their 2013 debut album Jar and further honed on 2015’s Ours Is Chrome owed a lot to various elements of the ’90s but Superheaven tied everything together in a way that was ahead of its time. The current “grungegaze” movement wouldn’t exist without them, and their slow-burning success is clear–they actually just landed their first gold record last week for 2013’s “Youngest Daughter,” a deep album cut on Jar that was never released as a single. On “Cruel Times” and the two previously-released songs, Superheaven effortlessly meet the moment by doing what they do best, and these new songs sound as fresh in 2025 as their first two albums did 10-12 years ago. The Britain Weyant-directed video for “Cruel Times” finds Superheaven performing inside of an old, empty house with some pretty elegant architecture, and you can check that out below.

Superheaven are also gearing up for a headlining spring tour that includes support from two of the newer heavy shoegaze bands that they helped pave the way for, Glare and Prize Horse, along with rising Bay Area hardcore band Spy. That tour kicks off at LDB Fest and hits NYC on May 20 at Brooklyn Steel. Tickets are on presale now and the general public on-sale begins Friday (2/21) at 10 AM local. All dates are listed below.

Pick up the grape vinyl variant of Superheaven in the BV shop. Here’s a mock-up:

Tracklist
Humans for Toys
Numb To What Is Real
Cruel Times
Sounds Of Goodbyes
Long Gone
Hothead
Conflicted Mood
Stare At The Void
Next Time
The Curtain

Superheaven — 2025 Tour Dates
April 26 – Louisville, KY – LDB Fest*
April 27 – Saint Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
April 29 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
May 1 – Las Vegas, NV – Fremont Country Club
May 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
May 3 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall
May 4 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
May 6 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
May 8 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
May 9 – Dallas, TX – Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ
May 11 – Chicago, IL – Metro
May 13 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
May 14 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
May 16 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
May 17 – Boston, MA – Royale Boston
May 20 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
June 12 – Hradec Králové, Czech Republic – Rock For People 2025*
June 13 – London, United Kingdom – Outbreak Fest 2025*
June 14 – 15 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Outbreak Fest 2025*
September 18 – 21 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life 2025*

*Festival Date