The TikTok shoegaze/grunge revival has netted Superheaven their first gold record in the United States. The band’s 2013 track “Youngest Daughter” went viral on social media over the past year or two, propelling it past 134 million streams on Spotify alone. Now the band have racked up a gold single certification from the RIAA for that song as of February 14th of this year
The group, who returned from hiatus back in 2022, are gearing up to release their first new album in 10 years, “What Is Real“, later this year through Blue Grape. Earlier today, they also announced the following headlining run:
With Glare, SPY and Prize Horse:
04/26 Louisville, KY – LDB Fest
04/27 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
04/29 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
05/01 Las Vegas, NV – Fremont Country Club
05/02 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
05/03 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall
05/04 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
05/06 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
05/08 Austin, TX – Emo’s
05/09 Dallas, TX – Ferris Wheelers Backyard And BBQ
05/11 Chicago, IL – Metro
05/13 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
05/14 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
05/16 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
05/17 Boston, MA – Royale Boston
05/20 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
A platinum album/single in the United States represents 1,000,000 units, while gold signifies 500,000 units. Outside of traditional physical/digital sales, the certifications factor in digital streams/downloads with 10 permanent track downloads counting as 1 unit and 1500 on-demand audio/video streams from a particular album also counting as as a unit.
