Last week, Spider Bags announced their new album Someday Everything Will Be Fine (out August 3) with the scorching sixty-second Side A closer, “Cop Dream / Black Eye (True Story).” Today, the pendulum swings dramatically to the other side of their sonic spectrum with six-minute Side B opener, “My Heart is a Flame in Reverse.” The Best Show premiered the self-described “rock and roll tall tale” in full last night on their weekly show, check it out around the 64-minute mark, or below!

“We had gone as far as we could go with touring all the time, and cranking out singles and our own records,” says frontman Dan McGee, reflecting on the prolific touring and recording pace he and his bandmates have kept up since 2007. “I really wanted to see what would happen if we were just concentrating on material instead of preparing for shows. We were really able to focus on maybe 12, 14 songs—knowing we were going to have to bring them down to 10—and I think it’s a better record for it. We rehearsed ‘My Heart Is a Flame in Reverse’ and ‘Reckless’ for a year before we recorded them. That’s not something we’ve ever had the time to do before.”

Someday Everything Will Be Fine is available for pre-order in the Merge store on CD, LP, and limited-edition bruiser-colored Peak Vinyl. You can also pre-order through participating independent record shops and digital music services.

Spider Bags are plotting and scheming a fall tour around Louisville’s Cropped Out, but those in North Carolina can celebrate the release of their new album on August 2 at Cats Cradle Back Room in Carrboro. More to come, so follow the band on Facebook and Twitter!