In a couple of weeks, Band To Watch Adult Mom will release their sophomore album, Soft Spots. We’ve already heard “Full Screen” and “Tenderness,” and today we’re premiering a video for another new track, “Drive Me Home.” Stephanie Knipe recorded it on their phone while walking through their childhood home and their grandmother’s house, and it flashes through memories in soft black-and-white before crystallizing into full color towards the end.

The song itself is warm and graceful, even though its detailing messy emotions that are the exact opposite. It’s a desperate plea for escapism and a search for resolution in a crisis of identity, wondering how perfect you have to be in order to be at peace with yourself. The answer is, unfortunately, never perfect enough, but Knipe leans on another to provide support. “If I am good, if I am really fucking good, will you please take me home?” they request towards the end of the song. “Validate me, and create the space I can’t make.” Watch and listen below.

Tour Dates:
5/10 Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom at The Outer Space *
5/11 Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall *
5/12 Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents *
5/13 Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street *
5/14 Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall *
5/17 Bethlehem, PA @ Blast Furnace Room *
5/18 Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt *
5/20 Brooklyn, NY @ The SIlent Barn (record release)
5/31 Philadelphia, PA @ Everybody Hits #
6/1 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter #
6/2 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 #
6/3 Atlanta, Ga @ Casa Nova #
6/4 Tallahassee, FL @ House #
6/5 New Orleans, LA @ TBA #
6/6 Houston, TX @ Water’s #
6/7 Austin, TX @ Shirley’s Temple #
6/8 Marfa, TX @ El Cosmico #
6/9 Tucson, AZ @ PoMoRo #
6/10 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space #
6/11 Pomona, CA @ VLHS #
6/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Jr. High #
6/13 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop #
6/14 Arcata, CA @ Outer Space #
6/15 Portland, OR @ TBA #
6/16 Olympia, OR @ New Moon Cafe #
6/17 Tacoma, WA @ Real Arts #
6/18 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project #
6/19 Bellingham WA @ Make Shift #
6/21 Missoula, MT @ ZACC (Zoo Arts Community Center) #
6/22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court #
6/23 Denver, CO @ TBA #
6/24 Omaha, NE @ Milk Run #
6/25 Iowa City, IA @ Trumpet Blossom Cafe #
6/26 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry #
6/27 Madison, WI @ Williamson Magnetic #
6/28 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean #
6/29 Detroit, MI @ Trumbullplex #
6/30 Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness #
7/1 Pittsburgh, PA @ Roboto Project #
7/2 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory #
7/3 Boston, MA @ Once #

* w/ Kevin Devine
# w/ Free Cake For Every Creature

Soft Spots is out 5/19 via Tiny Engines. Pre-order it here.