‘90s alt-rock icons the Spin Doctors released “Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven,” the second single from their upcoming LP Face Full of Cake, out April 11 via Capitol Records. Born of vocalist Chris Barron’s musings on a rock and roll afterlife, the song imagines Heaven as a place in the sky where the beer stays cold, the mics are new, the guitars are old and amps go up to eleven.
Earlier this month, the band announced a 2025 summer tour with Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms, which kicks off July 4 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. This year, they’ll also host a special album release show at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl on April 12, play a four-night residency at Park City’s Egyptian Theatre in June and make appearances at major festivals like Boston Calling, Bourbon & Beyond and Oceans Calling. For a full list of shows, please see below or visit spindoctors.com.
“‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven’ is a hymn to an afterlife for the blue collar musician and diehard music fan alike,” says Chris Barron. “It was the first song recorded in the Face Full Of Cake session, and it set the tone for the anthemic sound of this new Spin Doctors era.”
The band previously released the album’s first single “Still A Gorilla”, which showcased a noisier, heavier sound and garnered praise from Rolling Stone, Relix, Ultimate Classic Rock and more. The upcoming LP marks their debut on Capitol Records and the first Spin Doctors record with new bassist Jack Daley who joined the band full-time in 2021, rounding out the four-piece including Barron, guitarist Eric Schenkman and drummer Aaron Comess. Recorded at Daley’s Asbury Park, NJ studio, the album has a rollicking, good-time energy that came from a high moral, low-pressure recording process. It features a combination of the easy-going hook-forward songs and freewheeling jam sensibilities they’ve always exhibited with bluesy funk flavor and straightforward rock’n’roll.
“Spin Doctors fans are going to be knocked out by this new record,” shares Barron. “It’s got that vintage Spin Doctors sound of ear candy and denser material that harkens back to Pocket Full Of Kryptonite but with years of experience under our belts.”
Formed in 1988 in New York City, Spin Doctors’ full-length 1991 debut Pocket Full of Kryptonite sold over ten million copies across the world and spawned two massive singles: “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,” which reached number two on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, and the now ubiquitous Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten hit “Two Princes,” which was the No. 1 Rock radio hit of 1993 and was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group at the GRAMMYs. They’ve appeared on SNL, played major festivals like Glastonbury and opened for The Rolling Stones. And after three decades and nearly two thousand shows, Spin Doctors remain as committed as ever.
