We’re only weeks away from the release of RIP, the highly anticipated new album from We Are The City, and they’ve given us one last tease in the form of the title track.

“RIP” is a deeply personal and emotional song, and nothing I can say will give it justice, so I am going to include a couple tweets from the band talking about the song.

4 months later he died from a fentanyl overdose, January 26th 2018. I re-recorded the vocal and improvised new lyrics a few days after I found out.
— 𝑾𝑬 𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑪𝑰𝑻𝒀 (@WeAreTheCity) January 10, 2020

Leading up to the release of the album, the band has also opened a pop-up shop. Located at 568 E Broadway in Vancouver, the space is a “creative arts hub” where people can come and work, if they need a shared space. There will also be special events, like the album’s release party, screenings of their feature films VIOLENT and ASH, and a few intimate shows from local bands they want to see live (including Said the Whale). And to cap off the month, they’ll be playing a pair of shows before shutting the whole thing down.

You can check out all the details (AND see a live feed from a webcam in the store) on their website here. If you’re swinging by tonight, they have vaguely hinted that “Cayne might play.”