Pinkshift (pinkshiftmd) announce debut album 'Love Me Forever,' share new single 'i'm not crying, you're crying':
, coming Oct. 21 on Hopeless Records. Recorded by Will Yip , the LP’s 12 tracks include last month’s “nothing ,” as well as album opener “i’m not crying, you’re crying,” out now.
Ashrita Kumar , Paul Vallejo and Myron Houngbedji formed Pinkshift in 2018, releasing a series of acclaimed singles in 2020 and theirEP in 2021, and touring alongside the likes of PUP and Mannequin Pussy. Members put their plans for medical school and chemical engineering aside to pursue music.
The band’s passion for what they’re doing bleeds into their sound: “i’m not crying, you’re crying” is both instrumentally and emotionally explosive, blending pop-punk hooks with the fiery intensity of riot grrrl and post-hardcore.
“‘crying’ is the one song on the record that I didn’t start with a particular direction, just raw and unfiltered emotion,” says Kumar in a statement. “As the first song on, it kicks the record off with a panicked denial—an immediately attacking response to the question of ‘Are you okay?,’ untrusting and doubtful of the intent and sincerity of that question.”Love Me Forever