Corin Tucker dials up her far-reaching vocals on the track, managing to break through the song's thunderous guitar riffs and piercing drums. "Surface Envy" follows up "Bury Our Friends," which was included in their recently released decade-spanning box set, Start Together, which included remastered editions of their seven albums.

Their latest track was first teased as a snippet along with "No Cities to Love"--the title track of their upcoming album, which is being produced by John Goodmanson--during an interview on NPR All Songs Considered.