PINKWASH unleash 2nd LP Single “Burning Too”
Debut album, Collective Sigh
Out 13th May on
Don Giovanni Records
” …there’s an ecstatic pulse that guides their frantic, id-exploding punk rock.” NPR
“Amid the feeling of powerlessness, Pinkwash use their music to re-assert control, confronting grief and anguish with high volume catharsis rather than quiet acceptance.” Pitchfork
“Pinkwash play a fiery, feral form of math-punk, getting locked into these enormous grooves that have their own geometric logic.” Stereogum
Philadelphia prog-punk duo PINKWASH will release their full-length debut record,Collective Sigh on 13th May on Don Giovanni Records. Comprised of long time friends Joey Doubek and Ashley Arnwine, who have previously played in Mass Movement of the Moth, Ingrid, Waxahatchee (Ashley is a current member), Des Ark, etc., the band has delivered a dark, durgy and deceivingly sensitive collection. While previous releases represent anger and frustration, Collective Sigh provides a process of coping for vocalist Doubek, whose powerful delivery—from a high-pitched scream, as if he’s on the verge of cutting out, to a strong-trained melody—is one of a kind, undeniably unique.
Wrought with rib rattling rage, “Burning Too” explores the anxiety that is born when made aware of the intangible quality of bodily existence.
Listen to the single, “Burning Too” which premiered on NPR
Residing in Philly, PINKWASH came of age in DC and the political nature of their message is tangible. The name PINKWASH refers specifically to a type of marketing that capitalizes on the suffering of those with breast cancer. After Joey’s experience of being the primary caregiver to his mother who died of breast cancer, and Ashley being his friend through that time, the name seemed appropriate. It aims to draw attention to the wrongs of a system that capitalizes on and trivializes people’s pain and suffering. In that way, the name is both political and personal, just as Joey’s lyrics are on PINKWASH’s new LP.
Pre-order Collective Sigh HERE.
Collective Sigh Tracklist
NO REAL WITNESS
LONGER NOW
METASTATIC
GUMDROP
THE BREVITY IS UNKIND
BURNING TOO
SIGH
SPACE DUST
HALFMOON
WALK FORWARD WITH MY EYES CLOSED
Photo Credit: Jonathan Minto
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