Soft Spine

About this song

Released in September 2024, "Soft Spine" was the first single of a new era for Spiritbox, leading into their second studio album, Tsunami Sea, which was announced in November and released in March 2025. The band teased the track with an online puzzle game where fans could hear snippets as puzzle pieces, with the solved levels building toward the September 6th release date. Reviewers noted that the song keeps the band's eruptive metal sound while experimenting with more instrumentation.

What it's about

The song is written as a message to haters, with a theme of anger that frontwoman LaPlante has voiced at her shows. In an interview, she explained that it is a fantasy of unloading her frustrations on those she despises in the music industry, while dreaming of having the power to take real action against the industry's wrongs.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Samples “Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana”.
• Covered once, including “Soft Spine by OBKATIEKAT”.
• Written by Courtney LaPlante, Mike Stringer and Daniel Braunstein.
• Produced by Daniel Braunstein and Mike Stringer.