photos by Scott Wilson
“Sky” is the latest video/single from post-punk quartet THE SECRECY, whose members also play with the likes of Flesher, Chrome Waves, Bringers Of Disease, Isolation Drills, En Dive, and more. The song is the latest preview of Pins & Needles, which drops this Friday on Disorder Recordings.
Rather than leaning on nostalgia, THE SECRECY uses the vocabulary of post-punk as a living language. The record moves fluidly from icy minimalism to towering crescendos, pairing stark lyrical introspection with expansive, emotionally resonant soundscapes. It is an album built on contrasts: intimacy and distance, despair, and defiance. THE SECRECY delivers a debut that feels fully realized — a statement of intent that positions the band not as revivalists, but as contributors to the ongoing evolution of dark, guitar-driven music. The result is a record that lingers long after the final note fades.
Engineered by the band, Pins & Needles was mixed by Tyler Watkins, mastered by Corey Miller, and completed with art/layout by Ryan Dunn.
Vocalist Dustin Boltjes writes with the “Sky” single, “The tone of this song feels dark and ominous, but it’s actually a song of hope. Inspired by my grandfather’s stories of war. I wanted to write a narrative about being scared, and alone, but knowing that the even though you may be thousands of miles apart from your loved ones, there’s comfort in knowing that no matter the distance, you can look up at the sky, and know that someone you love is also looking up at that same sky.”
Everything Is Noise writes alongside their premiere of the video, “This track carries a heaviness that isn’t far from the kind of goth doom Type O Negative gave us despite being a slower ballad. The heft of the guitars, bass, drums, and synths deepen the emotional impact of the lyrics of longing for an estranged love… This new project stands out in its approach, at once familiar to fans of goth rock and post-punk as well as embracing a denser feeling of atmosphere than classic acts leaving the listener in a shadowed haze that only the brightest of moonlight could penetrate.”
Watch THE SECRECY’s “Sky” visualizer first through Everything Is Noise RIGHT HERE.
Disorder Recordings, operated by the band’s Jeff Wilson, will release Pins & Needles on LP, CD, and digitally on July 17th. Find preorders HERE and watch the “Dancing In The Fire” visualizer HERE.
THE SECRECY is booking tour dates surrounding the album’s release, including a set at this year’s installment of the Post. Festival July 23rd alongside Caspian, Kylesa, The Album Leaf, Torche, Rolo Tomassi, Minsk, and many others. The band also booked a short tour through the Midwest October 15th through 18th and will announce more live dates throughout the year.
THE SECRECY Tour Dates:
7/22/2026 Portal – Louisville, KY
7/23/2026 Post Festival – Indianapolis, IN [info]
10/15/2026 Cloudland Theater – Minneapolis, MN
10/16/2026 The Jamb – Osh Kosh, WI
10/17/2026 Liar’s Club – Chicago, IL
10/18/2026 X-Ray Arcade – Milwaukee, WI
Emerging from Indianapolis’ fertile underground, THE SECRECY has quickly established itself as a formidable new voice in American post-punk. Blending shadow-drenched atmosphere and driving, rhythmic urgency, the band bridges the stark emotionality of classic goth rock with a modern, cinematic edge. Following early singles that earned premieres with Decibel Magazine and Post-Punk.com, the band now arrives at a defining moment with their debut full-length, Pins & Needles.
Where early tracks introduced brooding textures and soaring arrangements, Pins & Needles expands THE SECRECY’s sonic and emotional scope into something deeper, sharper, and more immersive. The album captures a world suspended amid catharsis. Angular basslines pulse beneath walls of chorus-laden guitar; drums shift between motorik propulsion and cavernous restraint; synth accents flicker like distant signals in the dark. Across its runtime, Pins & Needles explores themes of alienation, political fracture, private anxiety, and fragile human connection — each song unfolding with a sense of necessity that feels both personal and universal.
THE SECRECY:
Dustin Boltjes – vocals, synth
Dino Maglinte – drums
Anthony Reitz – bass
Jeff Wilson – guitar, synth
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