Hey folks! We forgot we had Bluesky. Sorry about that. Here's what's up: 1. Exciting show 11/1 to announce soon. Yay! 2. We're making a music video and you can be in it but there's less than a week left to submit a clip. More info on that below. 3. Recording a fun cover sooooon.

Big ups to @joe-pater.bsky.social for introducing Rainy to Gang of Four in college. We pulled this cover out of the Sapling vault last night at O’Brien’s. #LoveLikeAnthrax

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER! Here’s to almost ten years of nearly getting Sapling banned from an impressive variety of locations. 🎉 🔥 🍌

Our next show (and one of only two on the calendar at present) is Friday 5/16 with Conan Neutron, BEDTIMEMAGIC, and The Freqs at O’Brien’s in Allston. We just got a new batch of amor fati CDs to feed you.

People think Sapling is all tequila and slapping each other’s butts but that’s only like 60% of it.

We've decided to order a short second run of amor fati CDs after selling out in November. We will have 100 of them! Head to our Bandcamp to pre-order your CD or CD and art book combo. saplingband.bandcamp.com/album/amor-f...

Can anyone direct us to the menu of random bands with female singers that people compare us to every single time we play? We’re on to you and when we find it we’re sharing it out on Signal. Gonna start telling all bands with three men that they make us think of Nirvana.

Putting our setlist together for April 7th when we will have the great fortune of supporting mssv: Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges, and the one and only Mike Watt. Oh my god I just Googled the band to triple check that I wasn't misspelling Baggetta and learned that Hodges has drummed for Tom Waits?

Greetings from Mexico! We’re gonna count this as close enough… #1137

Truly a dream. April 7th we'll be supporting mssv at Myrtle, the happiest place on earth.

For more #BandcampFriday goodness, check out this recent surprise EP by @saplingband.com! saplingband.bandcamp.com/album/full-m...

#BandcampFriday recommendation: Grab the new @saplingband.com EP! saplingband.bandcamp.com/album/full-m...

You're the king of bad news.

Power metal.

Follow @miraclebloodmusic.bsky.social or else.

We reference Haruki Murakami's City and Its Uncertain Walls in a "Go To War." "Eris Worship," the video at least, is almost entirely inspired by Tom Robbin's Jitterbug Perfume. Leaves of Grass inspired "I Sing The Body Electric." Amber references too many books to mention; dunno now I'm outta space.

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Happy 5th birthday, No Sequoia! Our debut full-length is now available free to download on our Bandcamp. Help us celebrate by sharing! saplingband.bandcamp.com/album/no-seq...

Our next show is Saturday, March 1st at Buttonwoods Brewery in Providence.

You can at least get the new Dwelley record now even though we don’t get to see them tonight! It’s so good, surprising no one. dwelley.bandcamp.com/album/loons

This is the third time we’ve had a show booked with Cheap City that fell through… We had to drop once, they had to drop once, and now snow. Make sure to catch one of their upcoming shows before Clover moves. ❤️ 💔 Not sure yet when our reschedule will land.

Due to significant and poorly-timed snow blobs in the forecast, Rainy has elected not to turn 40. Please await word from the venue if you purchased tickets. We have just received word that The Breakfast Club turns 40 today, so go watch that. #snowblobs #stayhome #foreveryoung

We'll make a call Saturday morning about the show. It's not looking good but we don't want to cancel now and wake up to "JK the storm is actually gonna miss us completely, as things sometimes go." Honestly if you have a February birthday, just do not plan anything months and months in advance.

Rainy will be playing bass with @minibeastband.bsky.social on Saturday 2/22 at Myrtle, the hottest spot. #EastProvidence

Happy full moon. saplingband.bandcamp.com/album/full-m...

Worcester, Massachusetts look out. Woah. Our first show of 2025 is comin’. Also yes we know it’s “Groundhog Day.” #birthdayshow #ElectricHaze #liveshow

R.I.P. Tom Robbins. Thank you especially for Jitterbug Perfume. Erleichda! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJsF...

🎶 New ALBUM releases! Feb. 10 - 16 🎶 FRIDAY @sylfvr.art ampwall.com/a/howling-fj... @wilybo.bsky.social solo.to/wilybo SATURDAY @saplingband.com saplingband.bandcamp.com/music 3/3

Our EP pre-order is up. If you're coming to the birthday show next week, you'll be given a download code there. #newmusic #DIY #newrelease #art #resist #fullmoon #providence #experimental #punk #pop #definitelynotpoppunk #fuzz saplingband.bandcamp.com/album/full-m...

Our EP is JUST about ready. The last fiddly bits of mastering are underway and a pre-order will be up on Bandcamp likely within the next few days or so.

Who’s gonna be follower #400? 👀

We just sent out our first email newsletter in four months with information about upcoming shows, the EP we're about to release, and more. If you wanna make sure you don't miss the next one, sign up at the link. www.saplingband.com/find-us.html#/

Happy Dwelley day!

We're playing Buttonwoods Brewery in Providence on March 1st with @miraclebloodmusic.bsky.social, Ghosts In the Snow, and So Over It! Suggested donation of $10 will go straight to Drew's FACE. More information in the next post.

Do you ever wish you could go back to a time when everything was... better? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVa2...

Just thinking of this one lately. No reason. saplingband.bandcamp.com/track/wake-u...

Mixing is done for the EP. Already hit send on the email for mastering. WALK AWAY. PUT THE LAPTOP DOWN. I'm warning you.

Mixing for the Full Moon EP (coming to Bandcamp February 15th) will be done by tonight. Really pumped about this one. It's dark and cathartic. @spaghettilee2112.bsky.social has done some serious magic making everything work in the mixes because we got a LOT GOIN' ON IN THERE.

Yo we will not stand for BGN having 10 Bluesky followers. Catch up, people. #Boston #localmusic #NewEngland #DIY #Massachusetts

No Wattplowers were harmed in the making of whatever is happening.

Hey Rainy just joined @hedgebandma.bsky.social on drums. Go follow them. Duh.

We’re just about done mixing what might be our poppiest song yet and the first one that has keys in it (past random synth noises) AND THEN IT DEVOLVES INTO TOTAL CHAOS AND LASTS ALMOST SIX MINUTES HAHA FUCK YOU.

Okay, Keith.

Full Moon coming *February 15th, 2025. A ticket to our show (see next post) gets you a Bandcamp DL code. *The Sapling EP. Not the actual full moon which is on the 12th. #newmusic #EP #experimental #punk #bitchpop #artrock

Sapling Gothic 2022. Photo by Ben Rektor. #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #bandphoto