The Hails announce 'What's Your Motive (Deluxe) will arrive on Feb. 1

Today, The Hails announce the expanded version of their debut album, What’s Your Motive (Deluxe), with the release of their official live video for “Stay.” Originally released in September of 2023, the band’s album is an orbit of grief and reconciliation over growing pains, both individually and with each other. Further waxing their penchant for well-polished experimentation and all-consuming storytelling the deluxe album features two new tracks, fan-favorite “Stay,” and a remix of “Fiona” with Magic City Hippies. What’s Your Motive (Deluxe) will be released on February 1 — pre-order.

Bridging What’s Your Motive to its deluxe version, The Hails gathered at Fraser Studios in New York to film a live session of their most streamed song to date, “Stay.” A staple of the band’s catalog since formation, it felt right to include this beloved track on the deluxe, a capstone on an era for the group. The live session directed by Steph Rinzler of Prophet Media, captures the ever-evolving warmth that “Stay” has found as fans have latched onto it over the years — Watch.

Beginning tomorrow, The Hails are hopping on a handful of tour dates supporting Juice. And then at the top of February, the second leg of the band’s headline What’s Your Motive Tour kicks off — seeing The Hails supported by California garage rock band Foxtide and Georgia indie-pop outfit Hotel Fiction. Most recently announced, The Hails will team up with their longtime friends in flipturn for a couple Florida shows in April, and then make their Governors Ball debut in June. All tour info can be found here and below.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

• January 19 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
• January 20 - Boston, MA - The Paradise Rock Club
• January 22 - Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz
• January 23 - Toronto, ON - Adelaide Hall
• January 26 - Detroit, MI - The Loving Touch
• January 27 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
• February 1 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
• February 2 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
• February 3 - Austin, TX - Mohawk (Inside)
• February 7 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
• February 8 - San Diego, CA - Voodoo Room at House of Blues (SOLD OUT)
• February 9 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge (SOLD OUT)
• February 11 - San Francisco, CA - Brick and Mortar
• February 13 - Portland, OR - Mission Theater
• February 14 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
• February 16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
• February 17 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake
• February 20 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry*
• February 21- Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club*
• February 23 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi Fi*
• February 24 - Columbus, OH - The Basement*
• February 27 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Back Room*
• April 25 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live #
• April 26 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live #
• June 9 - Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY - Governors Ball

supporting Juice

with support from Foxtide

* with support from Hotel Fiction

# supporting flipturn

All tour info here

A few weeks ahead of the deluxe album announcement, The Hails unveiled the designs for their vinyl pre-order in collaboration with New Cosmos Records. Within days, all three vinyl variants were sold out from the pre-order.