Screaming Females Release ‘Desire Pathway’ Album, New Video

Screaming Females’ eighth album, ‘Desire Pathway’ is out now, with 10 tracks to cut your teeth on, and the new music video for the song “Mourning Dove” is now available to crack to 11.

WATCH: SCREAMING FEMALES – “MOURNING DOVE” MUSIC VIDEO

The band, who have stuck with their original lineup since their inception, have been together for now 17 years. Marissa Paternoster,  Mike Abbate, and Jarrett Dougherty share advice that they got from producer Steve Albini early on in their career with ‘Spin,’ saying the following:

“When it stops having exciting moments, that’ll be the end of it,” Dougherty says. “We haven’t kept this going because it’s some sort of cash cow or something. It’s still a vital relationship. There’s this idea that either you’re punk or you make money, and that you should give up the money to stay punk. [Albini’s] thing is that there’s just not that much money in music, and someone’s going to take it from you if you give them the opportunity to. [So] Mike prints our shirts, Marissa does the artwork, things like that are how we’ve managed to stay sustainable on a financial level.”

“We’re not doing this because there’s tons of cash, we’re doing this because we’re compelled to do it,” Abbate adds. “I fully expect whatever cash there is to dry up, but I don’t expect to stop rocking.”

“Hell yeah, Mike!” Paternoster responds, all three bursting into laughter.

The album was recorded at Minnesota’s Pachyderm Studios (which is where Nirvana recorded ‘In Utero’), and according to Spin, was the first time Paternoster “very blatantly” wrote an album about “the end of a relationship.” She’d initially considered writing a pandemic-themed album but ultimately went another direction. She told Spin: “I think I needed to use the lyrical aspect of this record as a therapeutic mechanism, which is what I use art for. I was just like ‘You know what? I’m just gonna keep them. I’m gonna do my past self that service.’

Last night, the band kicked off the release of their album at Garden Party Festival, which is a 2-day event that they spearhead themselves. This also served as the beginning of their tour in support of this album.

SEE THE TOUR DATES BELOW AND FIND OUT IF SCREAMING FEMALES ARE COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU:

Feb 19, 2023
Main Street Music
Philadelphia, PA
In-store, 3pm
FREE
Mar 04, 2023
Alice’s Champagne Palace
Homer, AK
Wash Your Hands, Jaybird
Mar 06, 2023
Sheldon Community Arts Hanger
Talkeetna, AK
Murmur, New Last Name
Mar 08, 2023
Bad Mother
Fairbanks, AK
Murmur, (Day Show)
Mar 08, 2023
Goldies
Fairbanks, AK
Jake Chavez, Murmur, (Night Show)
Mar 09, 2023
Cafecito Bonito
Anchorage, AK
The High Femmes, Brainhole
Mar 10, 2023
Koot’s
Anchorage, AK
SunDog, Same Moon
Mar 29, 2023
Richmond Music Hall
Richmond, VA
w/ Generacion Suicida, Heavy Comforter
Mar 30, 2023
New Brookland Tavern
W Columbia, SC
w/ Generacion Suicida, Heavy Comforter
Mar 31, 2023
The Earl
Atlanta, GA
w/ Generacion Suicida, Heavy Comforter
Apr 01, 2023
Siberia
New Orleans, LA
w/ Generacion Suicida, Heavy Comforter
Apr 02, 2023
The End
Houston, TX
w/ Generacion Suicida, Heavy Comforter
Apr 03, 2023
The Ballroom
Austin, TX
w/ Generacion Suicida, Heavy Comforter
Apr 04, 2023
Paper Tiger
San Antonio, TX
w/ Generacion Suicida, Heavy Comforter
Apr 06, 2023
Casbah
San Diego, CA
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 07, 2023
Teragram Ballroom
Los Angeles, CA
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 08, 2023
Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco, CA
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 10, 2023
Dante’s
Portland, OR
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 11, 2023
Rickshaw
Vancouver, BC
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 12, 2023
Madame Lou’s
Seattle, WA
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 13, 2023
The Shredder
Boise, ID
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 14, 2023
Beehive
Salt Lake City, UT
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 15, 2023
Marquis Theater
Denver, CO
w/ Generacion Suicida, Smirk
Apr 16, 2023
Reverb Lounge
Omaha, NE
w/ Generacion Suicida, The Mimes
Apr 18, 2023
Turf Club
St Paul, MN
w/ Generacion Suicida, The Mimes
Apr 19, 2023
Cobra Lounge
Chicago, IL
w/ Generacion Suicida, The Mimes
Apr 20, 2023
Sanctuary
Hamtramck, MI
w/ Generacion Suicida, The Mimes
Apr 21, 2023
Ace of Cups
Columbus, OH
w/ Generacion Suicida, The Mimes
Apr 22, 2023
Spirit
Pittsburgh, PA
w/ Generacion Suicida, The Mimes
Apr 23, 2023
Ottobar
Baltimore, MD
w/ Generacion Suicida, The Mimes
Jun 05, 2023
Bumann & SOHN
Cologne, DE
Jun 06, 2023
Kantine am Berghain
Berlin, DE
Jun 07, 2023
Hafenklang (Goldener Salon)
Hamburg, DE
Jun 08, 2023
VERA
Groningen, NL
Jun 09, 2023
Botanique (Rotonde)
Brussels, BE
Jun 10, 2023
Supersonic
Paris, FR
FREE
Jun 12, 2023
Hope & Ruin
Brighton, UK
Jun 13, 2023
Rough Trade
Bristol, UK
Jun 14, 2023
Oslo
London, UK
Jun 15, 2023
Brudenell Social Club
Leeds, UK
Jun 16, 2023
Nice N Sleazy
Glasgow, UK
Jun 17, 2023
YES
Manchester, UK

SEE: PHOTOS OF SCREAMING FEMALES AT MUSE ON MAIN, 2022

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