Maryland trio Pinkshift will drop their new album ‘Earthkeeper’ on August 29th via Hopeless Records. Today, the band has shared the double single ‘Reflection’ and ‘Don’t Fight’. The songs showcase the dual nature of the album and, ultimately, the band.
“‘Don’t Fight’ and ‘Reflection’ are opposite ends of ‘Earthkeeper’“ singer Ashrita Kumar says. “They kind of balance each other out. ‘Don’t Fight’ is grief ignited by anger, and ‘Reflection’ is softness in power.”
Kumar continues: “‘Don’t Fight’ came from an idea [guitarist] Paul Vallejo brought to the band, and that’s him singing the choruses. They inspired me in a time of grieving, and I felt drawn to something less melodic. My verses are more like shouted poems, feeling a sense of discord and anguish. ‘Reflection’ is, on the other hand, written from a place of feeling softness and lightness. That reflection is the presence of the ‘Earthkeeper’, my friends beyond the veil, and my ancestors. I feel the grief of their loss, but maybe our relationship is more magical now in ways that I can’t understand all the time. Their time on Earth, in my life, shaped who I am today. That version of me can choose how I’d like to see the world.”
A true balance, indeed. Pinkshift will soon embark on a headline tour and in-store activities around album release on the East Coast and in their native Baltimore. All upcoming appearances and dates are below.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
August 27th — Rough Trade — New York, NY
August 28th — Repo Records — Philadelphia, PA
August 30th — Sound Garden — Baltimore, MD
September 27th — Under the K Bridge Park — Brooklyn, NY
October 4th — The Amphitheatre at the Inner Harbor — Baltimore, MD
October 10th — Asbury Lanes — Asbury Park, NJ
October 11th — Richmond Music Hall — Richmond, VA
October 12th — Cat’s Cradle Backroom — Carrboro, NC
October 14th — The Masquerade — Atlanta, GA
October 15th — Conduit — Orlando, FL
October 17th — White Oak Music Hall — Houston, TX
October 18th — The Ballroom — Austin, TX
October 19th — Club Dada — Dallas, TX
October 21st — Rebel Lounge — Phoenix, AZ
October 22nd — The Voodoo Room — San Diego, CA
October 23rd — Constellation Room — Santa Ana, CA
October 24th — The Echo — Los Angeles, CA
October 25th — Bottom of the Hill — San Francisco, CA
October 27th — Polaris Hall — Portland, OR
November 1st — Marquis Theater — Denver, CO
November 2nd — Bottleneck — Lawrence, KS
November 4th — 7th Street Entry — Minneapolis, MN
November 5th — Bottom Lounge — Chicago, IL
November 7th — The Sanctuary — Detroit, MI
November 8th — Mahall’s — Cleveland, OH
November 9th — Thunderbird Music Hall & Café — Pittsburgh, PA
November 11th — Hard Luck Bar — Toronto, Ontario
November 13th — Brighton Music Hall — Boston, MA
November 14th — Space Ballroom — Hamden, CT
November 15th — First Unitarian Church — Philadelphia, PA
November 16th — Atlantis — Washington, DC