From fall of 2022 to the winter of 2023, guitarist Kyle Seely and his brother Hart Seely (bass) set about tracking the instrumentals for Playing Favorites, resetting their studio configuration each week in order to impose a more tailored, multi-session atmosphere upon the record’s acoustic landscape. Palmer rejoined vocalist Tina Halladay in Philadelphia the following spring to write and record the vocals for Playing Favorites, which depart rather markedly from the band’s prior material, placing an added emphasis on pronouncedly existential, interpersonal storytelling and their unique background harmonies. Reflecting upon the shift between this newest LP and the band’s previous material, Halladay notes: “those first few records felt like a personal coming out party; they felt like they were an introduction to me and my life story. With these new songs, I feel like I’m finally able to move past that—there are parts on this record that I couldn’t imagine being able to sing ten, five, or even three years ago.”

Today Sheer Mag have also announced a Spring 2024 North America headlining tour which kicks off in D.C. late March and routes them coast to coast through early May. Their new record Playing Favorites drops on March 1st via Third Man Records, and includes guests Mdou Moctar.

Sheer Mag
Playing Favorites
Track Listing

01 – Playing Favorites (Official Music Video)
02 – Eat It and Beat It
03 – All Lined Up (Official Music Video)
04 – Don’t Come Lookin’
05 – I Gotta Go
06 – Moonstruck
07 – Mechanical Garden
08 – Golden Hour
09 – Tea On The Kettle
10 – Paper Time
11 – When You Get Back

Sheer Mag 2024 Dates:

Nov 28, 2023: Boston, MA – Royale ~
Nov 29, 2023: New York, NY – Webster Hall ~
Dec 01, 2023: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ~
Mar 29, 2024: Washington, DC – Songbyrd
Mar 30, 2024: Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle – Back Room
Mar 31, 2024: Asheville, NC – Eulogy
Apr 01, 2024: Nashville, TN – The Blue Room at Third Man Records
Apr 02, 2024: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade, Purgatory
Apr 04, 2024: New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
Apr 05, 2024: Houston, TX – The End
Apr 06, 2024: Austin, TX – Far Out Lounge
Apr 07, 2024: Dallas, TX – Double Wide
Apr 09, 2024: Mesa, AZ – The Underground
Apr 10, 2024: Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
Apr 11, 2024: San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Apr 12, 2024: Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
Apr 13, 2024: Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
Apr 15, 2024: San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Apr 17, 2024: Portland, OR – Star Theater
Apr 18, 2024: Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
Apr 19, 2024: Boise, ID – The Shredder
Apr 20, 2024: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Apr 22, 2024: Denver, CO – Hi Dive
Apr 24, 2024: Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
Apr 25, 2024: Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Apr 26, 2024: Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Apr 27, 2024: Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
Apr 29, 2024: Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
May 01, 2024: Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
May 03, 2024: Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
May 04, 2024: Troy, NY – No Fun

~ w/ Baroness

Pre-order Playing Favourites by Sheer Mag HERE