Sweet Pill have announced their sophomore album, Still There’s A Glow, out March 13 via Hopeless Records. After several life changes and experiences — from dealing with mental health struggles to turning 30 — vocalist Zayna Youssef found inspiration and a “light at the end of the tunnel,” a nod to the record’s name.
“I went through some depression last spring, and then I went into therapy. It was also a big turning point in my life as I was about to turn 30, while I’d written our first record when I was graduating from college — that’s a big change,” Youssef explains. “I could’ve kept making bad choices because they’re easy, but I had to come clean to myself. Half the album was written before, and the other half after, so the songs are kind of hard on myself, but some are also hopeful, with a light at the end of the tunnel. You put out a fire, there’s still an ember that’s still glowing — that’s the record. It’s about being at a low and climbing out of it.”
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The first single is “No Control,” a track about feeling out of hand and acting without thinking of the consequences. “This is the first song we completed for Still There’s A Glow,” Youssef explains. “At that time, I was feeling a bit… indulgent. Taking what I want, whenever I wanted it, and disregarding the world all at the same time. I felt like my self-worth was cheap, and that I had no boundaries as a healthy person. I quite literally had no self-control.”
The video, directed by Johnny Komar, features Youssef using vices, from taking shots at a bar to chain-smoking. “This song is my way to rock bottom,” Youssef continues. “It is my fancy way of calling myself a pushover, unconfident, and ungrateful. I had this ‘grass is always greener’ kind of mentality and wanted more when I already had it and then some.”
Sweet Pill will hit the road on a headline tour in support of Still There’s A Glow, beginning on the album’s release day in Pittsburgh and concluding in their hometown of Philadelphia. Watch the video for “No Control,” see the tracklist for Still There’s A Glow, and check out the 2026 tour dates below.
Sweet Pill – Still There’s A Glow tracklist
1. “Sunblind”
2. “Shameless”
3. “No Control”
4. “Glow”
5. “Slow Burn”
6. “Smoke Screen”
7. “What the Devil Is Selling”
8. “Makes Me Sick”
9. “Rotten”
10. “Jinx”
11. “Tough Love”
12. “Holding On”
13. “Letting Go”
Sweet Pill 2026 tour dates
03/13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
03/14 – Cleveland, OH @ Roxy at Mahall’s
03/15 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
03/17 – Boston, MA @ Royale
03/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/20 – New York, NY @ Warsaw
03/21 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis
03/23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
03/24 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East
03/26 – Dallas, TX @ Ferris Wheelers
03/27 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
03/28 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
03/29 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
03/31 – Mesa, AZ @ Rosetta Room
04/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
04/03 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
04/04 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
04/06 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
04/07 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
04/09 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
04/11 – Denver, CO @ Marquis
04/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
04/14 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
04/15 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
04/17 – Columbus, OH @ King of Clubs
04/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
