German shoegaze rock band Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree will release their fourth album, In Between Strides, on September 18, 2026, via Magnetic Eye Records. The album’s opening single, Departure, is out now.

The track moves away from the broader arrangements of their previous record, Aion, favoring a more direct, melody-focused structure. The song bridges two separate compositions and introduces a Fender Rhodes piano played through a standard guitar effects chain—an experiment tracked during an early session near Passau and finalized at Milberg Studios.

Frontman Simon Weinrich detailed the writing process:

“‘Departure’ was the first song that we wrote for In Between Strides. It was by far the hardest song to write for this record. It exemplifies our struggle of finding out where to go next after Aion. It was clear from the start that we wanted to go into a more melodic direction and more straightforward songs compared to our previous album. The second part of the song started as a separate composition, but we added it later since it is a nice conclusion of the first part. Our first demo of the second part was recorded at a studio near Passau. This is where the inclusion of a Fender Rhodes piano played through our regular guitar-setup stems from. It began as an experiment and was later re-recorded at Milberg Studios. Lyrically, ‘Departure’ portrays the first step and point of departure for our journey beyond our old ways of working. We recorded each song without knowing what the next one was going to sound like.”

Weinrich noted that the remaining tracks on the album were written and recorded in sequence without a pre-planned musical direction for the subsequent songs.

Tracklist:

1. Departure
2. Respite
3. Clutching at Straws
4. Elisa
5. Return, Precipice