The Devil Makes Three looks to the "Spirits"

The 13-song set was produced by Ted Hutt (Dropkick Murphys, Old Crow Medicine Show) and recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in Hurley, N.Y. "Spirits" is the Devil Makes Three's first album in seven years and follows 2018's "Chains Are Broken." The title track was released today.

The Devil Makes Three will start touring in February.

The album marks a return to the band's stripped-back roots while delving into deeper, more personal themes of grief, mortality and personal reflection. "There's a theme of ghosts and death running through this album," said front man and principal songwriter Pete Bernhard, who lost his mother, brother and closest childhood friend while making the record.

"The world's in a strange place right now. A lot of the songs on this record come from that place — trying to make sense of it all, whether it's dealing with loss, addiction or the way people are more divided than ever. But at the end of the day, this band has always been about celebrating resilience. We've always found a way to push through and wanted to reflect that in this album."

Formed in 2002 in Santa Cruz, Cal. by Bernhard and Cooper McBean, the trio now features longtime collaborator MorganEve Swain (taking over on upright bass and vocals from Lucia Turino).

Bernhard said, "When we first started the band in Santa Cruz, there was a folk scene, but also a progressive jam following, and that's what we wanted to do... play traditional folk music with an aggressively punk approach."

Spirits' is a song of grief and loss. In the span of four years, in succession, I lost my mother, brother and childhood friend to illness, car accident and heart attack," said Berhnhard. "There were so many simultaneous memories of lost family and friends all at once. This song celebrates them and is an attempt to keep talking to the people we have lost. The spirits are with us."

The track list is:
1. Lights on Me
2. Spirits
3. Ghosts are Weak
4. Half as High
5. Hard Times
6. The Devil Wins
7. The Dark Gets the Best of You
8. Fallen Champions
9. The Gift
10. Divide and Conquer
11. I Love Doing Drugs
12. Poison Well
13. Holding On

Tour dates are:
Feb. 27, 2025 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Feb. 28, 2025 - The Showbox @ The Market - Seattle, WA
March 1, 2025 - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
March 2, 2025 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR
March 4, 2025 - Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, CA
March 5, 2025 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
March 7, 2025 - The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA
March 8, 2025 - The Regent Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
May 8, 2025 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
May 9, 2025 - Brooklyn Bowl Philly - Philadelphia, PA
May 10, 2025 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
May 11, 2025 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C
May 13, 2025 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
May 14, 2025 - Saint Andrew's Hall - Chicago, IL
May 15, 2025 - Metro - Detroit, MI
May 17, 2025 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN