Kicking into high gear during the pandemic, Pinkshift has taken tremendous strides forward as a unit with the release of their debut full-length album, Love Me Forever. Now, ahead of their forthcoming tour alongside Origami Angel and Sweet Pill, Pinkshift has launched into a softer, grungier side with “to me.” Produced by Will Yip, whom the band worked with on their debut LP, “to me” is a slowed-down love song with high peaks of grunge-soaked instrumentation. Showcasing the group’s more vulnerable side, “to me” also marks their first love song. Read more: The Return of Say Anything: Gear Up For… Read more »
Dear Journal, It’s that time again: new year, new me! (Yeah, I know I’m super late but I’ve been busy.) Like I’ve done for the past few years, on December 31 I queued up a song on Spotify, ready to hit play as soon as midnight rolled around to make sure I started the year off with the right vibe. This year’s winner? The Maine with “Dirty, Pretty, Beautiful”, naturally. Obviously, you know I gotta rep my boys in The Maine always. But as I was scrolling through the artists I follow, I started thinking about what was missing from… Read more »
— Today we talk about PINKSHIFT’s new single, The Maine’s big announcement, and The 1975 making us lose sleep over their new song. — PINKSHIFT Blows Us Away We are screaming over PINKSHIFT‘s single that they dropped today, off their new album that they’ll release on October 21st. We’re just one month out from getting to hear Love Me Forever—and “in a breath” is so incredible, we think it will tide us over until then. Ashrita Kumar wrote the song and said, ““in a breath” is from my heart. It’s a song I’ve held on to for years. it’s a… Read more »
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from The Summer Set, Armor for Sleep, Anti-Flag, and more.
— Today we talk about Anti-Flag’s new music video, the When We Were Young event you don’t want to miss, and My Chemical Romance touring in the US. — Anti-Flag Drops a New Music Video Punk legends Anti-Flag have dropped a brand new video for their song “Imperialism”. The track’s meaning takes a deep approach with a history rooted in frontman Justin Sane‘s family. On top of an already incredible song and music video, it also features Ashrita Kumar of Pinkshift. Anti-Flag brought them on because they believe a band like Pinkshift are the future of punk music (and we… Read more »
— Today we talk about the fourth season of The Umbrella Academy, PINKSHIFT’s new single, and Barbie Ferreira leaving Euphoria — The Umbrella Academy Renewed Let’s all celebrate together because The Umbrella Academy has been renewed for a fourth and final season! Netflix and showrunner Steve Blackman announced today that the fan favorite series will be back. Blackman said, “I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago. But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing… Read more »
When I get a chance to catch up with Pinkshift, a Baltimore-based band full of BIPOC people—including a singer the same color as me—I can’t help but gush for a few minutes.
