all dogs go to heaven

all dogs go to heaven is glaive’s sophomore EP, released under license to Interscope Records and fulfilling his requirement to release a second EP under them. Following months of snippets and teasers for songs, the project was expected to drop mid-June, however did not see a release until August 6, 2021, teased in glaive’s Instagram bio, which had said: “all dogs go to heaven / AU6.” The release date was confirmed in the EP’s official trailer a few days later.

Following the November 2020 release of his debut EP, cypress grove, glaive would soon after begin teasing possible releases on social medias, including the final single, “bastard,” and unreleased track, “a date with karma.” With the new year, glaive had become more engaged on social media and would go on Instagram Live frequently throughout 2021, whilst previewing the original tracklist’s songs throughout February.

The lead single, “i wanna slam my head against the wall,” would first be previewed on January 31, 2021, and would be frequently teased up until the mid-March release, accompanied by a music video.

The second single, “detest me,” would be periodically previewed leading up to its release, announcing the release date and posting a snippet on May 29. Alongside “bastard” and cypress grove throwaway “quicksand,” the track would surface online the next day day during a leak war, three days prior to its official release.

Nearly a month after the first leak complication, “a date with karma” would surface online, preceding a two week-long event of hackers leaking unreleased tracks, song demos, and soon-to-release tracks from the highly anticipated EP, causing the EP to surface in its entirety by July 20.

“1984” would be teased as the final single off the EP, as glaive mentioned a music video on an Instagram Live and posted a concept art for an assumed release.

glaive would stay silent about the leaking situation and would soon after tease “bastard” on social media before announcing its release date on July 23, three days after the final leak. He’d begin to preview “prick,” the single for the EP’s deluxe, before “bastard” released, and would announce the final tracklist on August 2, three days prior to the project’s release.

On the EP’s release night, “all dogs go to heaven (outro)” would be accompanied by a music video, with “1984” receiving a Cole Bennett directed music video three weeks later.